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Riverdragons release 2004-2005 regular season roster

November 18, 2004 - NBA G League (G League)
Columbus Riverdragons News Release


COLUMBUS, GA—The Columbus Riverdragons announced their regular season 10-man roster following the release of two players on Thursday. Derrick Zimmerman, Jeff Myers, Adam Harrington, Ricky Minard, Seth Doliboa, Reed Rawlings, Scott Merritt, Mike Benton, Jason Lawson, and Kitwana Rhymer have earned spots on the regular season roster. Players released on Thursday included Aubrey Reese and Lawrence Felder.

The four returning Riverdragons on the 10-man regular season roster include: Derrick Zimmerman, Jeff Myers, Reed Rawlings, and Adam Harrington. Each team must have at least two (2) first-year professional players (rookies) and at least one (1) allocation player on their final 10-man roster.

The Dragons will open their 2004-05 National Basketball Development League season this Saturday, November 20th at the Columbus Civic Center with a 6 p.m. tip-off against the Huntsville Flight. The Dragons match-up with Huntsville will be featured in conjunction with the God Bless Fort Benning Day Celebration and youth clinic hosted by the Legends of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Tickets for the Riverdagons season opener are now available by calling 1-800-4-NBA-TIX or by logging onto ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the Columbus Civic Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets, including Publix supermarkets.

The NBDL includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), 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. In addition to the 28 players, nine former NBDL coaches and five athletic trainers have been called up 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 league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The NBDL is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is 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, log on to www.columbusriverdragons.com or contact Riverdragons Media Relations Manager Tim Becwar at (706) 225-1104, or tbecwar@nba.com .



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