Tulsa 66ers Acquire Forward Deron Washington
Published on December 18, 2009 under NBA G League (G League)
Tulsa 66ers News Release
Tulsa, Okla., December 18, 2009 - The Tulsa 66ers announced today that the team has acquired forward Deron (Der-ON) Washington from the Los Angeles D-Fenders in exchange for forward Keith Clark.
Washington (6-7, 215) was drafted third overall by the D-Fenders in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft. Through eight games in the 2009-10 season, Washington has averaged 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per contest.
He spent this past summer with the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Originally selected in the second round (59th overall) by the Pistons in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Virginia Tech University product played in Israel during the 2008-09 season, where he averaged 14.8 points and seven rebounds per game en route to winning an Israeli Cup.
The New Orleans native averaged career-bests of 13.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game during his senior season.
To make room on the roster, the 66ers released center DeVon Hardin due to an injury. Hardin will remain in Tulsa for further evaluations by team physicians. Washington will wear jersey number 41 and will be in uniform for tonight's game against Rio Grande Valley.
The updated 66ers roster is below:
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. School
11 Cecil Brown G 6-4 200 UC Santa Barbara
17 Moses Ehambe G 6-6 210 Oral Roberts
7 Zabian Dowdell G 6-3 191 Virginia Tech
50 Steven Hill C 7-0 245 Arkansas
99 Marcus Lewis F 6-8 265 Oral Roberts
15 Byron Mullens* C 7-0 275 Ohio State
33 Yemi Ogunoye F 6-9 215 Oral Roberts
23 Larry Owens F 6-7 215 Oral Roberts
22 Mustafa Shakur G 6-3 190 Arizona
41 Deron Washington F 6-7 215 Virginia Tech
21 Latavious Williams F 6-8 210 Christian Life Academy (Tx.)
*NBA Assigned player from the Oklahoma City Thunder
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