Daniels, a 6-8 forward from Kentucky, averaged 23.3 points, 13.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists last week, including a triple-double on Thursday when he scored 30 points, pulled down 23 rebounds and dished out 10 assists in a win over Tulsa.

Rice, a 6-1 rookie guard from George Washington, finished the week averaging 24.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists. He has scored more than 20 points in his last eight outings.

Daniels, a 2009 NBA D-League All-Star, ranks sixth in the league with 21.2 points and third with 10.2 rebounds, while Rice is averaging 16.8 points. The pair has led Erie to a 22-17 record.

The BayHawks will wrap up their current home stand, taking on division rival the Dakota Wizards Friday night at the Tullio Arena, tipoff is set for 7:00 PM. Erie Life Magazine will have a number of giveaways throughout the night and one lucky fan is guaranteed to win a car courtesy of Jay’s Auto Wrecking. All fans in attendance will also receive a coupon for a free Fruitista Freeze courtesy of Taco Bell. Tickets are on sale now at the Tullio Arena box office.

The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA’s official minor league and features 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams for the 2008-09 season. An expansion team will begin play in Portland, Maine for the 2009-10 season. Sixty former NBA Development League players were on 2008-09 NBA start-of-season rosters, and the league continues to develop current NBA coaches and referees. In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote youth basketball, 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 this season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.