Armor Draft 9 in 2012 NBA D-League Draft

Springfield, Mass---The Springfield Armor selected nine players in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft tonight to fill out their training camp roster in advance of the 2012-13 season.

“We are very excited with the potential this group of players offers,” said Brooklyn Nets General Manager of Minor League Operations Milton Lee. “We added nine players tonight that will contribute to an exciting and competitive training camp in Springfield.”

The Armor drafted Tim Ohlbrecht (6-11, 225, Germany) with their first selection, 14th overall, in the draft and added eight more players on the evening (note: Ohlbrecht was traded on Nov. 5 in exchange for Ben Uzoh). One of the Armor’s two second round picks, Willie Reed (6-9, 220, Saint Louis), was in NBA training camp with the Sacramento Kings.

The nine players selected by the Armor tonight are:

RdPickNamePosHtWtDOBFrom
114Tim OhlbrechtF6-1122508/30/88Germany
229Christian Polk*G6-419012/04/87UTEP
230Willie ReedF6-922005/16/90Saint Louis
346Cliff Tucker*G6-620001/12/89Maryland
462Shawn VanzantG6-017010/19/88Butler
578Shawn TaggartF/C6-1022503/26/85Memphis
694Stefan BonneauG5-10185C.W. Post
7110Chaz CrawfordF6-1023501/01/84Drexel
8126Nate BrownG6-0190St. Peter's

* – Rookie

The Armor will bring 17 players to training camp which opens on Monday, November 12. The rest of Springfield’s training camp roster is:

NamePosHtWtDOBFromStatus
Jamar BrownF/C6-1024005/11/80Colorado State-PuebloReturning
Reginald DelkG6-420012/02/86LouisvilleOpen Tryout
James MaysF6-823003/03/86ClemsonAffiliate
Louie McCroskeyF6-621006/27/85MaristOpen Tryout
Chas McFarlandC7-024511/01/86Wake ForestReturning
Carleton ScottF6-821810/09/88Notre DameAffiliate
DeAndre Taylor*G6-419008/07/89Northern MichiganOpen Tryout
Jonathan ThomasG/F6-621010/31/87MarshallReturning

* – Rookie