NBDL daily developments
March 29, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
FANNING THE COMMUNITY FLAME: With an assist from NBA Commissioner David Stern, the Florida Flame will dedicate a new Reading Corner this afternoon at the Southwest Florida Children's Hospital. Flame players will also be speaking at various Fellowship of Christian Athletes meetings in Southwest Florida elementary and high schools over the next three days.
ALUMNI UPDATE...from Monday's NBA games
· 10 former NBDL players suited up for 11 NBA games on Monday
· Anthony Johnson (Mobile) had 12 points and 7 assists in 27 minutes
for Indiana
· Obinna Ekezie (Columbus) scored 10 and had 7 rebounds in 21 minutes
for the Hawks
· Jason Hart (Asheville) scored 8 and had 4 assists in 22 minutes for
the Bobcats
THE DEFENSE RESTS: The 2005 NBDL Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the league's head coaches, will be announced today. Former winners include Karim Shabazz (Charleston, 2004), Mikki Moore (Roanoke, 2003) and Jeff Myers (Greenville, 2002).
LATER THIS WEEK: The NBDL Rookie of the Year and the 2005 D-League MVP will be announced on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
ALL-NBDL TEAMS were announced on Monday. The coaches' selections for first team are below. For the entire list of first, second and honorable mention teams go to NBDL.com.
All-NBDL First Team POS Team Stats
Isiah Victor F Roanoke 39 G, 17 GS, 19.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg
Kirk Haston F Florida 43 G, 43 GS, 16.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg
Hiram Fuller C Florida 36 G, 33 GS, 13.9 ppg, 8.5
rpg
Cory Alexander G Roanoke 32 G, 32 GS, 16.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg,
8.3 apg
Matt Carroll G Roanoke 24 G, 18 GS, 20.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
TULSA TODAY: Local, team and league officials will be on hand for NBDL Tulsa announcements and media availabilities today at Expo Square Pavilion at 2 p.m. CT.
ALBUQUERQUE TOMORROW: A similar event will take place Wednesday at Tingley Coliseum at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque at 2 p.m. MT.
TWIN: "This Week in the NBDL", the D-League's weekly magazine-style show, airs live on NBA TV Thursday at 9 p.m. This week's episode features season award winners, an all-access feature "On the Road with the Asheville Altitude", as well as interviews with Roanoke guard Miah Davis, Huntsville coach Ralph Lewis and Asheville coach Joey Meyer.
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