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**truebluefan** · 11-03-2007, 08:09 AM

D-League Draft and Training Camp Rosters Complete

NEW YORK, NOV. 1, 2007 - The Colorado 14ers used the first overall selection in the 2007 D-League draft to choose five-year NBA veteran Eddie Gill who's played with New Jersey, Memphis, Portland and Indiana. "It's an absolute honor to be the first overall selection in the draft," said Gill. "I think it's going to be a great opportunity and a great fit for me as well as the Colorado 14ers."

Carlos Powell who played with Golden State's summer League squad and was cut by the Warriors during the preseason was the second pick in the draft, taken by the Dakota Wizards.

The Albuquerque Thunderbirds then selected 34 year-old Darvin Ham, a veteran of eight NBA seasons and a member of the 2004 championship winning Detroit Pistons. Jelani McCoy who played for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2001-02 season returns to L.A. as the D-Fenders selected the seven year NBA veteran with the eighth overall pick.

Former NBA players Jamison Brewer, Adam Harrington and Robert Whaley all were tabbed in the second round.

The ten players selected by each team in the draft will combine with the six to seven players already assigned via allocation, local tryouts or players returning from the previous season. The rosters for each of the 14 teams will be cut to 12 players on Nov. 14. Final 10-man rosters must be set by Nov. 21.

Each team will play one preseason game between Nov. 15 and 20 before the D-League regular season tips off on Nov. 23.

The first round selections were:
1) Colorado 14ers - Eddie Gill
2) Dakota Wizards - Carlos Powell
3) Albuquerque Thunderbirds - Darvin Ham
4) Idaho Stampede - Jamaal Tatum
5) Rio Grande Valley Vipers - C.J. Watson
6) Sioux Falls Skyforce - Nik Caner-Medley
7) Fort Wayne Mad Ants - Larry Turner
8) Los Angeles D-Fenders - Jelani McCoy
9) Anaheim Arsenal - Kedrick Brown
10) Utah Flash - Kevin Kruger
11) Tulsa 66ers - Glen McGowan
12) Austin Toros - Kevin Pittsnogle
13) Bakersfield Jam - forfeited
14) Iowa Energy - Dwayne Mitchell

With the completion of the draft, each teams training camp roster is set. The rosters are:

Albuquerque Thunderbirds:
Darvin Ham
Daniel Horton
James Smith
Tiras Wade
Ejike Ugboaja
Ali Berdiel
Josh Gross
Michael Adams
Ramon Dyer
Tim Smith
Serge Angounou
Steven Barber
Kristopher Collins
Harry Good
Elijah Ingram
Jackson Marlow
Abdul Mills

Anaheim Arsenal:
Kedrick Brown
Ivan Johnson
Anthony Harris
Derrick Franklin
Tyrone Anderson
B.J. Walker
Clarence Sanders
Marquis Webb
Lorenzo Williams
Bruce Brown
Guillermo Diaz
Noel Felix
Bryson McKenzie
Steven Smith
Lodrick Stewart
Jamaal Thomas
Davin White

Austin Toros:
Kevin Pittsnogle
Caldwell Johnson
Melvin Council
Levi Stukes
Ashanti Cook
Brad Stricker
Daryl Dorsey
Joseph Works
Timothy Bush
Ronald Blackshear
Justin Bowen
Eric Dawson
Patrick Fields
Anthony Fuqua
Keith Langford
Kenton Paulino
Marcus Williams

Bakersfield Jam:
Jamison Brewer
James Peters
Brian Wethers
Donell Williams
Jason Harris
O'Neal Mims
Richard Andrews
Lemar Gayle
George Williams
Anthony Wilkins
Brandon Bowman
Lorenzo Davis
Jovan Harris
Wayne Oliver
Roderick Riley
Yuta Tabuse

Colorado 14ers
Eddie Gill
Kelly Whitney
Julian Sensley
Brandon Dean
Damien Lolar
Tyronne Beale
Marcus Saunders
Lou White
Chad Bell
Antonio Griffin
Elton Brown
Mo Charlo
Terrance Crawford
Chuck Davis
Kaniel Dickens
Brian Greene
Eric Osmundson

