Red Claws Named to "D-League Select" Team
Published on July 8, 2015 under NBA G League (G League)
Maine Celtics News Release
PORTLAND - July 8, 2015 - The NBA Development League announced today that Maine Red Claws stars Romero Osby and Davion Berry have been named to the 2015 NBA D-League Select Team. The team of 12 of the top D-League players from the 2014-15 season will compete against NBA teams in the Samsung NBA Summer League starting Friday in Las Vegas.
Furthermore, the D-League Select team will be coached by Red Claws head coach Scott Morrison, as well as his 2014-15 coaching staff of Seth Cooper, Nathaniel Mitchell, Shaun Fein and A.J. Diggs.
Osby returned to the Red Claws midway through the 2014-15 season. In 18 games, Osby averaged 17.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Berry also joined Maine mid-season, playing 15 games for the Claws with three starts and averaging 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest.
In his first season as head coach, Morrison led Maine to the top spot in the Eastern Conference and a franchise-best 35-15 record. Morrison received the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award as the top coach in the D-League.
This marks the sixth season that the D-League Select Team has competed in NBA Summer League.
The complete 2015 NBA D-League Select roster and game schedule are below.
NO PLAYER POS HT WT BORN COLLEGE/COUNTRY D-LEAGUE TEAM NBA EXP
4 Cam Ayers F 6-5 205 9/18/91 Bucknell/USA Reno Bighorns --
3 Davion Berry G 6-4 185 11/191 Weber State/USA Maine Red Claws --
5 Matt Bouldin G 6-5 225 1/17/88 Gonzaga/USA Fort Wayne Mad Ants --
9 Daniel Coursey F 6-10 220 5/11/92 Mercer/USA Erie BayHawks --
2 Justin Dentmon G 6-0 185 9/5/85 Washington/USA Texas Legends 1
8 Taylor Griffin F 6-8 235 4/18/86 Oklahoma/USA Santa Cruz Warriors 1
7 Scotty Hopson F 6-7 205 8/8/89 Tennessee/USA Sioux Falls Skyforce 1
1 Joe Jackson G 6-1 171 2/8/92 Memphis/USA Bakersfield Jam --
10 Romero Osby F 6-8 240 5/9/90 Oklahoma/USA Maine Red Claws --
6 Casey Prather F 6-6 211 5/29/91 Florida/USA Bakersfield Jam --
11 Maurice Sutton C 6-11 220 7/31/89 Villanova/USA Oklahoma City Blue --
12 Hasheem Thabeet C 7-3 265 2/16/87 Connecticut/Tanzania Grand Rapids Drive 5
Head Coach: Scott Morrison (Maine)
Assistant Coaches: Nate Mitchell (Maine), Seth Cooper (Maine), Shaun Fein (Maine), AJ Diggs (Maine)
Athletic Trainer: Brady Howe (Idaho), Jonathan Mak (Bakersfield)
NBA D-League Select Schedule (all times ET):
DATE OPPONENT TIME LOCATION
July 10 Houston 10:00pm COX
July 12 Washington 4:00pm COX
July 13 Atlanta 6:00pm COX
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