2008 NBA D-League Draft In Review
by Matthew Brennan, D-League.com
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November 7, 2008: The 2008 D-League Draft is in the books after all sixteen teams each selected the rights to ten players on Friday evening via telephone conference call. These players will now be heading for training camps with their respective teams to prepare for the 2008-09 season, which will begin on November 28. Listed below is a team-by-team recap to lend you some information on most of the 160 players that were chosen.
Tulsa 66ers
Chris Richard -6-9 forward played for Timberwolves as a rookie last season, won two national titles at Florida
Moses Ehambe - 6-6 guard was Summit League tourney MVP at Oral Roberts last season
Yemi Ogunoye -Summit League Defensive Player of the Year at Oral Roberts last season
Adam Liberty - 6-2 guard played in Poland last season, made NCAA tourney at Oral Roberts
Mikheil Berishvilli - 6-9 forward from Republic of Georgia
KeJuan Johnson - 6-4 guard averaged 16 ppg at Long Beach State
Donnie Beecham - 6-5 forward played in the ABA
Derrick Dial - Veteran guard has played for Tulsa
Dock Wrice - 6-7 forward atteneded Tulsa open tryout
Andres Sandoval - 6-4 guard played at Dayton
Colorado 14ers
James Mays -6-9 forward was in training camp with the Denver Nuggets, All-ACC player at Clemson
Trey Gilder - 6-9 forward, All-Southland Conference at Northwestern State last season
Marlon Parmer -6-3 guard played in Quatar last season, starter at New Mexico
Dominique Coleman - 6-3 guard played in Finland last season, averaged 11 ppg as a senior at Colorado
John Gilchrist - All-ACC at Maryland, 6-2 guard has D-League experience and played in Israel last season
Julius Page - HM All-BIG EAST at Pitt, 6-3 guard
David Godbold - 6-5 guard played three seasons at Oklahoma
Eric Parker - 6-8 center from Wayne State
Tony Champion - 6-10 local tryout player
Shaun Davis - 5-11 point guard from New Mexico State
Idaho Stampede
Jermareo Davidson -6-9 forward and 2nd round NBA draft pick spent rookie season with Charlotte Bobcats, All-SEC at Alabama
Ernest Scott - 6-7 forward has played for Idaho during the past two seasons
Anthony Coleman -6-10 forward from Long Beach State with D-League experience with Bakersfield
Antoine Jordan - 6-5 forward from Siena played in Holland last season
Mildon Ambres - 6-5 swingman played in Romania, worked out for Mavericks
Lanny Smith - 6-3 guard from Houston, 3rd Team All-C-USA in 2006
Casey Cook - 6-8 guard played in Argentina and Mexico in 2007-08
Rashad West - 6-1 guard, All-MEAC at Hampton
LP Levros - 6-6 forward from Canada atteneded Toronto open tryout
Ryan Schmidt - 6-8 forward was All-GNAC Conference at Western Oregon
Sioux Falls Skyforce
Gary Forbes - Guard from UMASS impressed at NBA Pre-Draft Camp, A-10 Player of the Year in 2007-08
Ty Morrison - 6-8 guard played at Grand Canyon and Creighton
Elgrace Wilborn -6-8 forward has played for Harlem Globetrotters, All-Sun-Belt tourney at Western Kentucky
Gary Ervin - Started at point guard for Miss. State before transferring to Arkansas
Demario Williams - 7-1 center from D-2 Miles
Keith Brumbaugh - 6-10 shooting guard averaged 35.0 ppg at JUCO, Suncoast Conference Player of the Year
Brock Gillespie - Guard from Rice spent 2006-07 season with Austin Toros
Michael Adams - 6-11 center played in Mexico after training camp with T-Birds last season
Keith Benjamin - 6-2 guard played in Sweet 16 with Pittsburgh
Greg Plummer - 6-4 guard won league title in Mexico last season
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Derrick Byars -SEC Player of the Year at Vanderbilt in 2006-07, 2nd round NBA Draft Pick, in training camp with Thunder in October
Terrance Thomas - 6-4 forward averaged 9.0 ppg in Germany last season
Terrance Gamble -6-11 center attended D-League Pre-Draft Camp, led Tarleton State to D-2 Sweet Sixteen
Jovan Harris - 6-3 guard split last season in D-League between Bakersfield and Iowa
David Berghoefer - 6-10 center was All-Southern Conference at Western Carolina, played in Germany last year
Michael Hart - 6-8 forward attended D-League Pre-Draft Camp
Joseph Britto - 6-6 guard was an ABA All-Star in 2007-08
JeJuan Plair - 6-1 guard was All-Southland Confernce at Sam Houston State
Demarcus Hall - 6-7 forward played at CS-Bakersfield
