NBDL Sked Heavy on Weekends
July 18, 2003 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 19, 2003) â Basketball fans looking for a weekend family outing need look no further than the National Basketball Development League in 2003-04. The highlight of the new NBDL schedule, announced by league President Phil Evans today, is that nearly 80-percent of the games will be played on the weekend.
"NBDL fans have told us they want to see more games on the weekends," Evans said. "In an effort to be more fan accessible, as well as play more games on weekends and after the first of the year, we reduced each team's home schedule to 23 games and extended the overall season by two weeks."
The 2003-04 season tips off with the Huntsville Flight hosting the Columbus Riverdragons at the Von Braun Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2003. The regular season comes to a close with three games on Saturday, April 10, 2004.
The 2004 NBDL post season will consist of the top four seeds advancing to a single-elimination tournament format after a regular season champion has been crowned. The top seed at the conclusion of the regular season will host the fourth seed, while No. 2 will host No. 3. The winners of those two games will play for the post-season title at the arena of the highest remaining seed.
Evans said that, in addition to making NBDL games more accessible and convenient, increased weekend dates will allow more time for community involvement by NBDL players and coaches.
"With more time on school days being freed up for players and coaches, we plan to accelerate our involvement even more in our team markets," Evans said. "Last season alone, more than 23,000 children were involved with NBDL Reading-timeouts and over 13,000 books were distributed free of charge by the six NBDL teams."
The NBDL, the NBA's minor league, includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), North Charleston Lowgators (S.C.), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.), and Asheville Altitude (N.C.).
The league offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Eighteen NBDL players representing 22 callups, three coaches and three game officials have been called up to the NBA since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the NBDL serves as a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and as a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
For more information on the NBDL, visit www.nbdl.com.
2003-04 NATIONAL BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME
Fri. Nov. 21 Columbus at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Nov. 22 Roanoke at Fayetteville 7:30
Fri. Nov. 28 Roanoke at N. Charleston 7:30
Asheville at Columbus 7:00
Sat. Nov. 29 N. Charleston at Fayetteville 7:30
Columbus at Huntsville 6:00
Sun. Nov. 30 Fayetteville at Roanoke 4:00
Huntsville at Asheville 6:00
Tue. Dec. 2 N. Charleston at Asheville 7:15
Wed. Dec. 3 Fayetteville at Columbus 7:00
Fri. Dec. 5 Huntsville at Roanoke 7:00
Columbus at Fayetteville 7:30
Asheville at N. Charleston 7:30
Sat. Dec. 6 Asheville at Roanoke 7:00
Huntsville at Fayetteville 7:30
Sun. Dec. 7 Columbus at N. Charleston 5:00
Tue. Dec. 9 Columbus at Asheville 7:15
Thu. Dec. 11 Roanoke at N. Charleston 7:00
Fri. Dec. 12 Columbus at Fayetteville 7:30
Asheville at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Dec. 13 Columbus at Roanoke 7:00
Huntsville at Asheville 7:15
Fayetteville at N. Charleston 7:30
Sun. Dec. 14 N. Charleston at Roanoke 4:00
Mon. Dec. 15 Fayetteville at Columbus 7:00
Wed. Dec. 17 Fayetteville at Huntsville 11:00 a ¬Â¦m.
Fri. Dec. 19 N. Charleston at Fayetteville 7:30
Huntsville at Columbus 7:00
Sat. Dec. 20 Asheville at Roanoke 1:00
Fayetteville at N. Charleston 7:30
Huntsville at Columbus 7:00
Tue. Dec. 23 Huntsville at N. Charleston 7:00
Fri. Dec. 26 Roanoke at Fayetteville 7:30
N. Charleston at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Dec. 27 Fayetteville at Roanoke 7:00
Sun. Dec. 28 Asheville at Columbus 4:00
