NBDL daily developments
Published on March 2, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE MY SEAT: The Columbus Riverdragons, who have been in first place for most of the NBDL season, picked up a road win at Roanoke on Tuesday to reclaim a share of the league lead. The Dragons are just percentage points ahead of the Dazzle.
TWO MORE MEETINGS: Roanoke leads the season series with Columbus 4-3, but the Dazzle and Dragons play two more time this season, March 30 in Roanoke and April 9 in Columbus.
STIRRING THE GATORADE: Since the league began play in November 2001, there have been 47 total GATORADE Call-Ups from the NBDL to the NBA. Those call-ups are distributed over 34 players. An alphabetical team-by-team comparison of how those call-ups break down follows:
Team Total Players
Asheville Altitude 9 7
Columbus Riverdragons 2 2
Charleston Lowgators* 7 5
Fayetteville Patriots 8 6
Florida Flame# 1 1
Greenville Groove* 1 1
Huntsville Flight 5 4
Mobile Revelers* 4 4
Roanoke Dazzle 10 4
*no longer active #began play in 2004-05
NBDL QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I kept telling people all season long we had a pair of NBA guards in our backcourt and this simply proves it. Isn't that unbelievable? Our backcourt is now with the same team in the NBA."...Roanoke head coach Kent Davison told the Roanoke Times after Dazzle players Matt Carroll and Cory Alexander were both signed by the Charlotte Bobcats just days apart.
INSIDE STUFF: Be sure to tune in on March 5 and March 12 to get a behind-the-scenes look at the NBDL through the eyes of Coach Dennis Johnson and the Florida Flame on ABC's Inside Stuff. The shows air at 1 p.m. ET on both days.
NBDL ON NBA TV: This Week in the NBDL airs Thursday at 9 p.m. and will repeat on Friday at 12:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., as well as Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The NBDL Game of the Week show airs Thursday at 4:30 p.m., featuring the Huntsville at Columbus game from February 19. The show re-airs Sunday at 12:30 p.m. All times are Eastern.
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