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Toros' Marcus Cousin to Compete in Haier Shooting Stars Contest at Dream Factory Friday Night

Published on February 16, 2011 under NBA G League (G League)
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15, 2011 - The NBA Development League Dream Factory Friday Night presented by Haier, an innovative skills competition modeled after the popular NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm, returns for the fourth consecutive year to Center Court at NBA Jam Session presented by adidas on Friday, Feb. 18, at 11 p.m. ET. All three events - the Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Contests and the second annual NBA D-League Haier Shooting Stars - will steam live on NBA Futurecast at nba.com/dleague.

Dar Tucker (New Mexico Thunderbirds) and Andre Ingram (Utah Flash), the champions from last season's NBA D-League All-Star Slam Dunk and Three-Point Contests, respectively, both return to defend their titles amidst a deep and talented field that includes eight players with NBA experience.

Tucker will compete against 2011 GATORADE Call-Up Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards / Portland Trail Blazers), Latavious Williams (Tulsa 66ers), the second-round pick (48th overall) of Oklahoma City in the 2010 NBA Draft, and Marqus Blakely (Iowa Energy) in the Slam Dunk Contest, a two-round competition. The four players may complete two dunks in Round 1, with five judges each awarding between six and 10 points for every made dunk. The two players with the highest composite scores after Round 1 move on to Round 2, and the player with the highest composite score of the possible two dunks in Round 2 wins.

Ingram returns to defend his title in the Three-Point Shooting Contest against Marcus Landry (Reno Bighorns), Scottie Reynolds (Springfield Armor) and Booker Woodfox (Texas Legends), who won the Three-Point Contest at the 2011 NBA D-League Showcase in January. The Three-Point Shooting Contest will be a two-round competition, featuring a moveable 'Money Rack' consisting of all 'Money' balls. From the field of four, the two players with the highest scores will move on to Round 2, and the player with the highest score in Round 2 is the champion.

Returning for its second year is the Haier NBA D-League Shooting Stars competition, which features 12 NBA D-League stars competing in four teams of three in a two-round timed shooting event, including 2011 GATORADE Call-Ups Orien Greene (Utah Flash / New Jersey Nets), Larry Owens (Tulsa 66ers / San Antonio Spurs) and Garrett Temple (Erie BayHawks / Milwaukee Bucks); Marcus Cousin (Austin Toros); Shane Edwards (New Mexico Thunderbirds); Cedric Jackson (Idaho Stampede); 2010 GATORADE Call-Up Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy); Ivan Johnson (Erie BayHawks); Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers); Walker Russell Jr. (Fort Wayne Mad Ants); DeShawn Sims (Maine Red Claws) and Jeremy Wise (Bakersfield Jam).

The Haier Shooting Stars contest features six numbered shooting locations of increasing difficulty, with each team attempting to make all shots in numeric order in the fastest time. Each team will select a specific player rotation to follow throughout the competition. Each shot must be made before the next player begins shooting in succession. Teams have up to two minutes to complete the entire shooting course, and the team that completes all six shots in the least amount of time is the winner. In the case of a tie, a shoot-off will be used to determine the champion.

The fifth-annual NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by SonoSite will follow on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 5 p.m. ET, at Center Court at NBA Jam Session presented by adidas.

As part of the NBA Cares Caravan, NBA Development League All-Star participants will join the entire NBA family, including NBA All-Stars and NBA/WNBA players, Legends, NBA executives, partners and guests as NBA Cares host more than 30 events during the week of NBA All-Star in the greater Los Angeles area.

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