NBDL daily developments
February 15, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S GAMES: Roanoke at Huntsville, 11 a.m. CT
MONDAY'S RESULTS: No games scheduled.
SHOOTING STARS: Former NBDL player Ronald Dupree and former D-League head coach Alex English will be competing against each other on All-Star Saturday Night in the RadioShack Shooting Stars competition in Denver. Dupree, who played for the Huntsville Flight last season and is a current Detroit Piston, will comprise one-third of team Detroit. English, former North Charleston Lowgators head coach, current Raptors assistant and Nuggets legend, will compete for the Denver team.
A TOUCH OF SLAM: Sgt. Slam, the Fayetteville Patriots affable mascot, has been invited to take part in NBA All-Star Weekend in Denver. Slam will represent the D-League in the All-Star Mascots Slam Dunk Contest at NBA Jam Session.
GATORADE POLL: Vote in the GATORADE Call-Up Poll at NBDL.com. Gatorade, it's in the NBDL and the NBA, Is it in You?
SCHOOL DAYS: In the first NBDL game since February 10, the Huntsville Flight is hosting the Roanoke Dazzle, as well as about 1,700 elementary and middle school students, today at 11 a.m. CT in a "School Days Game" at the Von Braun Center.
NBDL FUN FACTS: Fayetteville Coach Mike Brown and his wife Esther have five children... Asheville guard Timmy Bowers has a Fitness Management degree from Mississippi State...Fayetteville center Ruben Boumtje Boumtje was president of the Georgetown University Math Team.
NBDL QUIZ: Can you name the six interactive squads that perform in the NBDL?
INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING LEADERS
PG Player Team
12.7 Rodney Bias Huntsville Flight
12.6 James Thomas Roanoke Dazzle
8.8 Hiram Fuller Florida Flame
8.7 Kirk Haston Florida Flame
7.6 Ernest Brown Fayetteville Patriots
NEW TIME FOR TWIN: "This Week in the NBDL", the NBDL's weekly live show on NBA TV, will air at 8 p.m. ET this Thursday, an hour earlier than usual.
NBDL GAME OF THE WEEK: The NBDL "Game of the Week" show airs Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET. The featured contest is Columbus-Florida from February 4.
QUIZ ANSWER: The Attitude (Asheville), River Rage (Columbus), Hoop Troup (Fayetteville), Flame Dancers (Florida), Team Turbulence (Huntsville) and the Star City Squad (Roanoke).
• Discuss this story on the NBA G League message board...
NBA G League Stories from February 15, 2005
- SpongeBob and Patrick To Make Live Appearance at Dragons Game This Saturday - Columbus Riverdragons
- NBDL daily developments - G League
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