Ashanti Cook - 6-5 guard taken in 5th round by Austin in last year's draft
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Coleman Collins -6-9 forward was in training camp with the Suns in October, All-ACC at Virginia Tech
Toree Morris - 6-10 center played in three games for Raptors in 2005-06 season, played in Portugal in 2007-08
Shawn Hawkins -6-6 guard was All-Big West at Long Beach State
Ryan Bright - 6-6 forward earned All-Southland honors at Sam Houston State
Brian Morrison - Guard was in camp with Spurs in October, played for D-Fenders last season
Jerod Adler - 6-9 forward played at Indiana State
Derrick Allen - 6-5 guard drafted by RGV in 2007
Reggie Nelson - 6-7 forward from Tenessee Tech
Isaiah Kottke - 6-4 guard played at Master's College
Sean Sonderleiter - 6-9 center from Australia, played college ball at Iowa
Erie BayHawks
Erik Daniels -Veteran guard played in NBA for Sacramento in 2004-05, First Team All-SEC at Kentucky
Taj McCullough - Forward from Winthrop was in training camp with the Washington Wizards in October
Vernon Hamilton - Star guard at Clemson, in camp with Cleveland Cavaliers in preseason
Oliver Lafayette - 6-2 guard was All C-USA at Houston
Quinton Day - 6-1 guard, two-time All Mid Continent Conference at UMKC
Tejay Anderson - 6-5 forward was All-League in Sweden last year, played college ball at Youngstown State
Raheem Moss - 6-4 guard from Cleveland State played in Portugal last season
Wesley Fluellen - 6-5 shooting guard was All-NEC at Robert Morris in 2001, played in Mexico and Brazil in 2007-08
Cliff Clinkscales - 6-1 guard just finished career at DePaul
Xavier Whipple - 6-2 guard played four years at LSU
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Tierre Brown -2003-04 D-League MVP, won title with Albuquerque in 2005-06, played in 74 games for Los Angeles Lakers in 2004-05
James White - 6-9 forward assigned by San Antonio to Austin in 2006-07 season
Roy Bright -6-6 forward was All-MEAC at Delaware State
Tony Key - 6-10 center won CBA title last season
Kirk Walters - 6-11 center attended D-League Pre-Draft Camp after college career at Arizona
Theo Little - 6-10 center played in Brazil after finishing career at Arkansas State
Alex Ugrinoski - Croation guard played in 18 games for Utah Flash last season
Bryce Sheldon - 6-4 guard was an All-Star in Bulgarian league last season
Ronald Allen - 6-9 forward played for Sioux Falls early in 2007-08
Chet Mason - All-MAC at Miami (OH), played for L.A. D-Fenders in 2006-07
Utah Flash
Denham Brown - 2nd round pick of Seattle in 2006 Draft, member of Team Canada, won national title at UCONN
Gavin Grant - 6-8 forward enjoyed solid career at N.C. State
Bennet Davis -6-9 forward from the Bahamas, All-CAA at Northeastern
Carlos Wheeler - 6-8 forward played in Argentina last season, Finnish league Finals MVP in 2006
Calvin Brown - 6-9 center was All-MEAC at Norfolk State
John Barber - 6-6 forward averaged 13.6 ppg at Youngstown State last season
Torrington Cox - 6-7 forward is a member of the Bahamas' National Team
Eddie Ard - 6-5 guard earned All-Atlantic Sun honors at Lipscomb
Casey Love - 6-8 forward drafted in final round by Mad Ants in 2007
Marcus Malone - 6-5 guard played for Sacramento in NBA Summer League after finishing college career at Houston
Reno Bighorns
Antonio Meeking - 6-8 forward won D-League title with Asheville in 2003-04, played for Sioux Falls in 2006-07 season, 11th all-time scorer in Louisiana Tech history
Russell Robinson - Guard helped Kansas win 2008 NCAA Title
Sung-Yung Bang - 6-6 guard from Korea played in D-League for Roanoke in 2004-2006
Marcus Sloan - 6-9 forward from TCU earned All-League honors in Switzerland last season
Charlie Parker - 6-4 guard was a D-2 All-American at Millersville in 2007-08
Garry Hill-Thomas - Played for Utah Flash in 2007-08
Alex Bausley - 6-7 forward named All-Big Sky at Sacramento State in 2006-07
Dave Noel - 6-3 guard was an All C-USA Defensive Team player at Central Florida in 2007-08
Marcus Heard - 6-7 forward named to CBA All-Rookie Team in 2007-08
John Millsap - Played for Utah Flash last season, brother of Jazz forward Paul
Dakota Wizards
Marcus Hubbard - 6-9 center was D-2 All-American at Angelo State, in training camp with Atlanta Hawks this preseason
Aaron Spears - 6-10 center from St. John's playeed in the IBL last season
