On March 2, 2006, the Detroit Pistons assigned rookie Alex Acker to the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA Development League.

The 6-foot-5 guard was the 60th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft out of Pepperdine University.

He made his official NBA debut on 2/21 vs. Atlanta and scored the first points of his NBA career on 2/26 vs. Cleveland when he finished with two points.

Acker joined Amir Johnson, who was assigned to the Patriots on February 27, 2006.

Johnson, 6-9, 210, was drafted 56th in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Pistons out of Westchester High School (Los Angeles, CA). He played in one game this season scoring two points and recording one block at Minnesota on Jan. 24.

NUM	PLAYER	POS	HT	WT	DOB	FROM
6	Alex Acker	G	6-5	185	01/21/1983	Pepperdine
25	Amir Johnson	F	6-9	210	05/01/1987	Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA)

STATISTICS WITH FAYETTEVILLE PATRIOTS
ALEX ACKER - Through 4/10/06 Points: 17.9 RPG: 4.8 APG: 4.8 FG%: .435 MPG: 35.5 Final Game: Acker scored 12 points, dished 5 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds in 39 minutes off the bench during the Patriots' 95-107 loss to the Flame on Saturday.	AMIR JOHNSON - Through 4/10/06 Points: 17.3 RPG: 7.2 BPG: 1.50 FG%: .672 MPG: 27.7 Final Game: Johnson led the team in scoring with 25 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked 2 shots in 41 minutes as a starter during the Patriots' 95-107 loss to the Flame on Saturday.