2008 NBA D-League Draft In Review

by Matthew Brennan, D-League.com

The 66ers made Chris Richard the first choice in the 2008 NBA D-League Draft.
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Reviewing The Draft Picks

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.

  • Complete 2008 Draft Board

    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

    Derrick Byars was the 2006-07 SEC Player of the Year at Vanderbilt.
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    Bakersfield Jam

    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

    Tierre Brown will bring plenty of NBA experience to the Anaheim Arsenal.
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    Anaheim Arsenal

    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

    The Vipers' Smush Parker should be a top candidate for an early GATORADE Call-Up.
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    Los Angeles D-Fenders

    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