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Vipers Take Pinnock With First Pick In Expansion Draft

September 5, 2007 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


McAllen, Texas, September 5, 2007 - The Rio Grande Valley Vipers selected the rights to JR Pinnock, a 6-5, 205-pound guard from George Washington, with the number one overall selection in the 2007 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.

Pinnock started 15 of his 21 games played of the 2006-07 D-League season with the Arkansas RimRockers, averaging 31.1 minutes, 11.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He scored in double-figures in 12 games while handing out seven or more assists on five occasions. Pinnock was a member of the Washington Wizards Summer League Team in 2007 and also participated in training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers last season.

"Pinnock is a versatile guard that can play both positions and has proven himself in the D-League and most recently during the FIBA Championships playing for Panama." Said Vipers Head Coach Bob Hoffman. "We are excited about these guys and are looking forward to putting together a great team for our first season."

The Vipers will now submit a preference list of its selected players to the D-League Office. Players from each teams list will have the opportunity to sign a league contract and play for that team next season.

Following are the complete results of the 2007 NBA D-League Expansion Draft:

ROUND ONE

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Rio Grande Valley JR Pinnock G 6-5 205 George Washington

Fort Wayne Jeremy Richardson G/F 6-7 205 Delta State

Utah Brian Jackson F 6-9 245 Oregon State

Iowa Will Conroy G 6-2 195 Washington

ROUND TWO

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Iowa Jackie Manuel G 6-5 190 North Carolina

Utah James Lang C 6-10 285 Central Park HS (Alabama)

Fort Wayne Anthony Roberson G 6-2 180 Florida

Rio Grande Valley Trent Strickland F 6-5 215 Wake Forest

ROUND THREE

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Rio Grande Valley Alfred Neale F 6-6 200 New Mexico

Fort Wayne Olu Famutimi G 6-5 220 Arkansas

Utah Roger Powell F 6-6 220 Illinois

Iowa Anthony Terrell F 6-6 230 UNC-Wilmington

ROUND FOUR

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Iowa Brandon Robinson F 6-8 215 Auburn

Utah Curtis Stinson G 6-3 215 Iowa State

Fort Wayne Antonio Meeking F 6-7 240 Louisiana Tech

Rio Grande Valley Terrance Thomas F 6-6 230 Baylor

ROUND FIVE

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Rio Grande Valley Clay Tucker G 6-5 195 Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Fort Wayne Mike Benton C 6-9 270 College of Charleston

Utah Kevin Burleson G 6-3 205 Minnesota

Iowa Denham Brown G 6-5 220 Connecticut

ROUND SIX

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Iowa Matt Haryasz F/C 6-11 220 Stanford

Utah Chris Copeland F 6-8 235 Colorado

Fort Wayne Badou Gaye F 6-9 245 Gwynedd-Mercy

Rio Grande Valley Nigel Dixon C 6-11 280 Western Kentucky

ROUND SEVEN

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Rio Grande Valley Desmon Farmer G 6-5 220 USC

Fort Wayne Tyrone Sally F 6-7 215 West Virginia

Utah Corey Santee G 6-2 190 TCU

Iowa Luke Whitehead F 6-6 220 Louisville

ROUND EIGHT

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Iowa Ayudeji Akindele C 7-1 240 Chicago State

Utah Cezary Trybanski C 7-2 235 Poland

Fort Wayne Chad Bell C 7-0 270 Nevada

Rio Grande Valley John Gilchrist G 6-3 201 Maryland

ROUND NINE

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Rio Grande Valley Joe Dabbert F 6-10 255 Creighton

Fort Wayne Walker Russell, Jr. G 6-0 170 Jacksonville State

Utah Kevin Johnson F 6-8 215 Charlotte

Iowa DeAnthony Bowden G 6-1 180 Creighton

ROUND TEN

Team Name Pos Ht Wt College

Iowa Luke Schenscher C 7-1 265 Georgia Tech

Utah Jeff Hagen C 7-0 270 Minnesota

Fort Wayne Armein Kirkland F 6-7 195 Cincinnati

Rio Grande Valley Milone Clark G 6-4 200 Tennessee Tech

Entering its seventh season, the NBA Development League - the NBA's minor league established to develop talent across all disciplines for the NBA - has relocated its headquarters from Greenville, S.C. to New York City to help foster the D-League's continued growth by giving it direct access to the support and resources of the NBA and WNBA. During the 2006-07 season, 19 NBA teams assigned 24 players to D-League rosters, and 14 NBA teams called-up 16 players ('Gatorade Call-ups') while 31 D-League alumni participated in the NBA Playoffs. Additionally, every referee hired by the NBA since 2002 has worked in the D-League, while coaches, athletic trainers and front office executives are also being developed. The 2007-08 NBA season will also include the first-ever D-League coach to be promoted to the NBA with Sam Vincent taking over head coaching duties for the Charlotte Bobcats.

Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the D-League offers NBA-quality basketball and fun, family entertainment at affordable prices.

For more information on the NBA Development League or tryouts with other D-League teams, visit www.d-league.com.

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