NBDL daily developments
Published on March 31, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
MVP: The 2005 NBDL Most Valuable Player, as voted on by the league's head coaches, will be announced today.
NBDL QUIZ: There are three former D-Leaguers on the current Charlotte Bobcats roster. One of them shares the NBDL single-game record for field goals made with 19. Can you name him?
NBDL ALUMNI UPDATE...from Tuesday in the NBA
· The Wizards signed Damone Brown (Huntsville) to a second 10-day
contract
· 10 former D-Leaguers suited up in 11 NBA games.
BREATHING ROOM: Columbus jumped on center Mike Benton's back and rode him to win at Roanoke Wednesday, lengthening the Dragons lead over the second-place Dazzle to 2½ games. Benton scored 15 points, collected 10 rebounds and blocked four shots.
NOW BOARDING ALL ROWS: The Huntsville Flight has won six of its last seven games.
STILL SLIDING: With three first-team All-NBDL players not in uniform, Roanoke lost for the ninth time in 11 games Wednesday. Cory Alexander and Matt Carroll are now Bobcats and forward Isiah Victor did not play for the fourth straight game due to a hand injury.
J.T. AND ZIM: NBDL head coaches named Roanoke forward James Thomas as Rookie of the Year on Wednesday and Columbus point guard Derrick Zimmerman as the league's Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.
SCORING LEADERS
Player Team PPG
Isiah Victor Roanoke 19.0
David Young Fayetteville 18.1
Ron Slay Asheville 17.3
Kirk Haston Florida 16.8
Tang Hamilton Fayetteville 15.3
TODAY ON NBA TV: The NBDL "Game of the Week" show airs at 4:30 p.m. ET and "This Week in the NBDL", the D-League's weekly magazine-style show, airs live at 9 p.m. ET.
QUIZ ANSWER: Matt Carroll made 19 field goals while scoring 43 points for Roanoke against the Florida Flame on February 9.
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