NBDL daily developments
Published on March 9, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
ON POINT: Fayetteville's Omar Cook continues to stake his claim as one of the league's top point guards. Cook leads the NBDL in minutes played (37.9), assists (8.5) and steals (2.1) per game. In fact, he is 3.4 assists per game better than the next best total in that category.
DAZZLE FREEBIES: It is one thing to get to the line and another to make it worth the trip. Over the last three games the Roanoke Dazzle has taken advantage of their trips to the free throw stripe with Isiah Victor, Seth Doliboa and James Thomas converting a combined 46-of-52 free throw attempts (.885).
GLAD YOU ASKED: Check out NBDL.com for the latest GATORADE Call-Up Poll.
NBDL QUIZ: The NBDL record for field goals made in a game is 19 and is shared by two players currently on NBA rosters. Can you name those players?
NBDL ALUMNI CHECK...from Tuesday in the NBA
· Devin Brown (Fayetteville) scored 22 and grabbed nine rebounds for the Spurs.
· Jason Hart (Asheville) had 14 points and 10 assists for the Bobcats.
· Obinna Ekezie (Columbus) hit 6-of-8 FGA and scored 14 for the Hawks.
· Anthony Johnson (Mobile) scored 13 and handed out nine assists for the Pacers.
· Bobby Simmons (Mobile) played 42 minutes and scored 16 points for the Clippers.
· Mike Wilks (Huntsville) has been activated from Spurs injured list.
REPEAT STUFF: Part one of NBA Inside Stuff's look into the D-League that originally aired on ABC March 5 will be shown again today on ESPN2 at 12:30 p.m. ET and on NBA TV at 2 p.m. ET.
MORE STUFF: NBA Inside Stuff's second show on the NBDL, featuring the Florida Flame and coach Dennis Johnson dealing with life on the road, airs Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.
TWIN: A new edition of This Week in the NBDL, a weekly live magazine-style show, airs Thursday at 9 p.m. on NBA TV. This week's show features interviews with the league's leading scorer, Roanoke's Isiah Victor, as well as Fayetteville's Ruben Boumtje Boumtje and David Young.
QUIZ ANSWER: Both Matt Carroll of the Charlotte Bobcats and Billy Thomas of the New Jersey Nets once made 19 field goals in an NBDL game. Carroll as a member of the Roanoke Dazzle (2-9-05) and Thomas while wearing a Greenville Groove uniform (3-22-03).
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