Dakota Wizards:
Carlos Powell
David Palmer
Kibwe Trim
Blake Ahearn
Aristide Sawadogo
Armein Kirkland
Wil Frisby
Donta Richardson
Perrin Johnson
Tony Gipson
Maurice Baker
David Bell
Rod Benson
Johnathan Burris
Dontell Jefferson
Kevin Lyde

Fort Wayne Mad Ants:
Larry Turner
Lukasz Obrzut
Cory Minnifield
Shagari Alleyne
Julius Ashby
Frank Richards
Ron Howard
Nate Gerwig
Anthony Kyle
Casey Love
Justin Cage
Earl Calloway
Sammy Mejia
Jeremy Richardson
Walker Russell
Eric Smith
Roderick Wilmont

Idaho Stampede
Jamaal Tatum
Brent Petway
Ricky Woods
Marcus Campbell
Martin Samarco
Jason Ellis
Dwuan Rice
Tim Jennings
Marlon London
Derrick Stevens
Lance Allred
Roberto Bergersen
Dalron Johnson
Randy Livingston
Ricky Sanchez
Ernest Scott
Cory Violette

Iowa Energy:
Dwayne Mitchell
Jahsha Bluntt
Nick Lewis
Rob Summers
Alfred Neale
Fabrico Vay
Mike Efevberha
James Beasley
Ian Young
Larry House
Deji Akindele
DeAnthony Bowden
Keith Gayden
Jeff Horner
Doug Thomas
Luke Whitehead
Nedu Onyeuku

Los Angeles D-Fenders:
Jelani McCoy
Robert Whaley
Marcus White
Abdoulaye N'Diaye
Cecil Brown
Darren Cooper
Martane Freeman
Forrest Fisher
Ivan Jenkins
Damond Williams
Sean Banks
Brian Chase
Errick Craven
Devin Green
Brian Morrison
Andre Patterson
Wendell White

Rio Grande Valley Vipers:
C.J. Watson
Quin Humphrey
John Davis
Rob Griffin
Jason Clark
Jesse Smith
Royce Parran
Craig Winder
Derrick Allen
John Bunch
Stanley Asumnu
Kevin Bookout
Jarred Merrill
Gabe Muoneke
Trent Strickland
Kenny Taylor
Quannas White

Sioux Falls Skyforce:
Nik Caner-Medley
Carl Elliot
Jason Klotz
Evan Burns
JC Mathis
Ronald Allen
Milone Clark
Michael Joiner
Sammy Monroe
Fred Robinson
David Bailey
Marcus Bailey
Ben Jacobsen
Elton Nesbitt
Antywane Robinson
Derrick Wimmer

Tulsa 66ers:
Glen McGowan
Adam Harrington
Dwight Brewington
DeAndre Rice
Keith Closs
Michael Peeples
Rashid Byrd
Abe Badmus
Schea Cotton
Dwight Jones
Mustafa Al-Sayyed
Chris Ellis
Jason Fontenet
Mike Hall
Jeremy Kelly
Scott Merritt

Utah Flash:
Kevin Kruger
Michael Cuffee
Aleksandar Ugrinoski
Lamar Rice
Ismail Muhammad
Trayvon Lathan
Andre Ingram
Dwayne Shackleford
Garry Hill-Thomas
Tyree Jones
Steven Barnes
Jeff Hagen
Brian Hamilton
Brian Jackson
Kevin Johnson
James Lang
John Millsap

**truebluefan** · 11-03-2007, 08:11 AM

OREM, Utah, Nov. 1, 2007 - The expansion Utah Flash used the first selection (10th overall) in its inaugural NBA Development League Draft to take former UNLV point guard Kevin Kruger.
The 6-2, 185-pound Kruger was the final player released in this year's Orlando Magic training camp after averaging 13.5 points, a Mountain West Conference leading 5.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds as a senior at UNLV. Swing player Michael Cuffee of Middle Tennessee State was the second player taken by the Flash (19th overall), followed by guard Aleksander Ugrinoski (38th overall) from Southern Illinois.

