New Jersey Nets Assign Ben Uzoh to NBA D-League Affiliate Springfield Armor
Published on March 15, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Mar. 15, 2011 - New Jersey Nets guard Ben Uzoh was assigned to the Springfield Armor, the Nets' NBA Development League affiliate, it was announced today. The assignment marks the 46th time in the 2010-11 season an NBA player has been assigned to an NBA D-League affiliate, and it is the first assignment for Uzoh, a rookie out of Tulsa.
Uzoh is the 33rd NBA player to be assigned this season, marking a new all-time high. The previous record for individual NBA players to be assigned to the NBA D-League in a season was 32 set in 2008-09.
Uzoh (6-3, 205) has appeared in 32 games with the Nets this season, averaging 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 9.1 minutes. He has scored in double figures twice this season, and scored 18 points in 22 minutes against the Houston Rockets on Feb. 26.
New Jersey signed Uzoh as an undrafted free agent in July. He appeared in five NBA Summer League games for the Nets, averaging 7.0 points in 24.8 minutes. In a four-year career at Tulsa, Uzoh carried averages of 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 141 games. Uzoh was named to the All-Conference USA First Team as a senior and Second Team as a junior and sophomore, and ranks among Tulsa's all-time top 10 in 11 categories, including points, assists, rebounds, steals and blocks.
Uzoh is expected to join the Armor for the team ¬â¢s game at Fort Wayne on Thursday. Nets fans can keep track of Uzoh and the Armor by logging onto NBA.com/dleague to watch every game live, online, for free.
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