Hawks assign Muscala

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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have assigned forward/center Mike Muscala to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by Head Coach Mike Budenholzer.

In five contests with Fort Wayne this season (4-1 record), he is putting up 14.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks in 29.8 minutes (.509 FG%, .857 FT%).

Muscala has appeared in 20 games (one start) with the Hawks this season, averaging 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.4 minutes (.508 FG%, .917 FT%). In last night’s win at Miami, he compiled a career-high tying four blocked shots to go along with five points in 16 minutes. 

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Atlanta Hawks Assign Mike Muscala To Fort Wayne Mad Ants

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have assigned forward/center Mike Muscala to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by Head Coach Mike Budenholzer.

Muscala has appeared in 17 games (one start) with the Hawks this season, averaging 3.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.2 minutes (.549 FG%, .909 FT%).

He has been assigned to Fort Wayne on three previous occasions this year (Dec. 6-8 , Dec. 19-20, and Dec. 28-29), averaging 15.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 blocks in 28.7 minutes (.512 FG%, .857 FT%) in four games.  In his most recent action with the Mad Ants, a 106-93 loss to Austin on Dec. 28, he finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 33 minutes, hitting 7-12 FGs. 

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Muscala has appeared in nine games with the Hawks this season, averaging 4.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.5 minutes (.613 FG%, .800 FT%).

He has been assigned to Fort Wayne on two previous occasions this year (Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 19-20), averaging 15.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 blocks in 27.3 minutes (.483 FG%, .850 FT%) in three games.  In his most recent action with the Mad Ants, a 113-96 win over Westchester on Dec. 19, he finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and one assist in 32 minutes, while knocking down 10-10 free throws. 