Cuffee played for the Oklahoma Storm in the USBL this past summer, averaging 15.6 points and 3.6 rebounds. He has also played professionally in Finland and Denmark. Urgrinoski has played professionally in Austria and his native Croatia. He played in 2007 Nike World Hoop Summit as a member of the World Select Team.

"Our first pick couldn't have worked out better for us. Kevin is a solid player, a player who knows the game inside-out and makes his teammates better," Flash general manager David Fredman said. "We came into the draft wanting to get more athletic, and I believe we accomplished that with the players we selected."

Rounding out Utah's draft were forward Lamar Rice (4th round, 47th overall), forward Isma'il Muhammad (5th round, 66th overall), forward Trayvon Lathan (6th round, 75th overall), guard Andre Ingram (7th round, 99th overall), guard Dwayne Shackleford (8th round, 103rd overall), guard Garry Hill-Thomas (9th round, 122nd overall) and guard Tyree Jones (10th round, 131st overall).

The 10 players selected in the draft will join centers James Lang (6-10, 285, Central Park Christian High School) and Jeff Hagen (7-0, 270, Minnesota), forwards Brian Jackson (6-9, 245, Oregon State) and Butter Johnson (6-8, 215, Charlotte), who were selected in the D-League Expansion Draft in September. Also invited to training camp are forwards John Milsap (6-6, 220, Texas-San Antonio) and Brian Hamilton (6-6, 193, Louisiana-Lafayette) from the Flash open tryout, as well as allocated point guard Steven Barnes ( 5-10, 160, Southern Utah).

Following are the round-by-round selections for the Flash in the 2007 NBA D-League Draft:

Rd Pick Player Pos Ht Wt College
1 10 Kevin Kruger PG 6-2 185 UNLV
2 19 Michael Cuffee G/F 6-5 200 Middle Tennessee State
3 38 Aleksander Ugrinoski PG 6-4 195 Southern Illinois/Croatia
4 47 Lamar Rice F 6-7 210 Georgetown (Ky.)
5 66 Isma'il Muhammad F 6-6 228 Georgia Tech
6 75 Trayvon Lathan F 6-6 200 Chowan
7 99 Andre Ingram G 6-3 190 American
8 103 Dwayne Shackleford G 5-10 185 Southern California
9 122 Garry Hill-Thomas G 6-4 200 Nevada
10 131 Tyree Jones G 5-11 175 Eastern Oregon

**truebluefan** · 11-03-2007, 08:12 AM

EL SEGUNDO, CA - The Los Angeles D-Fenders selected Jelani McCoy with the 8th overall selection in the 2007 D-League Draft, Thursday night.
McCoy, a seven year NBA Veteran has played with five teams in the NBA from 1998-99 to 2004-05, including a stint in the 2001-02 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, averaging 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 21 games. Selected by the Sonics in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft. Ranks as UCLA's all-time leader in field goal percentage (.694) and blocked shots (188). Most recently he participated in NBA training camp with the Denver Nuggets in the fall of 2007.

"(Jelani) is an experienced inside player and we didn't really have any of them, we were pretty bare," said D-Fenders Head Coach Dan Panaggio. "He gives us a center."

Rounding out the D-Fenders 2007 draft selections include NBA vet Robert Whaley (Walsh), Marcus White (Purdue), Abdoulaye N'Diaye (USC), Cecil Brown (UC Santa Barbara), Darren Cooper (Portland), Martane Freeman (Colorado), Forrest Fisher (John Brown), Ivan Jenkins (Lambuth) and Damond Williams (McNeese State).

"I think we had a really good overall draft." Panaggio said. "We were short on big guys and we were able to pick up Robert Whaley who is an NBA experienced player, as well as Jelani."

