NBDL daily developments
February 28, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
TOP SHELF TUESDAY: NBDL action returns Tuesday with the league's top two teams, Roanoke and Columbus, going at it at the Roanoke Civic Center. The Dazzle holds a 4-2 advantage in the season series.
OMAR COOKIN': Fayetteville point guard Omar Cook put together a major-league weekend as the Patriots defeated Asheville twice. Cook came off the bench to average 34.5 minutes in the two games, dishing out 26 assists and committing just one turnover. For good measure he converted 50-percent (8-16) from the field and collected eight rebounds.
ASSISTS RECORD: At their current pace both Omar Cook and Cory Alexander would shatter Alexander's NBDL single-assist record of 306 set in 2002-03. Keeping a steady course, Alexander would finish with 399 and Cook 378.
NBDL QUIZ: Can you name the lowest-picked player from the 2004 NBDL Draft still active in the league?
SHOOTERS...3-point FG% leaders*
3FG% FGM-FGA Player Team
.548 17-31 Carl English Florida
.444 12-27 Adam Harrington Columbus
.405 17-42 Sung-Yoon Bang Roanoke
*NBDL 3 point field goals are only counted in the final three minutes of each quarter and in overtime
SCORERS
PPG Player Team
18.9 Isiah Victor Roanoke
16.6 David Young Fayetteville
16.4 Cory Alexander Roanoke
SHOOTING ACCURACY (minimum 5 attempts per team game)
FG% FGM-FGA Player Team
.583 109-187 Tony Kitchings Asheville
.559 119-213 James Thomas Roanoke
.533 172-323 Tang Hamilton Fayetteville
NBDL QUIZ ANSWER: Byron Mouton of Florida was picked in the eighth round (47th overall). He has played in 32 games (18 starts) for the Flame, averaging 25.7 minutes, 9.8 points and 2.9 rebounds.
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