Omar's Cooking and Biased Boarding

Published on February 2, 2004 under NBA G League (G League) News Release

Averaging 9.0 assists per game, Fayetteville point guard Omar Cook is on pace to shatter the NBDL single season total assist mark held by Cory Alexander of Roanoke and his own assist per game record set two seasons ago. At his current pace, Cook would finish with 414 assists in 46 games. Alexander dished out 306 in 50 games last season and Cook averaged 7.8 assists while playing in 35 games in the league's inaugural season.

BIAS ON THE BOARDS

In six games since returning to the Huntsville lineup following a knee injury that caused him to miss 10 games, Flight forward Rodney Bias has collected 60 rebounds to catapult him into the NBDL lead among active players with 8.5 rebounds per game. Bias has collected double-figure rebounds in four of the six games since returning from the injury.

CATCHING UP WITH THE FIRST ROUNDERS

With the halfway point of the season upon us, DEVELOPMENTS decided to take a peek into how the top six draft selections from the 2003 NBDL Draft have fared up to now.

Pick Player Team Current Stats or Notes
1 Ken Johnson Huntsville leads NBDL in blocked shots (2.8)
2 Terence Morris Columbus 6th NBDL in rebounding (7.4)
3 Lavor Postell Asheville 4th NBDL in minutes played (34.8)
4 Josh Asselin Roanoke 8th NBDL in FG% (.533)
5 Rolan Roberts Charleston 5th NBDL in FG% (.545), 6th blocked shots (1.5)
6 Jason Collier Fayetteville 6th NBDL in scoring (15.8), 7th FT (.825)

EIGHT IS ENOUGH

The Asheville Altitude had eight players score in double figures in a 110-107 overtime win over Columbus on Jan. 31, setting an NBDL record for most players scoring in double figures in a single game. The previous record was seven, set by the Greenville Groove on Feb. 21, 2002 and the Altitude two days later, both against Fayetteville.

GATORADE CALLUP REPORT

There have been five NBDL-to-NBA "Gatorade Callups" to date this season. Following is that most current list.

Player NBA Team NBDL Team
Mikki Moore New Jersey Nets/Utah Jazz Roanoke Dazzle
Ronald DuPree Chicago Bulls Huntsville Flight
Ime Udoka LA Lakers Charleston Lowgators
Tierre Brown New Orleans Hornets Charleston Lowgators

DuPREE SIGNS FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON

The Chicago Bulls have signed former Huntsville Flight forward Ronald Dupree for the remainder of the season. DuPree received his original Gatorade Callup on Jan. 6, was signed to a second 10-day and then inked for the remainder of the season Jan. 28. Since joining the Bulls, DuPree has averaged 23.0 minutes, 8.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14 games (8 starts).

TOP PERFORMANCES LAST WEEK

Jan. 31: Huntsville guard Erick Barkley connected on 9-of-13 field goal attempts and 10-of-11 free throw tries on the way to a 30-point performance in a Flight win over Charleston.

Fayetteville guard Omar Cook dished out an NBDL season high 14 assists against Roanoke.

THE STANDINGS (as of 1-26-04)

W L Pct Gb Last 5
Charleston Lowgators 16-7 .695 --- 3-2
Huntsville Flight 13-10 .565 3.0 2-3
Roanoke Dazzle 12-10 .545 3.5 2-3
Fayetteville Patriots 12-12 .500 4.5 2-3
Asheville Altitude 9-11 .450 5.5 4-1
Columbus Riverdragons 6-18 .250 10.5 1-4

COMING UP THIS WEEK

Day Date Game Local Time
Tue. Feb. 3 Charleston at Roanoke 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 6 Asheville at Charleston 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 7 Roanoke at Asheville 7:15 p.m.
Charleston at Fayetteville 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Columbus at Huntsville 7:00 p.m.

FREE THROW STREAK

Asheville's Gary Williams has not missed a free throw since Dec. 28, converting 19 consecutive tosses.

HALFWAY THERE

Tuesday's game between Charleston and Roanoke at the Roanoke Civic Center officially marks the halfway point of the 2003-04 NBDL season. After getting off to an 0-2 start, the Lowgators are the only team in the league that hasn't recorded double-figure losses at 16-7.

LEAGUE LEADERS

Scoring Desmond Penigar, F, Asheville, 20.5 ppg
Rebounding Rodney Bias, F, Huntsville, 8.5 rpg
Assists Omar Cook, G, Fayetteville, 9.0 apg
Steals Omar Cook, G, Fayetteville, 2.6 spg
FG% Greg Stevenson, F, Asheville, .559 (57-102)
3 PT % Kent Williams, G, Fayetteville, .500 (25-50)
FT% Gary Williams, F, Asheville, .950 (38-40)
Blocked Shots Ken Johnson, C, Huntsville, 2.8 bpg

LOOKING FOR FIRST WINS

Asheville will be looking for its first win of the season over Charleston Friday at the North Charleston Coliseum and Columbus will be gunning for its first victory of the season over Huntsville Saturday at the Von Braun Center. The Lowgators are 3-0 against the Altitude this year and the Flight has beaten the Riverdragons four times in as many tries.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Jan. 30: FAYETTEVILLE PATRIOTS

Signed C Chris Christoffersen. Waived F Tarvis Williams.

Jan. 28: ROANOKE DAZZLE

Announced that C Mikki Moore has signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA.

Jan. 28: CHARLESTON LOWGATORS

Re-acquired F Ime Udoka.

Jan. 28: HUNTSVILLE FLIGHT

Signed F Bryan Bracey. Waived G Rick Apodaca.

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