D-Fenders 2007 draft results:
Pick Name Position Height Weight College
8 Jelani McCoy F/C 6'10" 245 UCLA
21 Robert Whaley C 6'10" 265 Walsh (Ohio)
36 Marcus White F 6'8" 215 Purdue
49 Abdoulaye N'Diaye C 6'11" 220 USC
64 Cecil Brown G 6'4" 190 UC Santa Barbara
77 Darren Cooper G 6'3" 190 Portland
92 Martane Freeman F 6'7" 200 Colorado
105 Forrest Fisher G 6'4" 190 John Brown
120 Ivan Jenkins G 5'11" 160 Lambuth
133 Damond Williams F 6'6" 210 McNeese State

The D-Fenders tip off their second season in the NBA Development League on Sunday, November 25 at 2:30 p.m. when they host the Utah Flash at STAPLES Center. Having a Lakers ticket for a STAPLES Center home game is also your ticket to a lower level seat for the D-Fenders game that same day. For ticket information call (310) 426-6031.

The NBA Development League (D-League) is made up of fourteen (14) teams for the 2007-08 season. Teams include the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NM), Anaheim Arsenal (CA), Austin Toros (TX), Bakersfield Jam (CA), Colorado 14ers (Broomfield, CO), Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, ND), Idaho Stampede (Boise, ID), Los Angeles D-Fenders (CA), Sioux Falls Skyforce (SD) and Tulsa 66ers (OK). Expansion teams include the Utah Flash (Orem, UT), the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Hidalgo, TX), Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IN) and the Iowa Energy (Des Moines, IA).

Established to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the D-League also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. For additional information about the D-Fenders please visit www.d-fenders.com and for more information about the NBA Development League visit www.d-league.com.

**truebluefan** · 11-03-2007, 08:13 AM

TULSA, Okla., November 1, 2007 - The Tulsa 66ers selected 6-9, 230 pound forward Glen McGowen with the team's first round pick in the 2007 National Basketball Association Development League draft. McGowen started the 2006-07 season with Galatsaray Cafecrown Istanbul in Turkey, averaging 6.2 points and 3.4 rebounds in five games. He moved on to play with Telindus BC Oostende in Belgium, averaging 8.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 17 games and participated in NBA summer league with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2006. McGowen was originally an early entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft before withdrawing his name from consideration.

He earned All-West Coast Conference honors his junior and senior seasons at Pepperdine University and finished his collegiate career as the 17th all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,314 points. McGowen was granted a medical red-shirt after missing all but one game of the 2002-03 season due to recovery from knee surgery and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, a blood clot in his left arm. He underwent multiple surgeries to dissolve the clot, including the removal of the top rib on each side of his body to relieve the compression of nerves and blood vessels.
"Glen is a scoring post player, both inside and out," said Tulsa 66ers head coach Joey Meyer. "He's played professionally and can be considered a veteran. We really need the experience, especially in a post player."
In the second round, the 66ers selected former Auburn standout Adam Harrington. The 6-5, 200 pound guard finished his collegiate career after playing his freshman year at North Carolina State. Harrington sat out the 1999-2000 season at Auburn under NCAA transfer rules. He earned Third Team All-SEC honors as a sophomore and scored in double figures 15 times during his junior year. Harrington scored a total of 1,136 points as a collegian.
Additional 2007 Tulsa 66ers draft selections include Dwight Brewington (Liberty), DeAndre Rice (Florida Atlantic), Keith Closs (Central Connecticut State), Michael Peoples (Fairleigh Dickinson), Rashid Byrd (Eastern Oklahoma JC), Abe Badmus (Bucknell), Schea Cotton (Alabama), Dwight Jones (Houston Baptist).
"You never know how the draft picks will work together until training camp," said Meyer. "We have some young players that will have to learn the adjustment from college to pro, but it is going to be a very talented group. I'm very pleased with the selections Coach Swinson and I made tonight and look forward to an exciting season here in Tulsa."
Complete 2007 draft results for the 66ers are as follows:

Name Position Height Weight College
Glen McGowan F 6-9 230 Pepperdine
Adam Harrington G 6-5 200 Auburn
Dwight Brewington G 6-5 190 Liberty
DeAndre Rice G 6-3 200 Florida Atlantic
Keith Closs C 7-2 215 Central Conn. St.
Michael Peoples G/F 6-7 211 Fairleigh Dickinson
Rashid Byrd C 7-1 240 Eastern Okla. JC
Abe Badmus G 5-11 175 Bucknell
Schea Cotton G 6-6 215 Alabama
Dwight Jones G 6-2 180 Houston Baptist

Training camp will begin November 10. All D-League teams will trim their roster to 12 players by November 14 and announce final roster cuts to 10 players by November 21.

