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December 28, 2004 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


EXPOSURE YOUTH CAMP: Playing the second in a four-game home stand tonight, the Huntsville Flight will be hosting 1,000 teenagers from across the state of Alabama on Exposure Youth Camp Night as they also entertain the Fayetteville Patriots.

HOLIDAY CLASSIC: The Fayetteville Patriots are also staying involved in the community by hosting the championship games of the Cumberland County High School Suncom Holiday Classic on Thursday. The championship game for the high school girls begins at 4 p.m. ET, with the Patriots hosting the Columbus Riverdragons at 6 p.m. The prep boys' title game will follow the Patriots and Riverdragons. One ticket is good for all three games.

TEAM BY TEAM LEADING SCORERS
Team Player PPG
Asheville Altitude Antonio Meeking 20.8
Columbus Riverdragons Ricky Minard 19.4
Fayetteville Patriots David Young 18.7 F
lorida Flame Kirk Haston 17.6
Huntsville Flight Joe Shipp 18.7
Roanoke Dazzle Terrence Shannon 15.3

NBDL QUIZ: The Columbus Riverdragons are off to a 10-1 start. Can you name the only team to have beaten them this season?

MLK SHOWCASE: The MLK Showcase, featuring every NBDL team in six games over two days, is scheduled for January 16-17 at the Columbus (Ga.) Civic Center. The MLK schedule follows:

Time Jan. 16 Jan. 17
11 a.m. Florida vs. Fayetteville Fayetteville vs. Asheville
2 p.m. Huntsville vs. Roanoke Columbus vs. Huntsville
5 p.m. Asheville vs. Columbus Roanoke vs. Florida

GAME OF THE WEEK: NBA TV's "NBDL Game of the Week" show airs Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET, featuring footage from Huntsville's 112-101 win at Roanoke on December 23. Players highlighted on the show will be Damone Brown, Antoine Pettway and Joe Shipp from the Flight, as well as Cory Alexander and James Thomas of the Dazzle.

ON THE WEB: NBDL.com

QUIZ ANSWER: The Huntsville Flight is the only team to hand Coach Jeff Malone's Dragons a loss this year, defeating Columbus 90-87 on November 27.




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