This Week in the NBDL
Published on December 2, 2002 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
The league-leading Huntsville Flight will be featured in three of 10 games this week in the National Basketball Development League. The Flight (5-2) travels to Mobile Tuesday to face the Revelers (3-2) at the Mardi Gras Dome in Mobile. This is the first meeting between the in-state rivals.
Day Date Teams Local Time
Tuesday Dec. 3, 2002 North Charleston at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Dec. 3, 2002 Roanoke at Asheville 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday Dec. 3, 2002 Huntsville at Mobile 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 5, 2002 Greenville at Roanoke 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 5, 2002 North Charleston at Fayetteville 7:30 p.m.
Friday Dec. 6, 2002 Asheville at Huntsville 7:30p..m.
Saturday Dec. 7, 2002 Columbus at Greenville 2:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 7, 2002 North Charleston at Roanoke 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 7, 2002 Huntsville at Fayetteville 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Dec. 8, 2002 Asheville at Mobile 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Helpers
Several NBDL teams took time last week to lend a helping hand in their communities for Thanksgiving. Following are a few examples:
· Columbus Riverdragons players and the River Rage Dance Team teamed up to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to 200 children ages 6-14 at the Boys and Girls Club of South Columbus Tuesday night.
· The North Charleston Lowgators teamed up with Crisis Ministries of Charleston to serve food to the needy on Thanksgiving night. Several players, Coach Doug Marty and front office members took part.
· Asheville Altitude players combined forces with Meals on Wheels to help those shut in during the Holiday to have a hot and hearty Thanksgiving meal.
Trepagnier Named Player of the Month
Asheville Altitude guard Jeff Trepagnier has been named NBDL Player of the Month for games played in November. In eight games Trepagnier averaged 21 points while leading the league in minutes played (33.9 pg), steals (3.1 pg), three point field goal percentage (.576) and three-pointers made (19).
Also Having a Big November
A pair of Columbus Riverdragons, Nate Johnson and Tang Hamilton, along with North Charleston's Sedric Webber and Damone Brown, also put up solid numbers in November. Johnson leads the NBDL in scoring at 22.4 points per game and scored 20 points or more in five games. Hamilton is second in the league in rebounding with 9.1 per game and leads the league in offensive rebounding at 4.3 per game. Webber averaged 19 points in eight games for North Charleston, while Brown came off the bench in seven of eight games to contribute 16.5 points per game.
On TV This Week
Huntsville's 94-81 victory over Columbus on Nov. 30 will be aired on ESPN2 Wednesday at 4 p.m. EST. The game will also air on NBA TV Thursday at noon EST. Saturday's (Dec. 7) North Charleston at Roanoke game will be aired on ESPN2 Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. EST and on NBA TV Dec. 12 at noon EST.
10 Points or Less
With 30 of 200 games already in the books, NBDL teams are scoring over 80 points per game (81.1). The average margin of victory is 7.5 ppg; and 23 of 30 games have been decided by 10 points or less.
Scoring and Rebounding Leaders Following are the scoring and rebounding leaders for each of the eight NBDL teams following November games.
More Than Hair and Kneepads
Mobile Revelers forward Eugene Edgerson, known around the league for his big hair, is off to a fast start in his second NBDL season and out to give fans something more to remember him by than just the daunting afro and the signature kneepads. Edgerson heads into December leading the NBDL in rebounding at 9.2 per game.
Records Already Falling
With just 15-percent of the season played, a handful of NBDL records have already been broken, some as a result of the first triple-overtime game in the league's history, a 111-109 North Charleston victory over Columbus on Nov. 20.
Most Points, Team Single Game - 111 by North Charleston vs. Columbus, 11/20/02
Most Points, Two Teams Single Game - 220 by North Charleston and Columbus, 11/20/02
Most Free Throws, Player Single Game - 16 by Sedric Webber, North Charleston vs. Greenville, 11/17/02
Most Free Throws Attempted, Player Single Game - 20 by Sedric Webber, North Charleston vs. Greenville, 11/17/02
Bet You Didn't Know?
· that Columbus Riverdragons forward Derek Strong has a five-year plan to be racing stockcars in the Busch Series.
· that Mobile Revelers assistant coach Dell Demps owns a clothing store in Sacramento. He and his wife have started two clothing lines.
· that Fayetteville Patriots assistant coach Sam Worthen is a pool shark, owning the local billiard tournaments in Fayetteville.
NBA G League Stories from December 2, 2002
- This Week in the NBDL - G League
- Flight and Huntsville International Airport Team Up For Camp - Huntsville Flight
- Trepagnier Named Player of the Month - G League
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