The Tulsa 66ers tip off their third season on Friday, Nov. 30 against the Colorado 14ers. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. at the Expo Square Pavilion. Nineteen of the 66ers' 24 home games will be held on weekends, allowing Tulsa families the opportunity to see professional basketball when it best fits their schedules. For ticket information, log on to tulsa66ers.com or call the ticket office at (918) 585-8444.

**truebluefan** · 11-03-2007, 08:14 AM

DENVER, November 1 - The Colorado 14ers selected 10 players in the NBA Development League Draft on Thursday night, including point guard Eddie Gill with the top overall pick. Gill is from Overland High School in Aurora, Colorado, and has five years of NBA experience.
Colorado also added nine more players in the 10 round draft. Forward Kelly Whitney, forward Julian Sensley, guard Brandon Dean, and guard Damien Lolar were added in rounds two through five. The 14ers rounded out their second ever draft class by selecting forward Tyronne Beale, center Marcus Saunders, point guard Lou White, center Chad Bell, and forward Antonio Griffin in rounds six through ten.

"This was a different type of draft since we were always waiting through 27 picks to make two picks," said 14ers Head Coach Joe Wolf. "It was nice to get Eddie Gill, an experienced NBA veteran from Colorado with our first pick."

Gill played for Dynamo Moscow in the Russian League last season after spending the previous five years in the NBA. He was in the New Jersey Nets training camp this pre-season, and has spent time with the Nets, Indiana Pacers, Portland TrailBlazers, and Memphis Grizzlies since entering the league in 2000 out of Weber State. In five NBA seasons Gill averaged 3.1 points and 1.1 assists in 167 games.

Whitney is a 6-8 power forward out of Seton Hall University. The rookie was a Second Team All-Big East performer in his senior season in 2006. He finished his college career as the Pirates 16th all-time leading scorer and the eighth leading rebounder in school history.

Sensley spent last season playing in Spain and Italy after being drafted by the 14ers in the fourth round of the 2006 D-League Draft. He was a First Team All-WAC performer as a senior in 2006 at Hawaii, and is the schools ninth all-time leading scorer.

Dean played with the Arkansas RimRockers in the D-League last season, averaging 10.2 points and 4.7 assists in 46 games.

Lolar is a rookie guard from West Texas A&M who earned MVP Honors in the Lone Star Conference and was selected as an NABC Division II All-American in 2007.

Beale also enters his rookie season in the D-League after averaging 21.6 points and 8.3 rebounds in his senior campaign at Bowie State.

Saunders enters his first pro season after being selected to as one of the 30 winners of the MILLER LITE GO PRO CHALLENGE. The 6-8 post man was invited to the NBA Development League Pre-Draft Camp in Arlington, Tx. this summer to be evaluated by D-League scouts.

White will be reunited with his former head coach after playing for Joe Wolf with the Idaho Stampede. The coach says the 6-5 point guard is "exceptional at pushing the pace and finding his teammates in transition".

Bell is a 6'11" center who returns to the 14ers after playing the final four games of the year with Colorado last season. He also played in 36 games with Arkansas, Sioux Falls, and Idaho in the D-League last year.

Griffin enters his first season in the D-League after playing three games in the USBL as a rookie last season. The 6'5 guard finished his college career at Cal-State Bakersfield averaging 14.7 points per game in 2006.

COLORADO 14ERS 2007 DRAFT

HT. WT. POSITION
1. Eddie Gill 6-0 183 Guard
2. Kelly Whitney 6-8 240 Forward
3. Julian Sensley 6-9 235 Forward
4. Brandon Dean 6-2 200 Guard
5. Damien Lolar 6-4 220 Guard/Forward
6. Tyronne Beale 6-8 220 Forward
7. Marcus Saunders 6-8 220 Forward/Center
8. Lou White 6-5 205 Guard
9. Chad Bell 6-11 280 Center
10. Antonio Griffin 6-5 200 Forward

The 14ers are entering their second season after winning the D-League Western Division Post-Season Championship in 2007. The 14ers 24 game home schedule tips off on the NBA Development League opening night of Friday, November 23 at the Broomfield Event Center against the Anaheim Arsenal at 7:05 p.m.

