Top Prospects Highlight 2011 All-NBA D-League Showcase Teams
January 14, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2011 ¬" Top NBA prospects Jeff Adrien (Rio Grande Valley Vipers), Joe Alexander (Texas Legends), Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy), Marcus Landry and Jeremy Lin (Reno Bighorns) were named to the 2011 All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team, as named by a panel of NBA scouts, NBA D-League head coaches and media following the four-day, 16-game NBA D-League Showcase that took place this week in South Padre Island, Texas.
Adrien, a 6-7, 245-pound forward who appeared in 15 games with Golden State this season, averaged 25.0 points and 14.0 rebounds in two wins for the Vipers in South Padre Island. Alexander (6-8, 220), the No. 8 overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2008 NBA Draft, averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in the Legends ¬â¢ two games.
Jeffers, a 6-5, 200-pound guard who earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Utah Jazz last season, averaged 26.0 points in two games for the Energy at the Showcase, and put up 27 points and 17 rebounds in a 95-93 win over the Utah Flash.
Lin, a 6-3, 200-pound guard on assignment from the Golden State Warriors, led the Bighorns to a 2-0 record at the Showcase with averages of 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals, while Landry averaged 21.0 points in the Bighorns ¬â¢ two wins.
Justin Dentmon (Texas Legends), Orien Greene (Utah Flash), Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards), Jerel McNeal and Mustafa Shakur (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) were named to the Second Team.
Cole Aldrich (Tulsa 66ers), Trey Johnson (Bakersfield Jam), Dar Tucker (New Mexico Thunderbirds), Latavious Williams (Tulsa 66ers) and Sean Williams (Texas Legends) make up the Third Team.
Players receiving honorable mention are Derrick Byars (Bakersfield Jam), Tweety Carter (Tulsa 66ers), Ronald Dupree (Utah Flash), Shane Edwards (New Mexico Thunderbirds), Patrick Ewing Jr. (Reno Bighorns), Anthony Harris (Sioux Falls Skyforce), Cedric Jackson (Idaho Stampede), Ivan Johnson (Erie BayHawks), Oliver Lafayette (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Nate Linhart (Erie BayHawks), Chas McFarland (Springfield Armor), Larry Owens (Tulsa 66ers), Dexter Pittman, (Sioux Falls Skyforce), Anthony Richardson (Reno Bighorns), Walker Russell (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Courtney Sims (Iowa Energy), Curtis Stinson (Iowa Energy), Lance Thomas (Austin Toros), Ryan Thompson (Utah Flash), Mario West (Maine Red Claws) and Carlos Wheeler (Idaho Stampede).
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA ¬â¢s official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league ¬â¢s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the league ¬â¢s 10th season, fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
The full list of players is below:
2011 NBA D-League Showcase First Team:
PLAYER NBA D-LEAGUE TEAM
Jeff Adrien Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Joe Alexander Texas Legends
Othyus Jeffers Iowa Energy
Marcus Landry Reno Bighorns
Jeremy Lin* Reno Bighorns
2011 NBA D-League Showcase Second Team:
PLAYER NBA D-LEAGUE TEAM
Justin Dentmon Texas Legends
Orien Greene Utah Flash
Chris Johnson Dakota Wizards
Jerel McNeal Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Mustafa Shakur Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011 NBA D-League Showcase Third Team:
PLAYER NBA D-LEAGUE TEAM
Cole Aldrich* Tulsa 66ers
Trey Johnson Bakersfield Jam
Dar Tucker New Mexico Thunderbirds
Latavious Williams Tulsa 66ers
Sean Williams Texas Legends
2010 NBA D-League Showcase Honorable Mention:
PLAYER NBA D-LEAGUE TEAM
Derrick Byars Bakersfield Jam
Tweety Carter Tulsa 66ers
Marcus Cousin Austin Toros
Ronald Dupree Utah Flash
Shane Edwards New Mexico Thunderbirds
Patrick Ewing Jr. Reno Bighorns
Anthony Harris Sioux Falls Skyforce
Cedric Jackson Idaho Stampede
Ivan Johnson Erie BayHawks
Oliver Lafayette Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Nate Linhart Erie BayHawks
Chas McFarland Springfield Armor
Larry Owens Tulsa 66ers
Dexter Pittman* Sioux Falls Skyforce
Anthony Richardson Reno Bighorns
Walker Russell Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Courtney Sims Iowa Energy
Curtis Stinson Iowa Energy
Lance Thomas Austin Toros
Ryan Thompson Utah Flash
Mario West Maine Red Claws
Carlos Wheeler Idaho Stampede
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