Tony Murphy -6-4 guard was All-MEAC at Norfolk State in 2008
Jawaan McClellan - 6-4 guard played in NBA Summer League with 76ers after four-year career at Arizona
Brad Stricker - 6-11 forward from Georgia State was drafted by Austin last season
Tim Drisdom - 6-3 guard from Utah played in Finland last season
Darius Mattear - 6-6 forward from UTEP is a veteran of the ABA and CBA
Tim Blackwell - 6-4 guard named Mid-Continent Freshman of the Year at UMKC in 2004-05
Mike Peeples - Guard returns to Dakota for second season
Carlos English - 5-9 guard played two years at Cleveland State
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Smush Parker - NBA veteran guard most recently in training camp with Nuggets, former starter for L.A. Lakers
Delonte Holland - 6-7 forward played in Italy last year, All-C-USA at DePaul
Kurt Looby -6-10 forward recently concluded college career at Iowa
Alpha Bangura - 6-6 guard with wealth of pro experience, played college basketball at St. John's
Thomas Sanders - 6-3 guard was Atlantic Sun Player of the Year in 2008 for Gardner-Webb
Boomer Herndon - 6-10 center, All Atlantic-Sun at Belmont
Jeffrey Day - 6-9 center played at Creighton
Lance Perique - 6-8 wing averaged 15.6 ppg at Georgia State in 2006-07
Keoni Watson - 5-10 guard played for several European teams after averaging 18.0 points at Idaho in 2006-07
JR Harrison - 6-6 forward played in Czech Republic last season
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Jasper Johnson - 6-7 center was D-2 All-American at Delta State, played in Brazil last season
Keith Butler - 7-1 center played in Romania last year
Dominique Scales -6-9 post from D-2 East Central
Curtis Terry - 6-5 guard, All MWC at UNLV last season
Jamaal Brown - D-League Pre-Draft Camp, 6-7 forward
Terence Whiters - 6-0 guard played at Arkansas Tech
Kenny Barnes - 6-7 forward played at San Francisco
Brandon Worthy - 6-2 guard was All-WCC at Loyola Marymount in 2006
Seth Robinson - 6-6 forward played college ball at Boise State
John White - Veteran point guard has played in CBA and ABA
Albuquerque Thunderbirds
David Noel - 6-6 guard drafted in second round by Bucks in 2007 and assigned to Tulsa, earned All-ACC honors and won national title at North Carolina
David Monds - 6-9 forward played in Germany last season, made Final Four with Oklahoma State in 2004
Waki Williams -6-9 forward played in CBA and Lebanon in 2007-08
Pierre Darden - 6-10 center won CBA title last season
Eddie Robinson - 6-9 forward played five years in the NBA with Bulls and Hornets, played for Idaho Stampede in 2006-07
Steve Allen - 6-10 center averaged 14 and 7 in Mexico last year
Kris Clack - 6-5 guard played for Austin in 2006-07
Lorenzo Davis - 6-10 center was in 2007 Bakersfield training camp
Mike Strawberry - Attended local tryout
Fred Gibson - Former NFL wide receiver with Steelers, football star at Georgia
Iowa Energy
Cartier Martin - 6-7 guard earned All-Big 12 honors at Kansas State, played in Turkey last season
Larry Ayuso - 6-3 guard, longtime member of Puerto Rican national team, played for Spurs in 2003
Othyus Jeffers -2008 NAIA Player of the Year by Sporting News at Robert Morris (Ill.)
Marcel Jones - 6-8 forward averaged 15 ppg as a junior at Oregon State
Marvin Phillips - 2007-08 CBA Defensive Player of the Year
KJ Garland - All Big-South guard at UNC Asheville
Chris Rodgers - Former Arizona guard played for Sioux Falls, T-Birds in 2006-07 season
Marcus Doss - Particpated at Austin local tryout
Brian Evans - Veteran guard averaged 12 ppg in CBA in 2007-08
Jermaine Green - 6-8 forward played in Holland last season
Austin Toros
Robert McKiver - 6-3 guard was an All-C-USA performer at Houston, averaged 23.6 points as a senior in 2006-07
Mohamed Abukar - 6-10 forward played in Italy and Holland last season
Ezra Williams -6-4 guard averaged 12 ppg for Austin in 05-06 season
Kris Collins - 6-2 guard played in 33 games for RGV last season
Michael Sturns - D-2 All-American at Holy Family, averaged 26.6 ppg
Isaiah Fox - 6-9 big man played at Arizona, played briefly in ABL last season
Andrew Francis - 6-7 forward, local product played at UT-San Antonio
Jahmar Thorpe - 6-6 guard from local Austin tryout
Marshall Brown - 6-5 guard attended Austin tryouts, played at Missouri
O'Neal Mims - 6-10 forward played for Bakersfield last season




