NBDL daily developments
March 20, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
MR. BROWN GOES TO WASHINGTON: The Wizards signed Huntsville forward Damone Brown to a 10-day contract on Saturday, making him the ninth GATORADE Call-Up of the season and the 48th overall since the league began play in November 2001.
2004-05 GATORADE CALL-UPS
Player NBDL Team NBA Team Date
Damone Brown Huntsville Flight Washington Wizards
March 19
Cory Alexander Roanoke Dazzle Charlotte Bobcats Feb. 28
Matt Carroll Roanoke Dazzle Charlotte Bobcats Feb. 23
Smush Parker Florida Flame Phoenix Suns
Jan. 19
Brandin Knight Asheville Altitude Houston Rockets
Jan. 16
Obinna Ekezie Columbus Riverdragons Atlanta Hawks
Jan. 10
James Thomas Roanoke Dazzle Portland/Cleveland
Jan. 9/Feb. 22
Kirk Penney Asheville Altitude Los Angeles Clippers Dec. 26
NBDL ALUMNI CHECK...from Saturday's games
· Bobby Simmons (Mobile) scored 19 and had 6 rebounds in 39 minutes for
the Clippers.
· Jason Hart (Asheville) scored 10, had 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 26
minutes for the Bobcats.
COME MONDAY: Look for an important announcement regarding the NBDL on Monday.
WELCOME TO HUNTSVILLE: Bryant Matthews met his teammates for the first time just before shoot-around on Saturday. By day's end he was their new best friend. Acquired by the Flight on Saturday, Matthews put back a missed shot as time expired to lift Huntsville to a 96-94 win.
YOUNG MAN'S GAME: Fayetteville guard David Young put together the fourth-best scoring night of the NBDL season with 36 points at Roanoke on Saturday.
MONSTER NIGHT: Huntsville forward Rodney Bias scored 20 points and collected 18 rebounds in the Flight's win over Columbus. Ten (10) of his rebounds were off the offensive glass.
FLAME SLAYER: Asheville's Ron Slay connected on 9-of-10 field goal attempts as the Altitude defeated Florida.
ADDITIONAL TOP PERFORMERS FROM SATURDAY
· Reed Rawlings scored 26 points for Columbus on 8-of-11 shooting from
the floor.
· Asheville's Joe Forte scored 25 in the Altitude's win at Florida.
· Smush Parker scored 20 and handed out 8 assists for Florida.
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