For more information on the 2007-2008 14ers schedule and team, log on to www.14ershoops.com.

**truebluefan** · 11-03-2007, 08:16 AM

Anaheim, Calif., November 1, 2007-The Anaheim Arsenal selected Kedrick Brown with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Development League Draft on Thursday. Brown was selected after his sophomore season by the Boston Celtics in the first round (11th pick overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. In 21 games with Boston, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 19.4 minutes a contest. Brown's NBA career highs are 18 points (vs. New Jersey in 2003-04) and ten rebounds (at Milwaukee in 2002-03).
Kedrick Brown's college highlights include earning NJCAA First Team All-American honors as a sophomore. Brown was also named First Team Panhandle Conference his freshman and sophomore years. Kedrick Brown helped lead Okaloosa-Walton to a 55-10 record during his two seasons, with a sixth place finish in the NJCAA Tournament his sophomore year.

After the Draft, Head Coach Reggie Geary stated, "As a coaching staff and a team we are very satisfied with our selection of Kedrick Brown in the first round. When you have the opportunity acquire an NBA lottery pick like Kedrick, you have to be happy." Coach Geary added, "Kedrick realizes this opportunity with the Arsenal is all about business and with his hard work he can be a valuable member of our team."

With the 20th overall pick in the second round, the Arsenal selected center/forward Ivan Johnson from Cal State San Bernardino. Johnson earned First Team All-CCAA honors as a senior. He was also named Second Team All-West Region by the NABC. Ivan Johnson finished his collegiate career at Cal State San Bernardino after playing one season each at Cisco Junior College in Texas, Los Angeles Southwest Junior College, and the University of Oregon. The Arsenal selected 6-foot-2 point guard Anthony Harris from the University of Miami with the 37th overall pick in the third round. Harris finished his collegiate career as Miami's sixth all-time leader in assists (330) and started 77 of 106 career games.

"We were surprised at how many good players were available toward the end of the draft. Normally, you don't see that level of talent that far into a draft. With the amount of quality players we drafted today, we expect some fierce competition in training camp", Dean Murray, Arsenal Assistant Coach, stated on Thursday night.

After the draft, players will attend training camp with their teams, which typically begin in the second week of November. The ten drafted players will join returning players, signed players from the Expansion Draft, and possibly one player who is invited to camp from Open Tryouts in a bid to make the opening night roster.

The draft is "serpentine" or "snaked" which means the order was reversed in each of the ten rounds. For example, after picking 9th, Anaheim's next selections were the 20th and 37th overall.

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. The move provides the D-League with 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'). In addition to players, the D-League has also provided the training ground for every referee hired by the NBA since 2002, and this season the first former D-League coach will lead an NBA team as Sam Vincent takes over the reigns with the Charlotte Bobcats.

The Arsenal season tips off at home on November 24 against the Utah Flash at 7:30PM at the Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center. Arsenal 2007-2008 season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Arsenal Ticket Office at (714)635-BALL.

Following are the complete 2007 NBA D-League draft results for the Anaheim Arsenal:

Rd Name Pos Ht College
1. Kedrick Brown F 6-7 Okaloosa-Walton CC
2. Ivan Johnson F 6-8 Cal State San Bernardino
3. Anthony Harris G 6-2 Miami (Fla.)
4. Derrick Franklin C 6-11 Columbus State
5. Tyrone Anderson F 6-4 Concord (W.Va.)
6. B.J Walker C/F 6-10 Oklahoma City
7. Clarence Sanders G 6-1 Mississippi
8. Marquis Webb G 6-5 Rutgers
9. Lorenzo Williams PG 6-1 Rice
10. Bruce Brown C 6-9 Hampton

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