N. Charleston at Huntsville 5:00
Fri. Jan. 2 Fayetteville at Roanoke 7:00
Huntsville at Asheville 6:00
Sat. Jan. 3 Columbus at N. Charleston 1:00
Asheville at Huntsville 7:00
Roanoke at Fayetteville 7:30
Sun. Jan. 4 N. Charleston at Columbus 4:00
Tue. Jan. 6 N. Charleston at Columbus 7:00
Fri. Jan. 9 Roanoke at Columbus 7:00
N. Charleston at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Jan. 10 Asheville at Fayetteville 7:30
Tue. Jan. 13 Fayetteville at Huntsville 7:00
Columbus at Roanoke 7:00
Wed. Jan. 14 Asheville at N. Charleston 7:00
Fri. Jan. 16 Fayetteville at Asheville 7:15
N. Charleston at Columbus 7:00
Roanoke at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Jan. 17 Fayetteville at Asheville 7:15
Roanoke at Huntsville 7:00
Mon. Jan. 19 Roanoke at Asheville 1:00
Fayetteville at Columbus 2:00
Wed. Jan. 21 Huntsville at N. Charleston 7:00
Fri. Jan. 23 Columbus at Roanoke 7:00
Asheville at Fayetteville 7:30
Huntsville at N. Charleston 7:30
Sat. Jan. 24 Columbus at Roanoke 7:00
Huntsville at Fayetteville 7:30
Thu. Jan. 29 N. Charleston at Columbus 7:00
Fri. Jan. 30 Roanoke at Asheville 7:15
Sat. Jan. 31 N. Charleston at Huntsville 7:00
Roanoke at Fayetteville 7:30
Columbus at Asheville 7:15
Tue. Feb. 3 N. Charleston at Roanoke 7:00
Fri. Feb. 6 Asheville at N. Charleston 7:30
Sat. Feb. 7 Columbus at Huntsville 7:00
Roanoke at Asheville 7:15
N. Charleston at Fayetteville 7:30
Sun. Feb. 8 Roanoke at Columbus 6:00
Tue. Feb. 10 N. Charleston at Asheville 7:15
Wed. Feb. 11 Asheville at Roanoke 7:00
Thu. Feb. 12 Roanoke at N. Charleston 7:00
Fri. Feb. 13 Columbus at Fayetteville 7:30
Huntsville at Asheville 7:15
Sat. Feb. 14 Columbus at Asheville 7:15
Fayetteville at N. Charleston 7:30
Roanoke at Huntsville 6:00
Mon. Feb. 16 Fayetteville at Columbus 4:00
Fri. Feb. 20 Columbus at N. Charleston 7:30
Asheville at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Feb. 21 Roanoke at Fayetteville 7:30
Sun. Feb. 22 Huntsville at Fayetteville 3:00
Roanoke at Asheville 3:00
Tue. Feb. 24 Huntsville at Columbus 7:00
Fri. Feb. 27 Huntsville at Roanoke 7:00
N. Charleston at Fayetteville 7:30
Asheville at Columbus 7:00
Sat. Feb. 28 Huntsville at Roanoke 1:00
Fayetteville at N. Charleston 7:30
Tue. Mar. 2 N. Charleston at Asheville 7:15
Fayetteville at Huntsville 11 a.m.
Fri. Mar. 5 Fayetteville at Asheville 7:15
Roanoke at Columbus 7:00
N. Charleston at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Mar. 6 Asheville at Fayetteville 7:30
Roanoke at Huntsville 7:00
Sun. Mar. 7 Columbus at N. Charleston 5:00
Tue. Mar. 9 N. Charleston at Asheville 7:15
Wed. Mar. 10 Asheville at Roanoke 7:00
Fri. Mar. 12 Huntsville at Roanoke 7:00
Asheville at Fayetteville 7:30
Columbus at N. Charleston 7:30
Sat. Mar. 13 Columbus at Asheville 7:15
Huntsville at Roanoke 7:00
Tue. Mar. 16 Asheville at Columbus 7:00
N. Charleston at Roanoke 7:00
Thu. Mar. 18 Columbus at Fayetteville 7:30
Fri. Mar. 19 Asheville at Huntsville 7:00
Sat. Mar. 20 Columbus at Roanoke 1:00
Fayetteville at N. Charleston 7:30
Asheville at Huntsville 7:00
Sun. Mar. 21 Roanoke at N. Charleston 5:00
Wed. Mar. 24 Huntsville at Fayetteville 7:30
Fri. Mar. 26 N. Charleston at Asheville 7:15
Huntsville at Fayetteville 7:30
Roanoke at Columbus 7:00
Sat. Mar. 27 Asheville at N. Charleston 7:30
Sun. Mar. 28 Columbus at Huntsville 5:00
Mon. Mar. 29 Fayetteville at Columbus 7:00
Tue. Mar. 30 Asheville at Roanoke 7:00
Fayetteville at Huntsville 7:00
Fri. Apr. 2 Fayetteville at Asheville 7:15
Roanoke at Columbus 7:00
Sat. Apr. 3 N. Charleston at Fayetteville 7:30
Huntsville at Asheville 7:15
Sun. Apr. 4 Roanoke at N. Charleston 5:00
Columbus at Huntsville 5:00
Fri. Apr. 9 Fayetteville at Roanoke 7:00
Huntsville at N. Charleston 7:30
Asheville at Columbus 7:00
Sat. Apr. 10 Fayetteville at Asheville 7:15
Huntsville at Columbus 7:00
N. Charleston at Roanoke 7:00
*all times local
*all times p.m. unless otherwise noted
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