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The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has recalled forward Wenyen Gabriel from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. Additionally, the Pelicans transferred two-way players Naji Marshall and Will Magnay from Erie back to New Orleans.

Gabriel, 6-9, 205, who was assigned to the BayHawks on March 3, appeared in Erie’s lone postseason game against Lakeland, registering four points, four rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes off the bench.

Marshall, 6-7, 220, appeared in 12 regular season games for Erie, averaging 15.5 points on .490 shooting from the field, including .349 from three-point range, to go with 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 26.9 minutes. In Erie’s one postseason game, Marshall registered 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and one block.

Magnay, 6-10, 234, appeared in 10 regular season games, averaging 9.1 points on .576 shooting from the field, 5.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 blocks in 22.2 minutes.

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Pelicans recall Wenyen Gabriel, transfer Naji Marshall and Will Magnay from the Erie Bayhawks

The New Orleans Pelicans announced that the team has assigned forward Wenyen Gabriel to their G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks.

Gabriel, 6-9, 205, who was originally signed by the club on November 20, 2020, has appeared in four games for New Orleans this season. Gabriel will join fellow teammates Naji Marshall and Will Magnay, who are on two-way transfers from the Pelicans.

The BayHawks currently sit in second place in the G League with a 10-3 record and have clinched a spot in the 2021 postseason. Erie’s next game is Thursday, March 4 against the Oklahoma City Blue at 6:00 p.m. CST.

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Pelicans assign Wenyen Gabriel to Erie Bayhawks

The New Orleans Pelicans have recalled rookie guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker from the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. Alexander-Walker, who was originally assigned to Erie on Feb. 26, appeared in two games for the BayHawks, averaging 16.5 points while shooting .416 from three-point range, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 34.5 minutes per contest.

Selected 17th overall out of Virginia Tech in the 2019 NBA Draft, Alexander-Walker, 6-5, 205, has appeared in 41 games for New Orleans, posting averages of 5.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 12.2 minutes per contest.

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Pelicans recall Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Erie Bayhawks

The New Orleans Pelicans have assigned rookie guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League.

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Pelicans assign Nickeil Alexander-Walker to Erie Bayhawks

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has added AJ Diggs and Teresa Weatherspoon to Head Coach Alvin Gentry’s coaching staff as two-way player development coaches. Diggs and Weatherspoon will work closely with the team’s two-way players and will accompany them to and from their transfers to the Pelicans’ G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks.

“I am thrilled to welcome and AJ and Teresa to our coaching staff here in New Orleans,” said Pelicans Head Coach Alvin Gentry. “As we continue to put an increased emphasis on player development, AJ and Teresa will play an integral role with our younger players and will be a huge asset to our players and staff both here in New Orleans and Erie.”

Prior to landing in New Orleans, Diggs had coaching stints in the NBA G League with the Maine Red Claws, Austin Spurs and most recently, Raptors 905, where he was a member of Jerry Stackhouse’s staff that captured the NBA G League Championship in 2017.

A native of Long Beach, Calif., Diggs was a four-year letter-winner at the University of California-Berkeley, appearing in 116 career games for the Golden Bears. After a brief playing stint in the NBA G League, Diggs returned to school, earning his MBA from Loyola Marymount. Upon graduation, Diggs worked as a coach and in the recreation field in California, helping found Elite Skills Academy and serving as the director of basketball operations for Athlete’s Performance.

Most recently, Weatherspoon served as the Director of Player and Franchise Development with the WNBA’s New York Liberty for the previous four seasons. Prior to her time in the Liberty front office, Weatherspoon was the head coach at her alma mater, Louisiana Tech University, from 2009-14, leading the Lady Techsters to a 99-71 (.582) record over six seasons, making consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament in 2010 and 2011, and winning the WAC tournament in 2010. She initially joined the women’s basketball program at Louisiana Tech in the 2008-09 season, serving as associate head coach after serving as the head coach of the Westchester (NY) Phantoms of the American Basketball Association during the 2007-08 season.

After a collegiate playing career at Louisiana Tech from 1984-88, where she helped lead her team to the 1988 NCAA National Championship during her senior campaign, Weatherspoon embarked on a 16-year playing career, beginning overseas with stops in Italy, France and Russia from 1988-1996, then joining the New York Liberty from 1997-03, and finishing her professional career as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2004. In 254 career regular season games in the WNBA, Weatherspoon averaged 5.0 points, 5.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals while earning multiple accolades along the way, including back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1997 and 1998, four consecutive All-WNBA Second Team nods from 1997-2000 and five straight All-Star appearances from 1999-2003. At the conclusion of her career, Weatherspoon was named one of the WNBA’s top 15 players of all time in 2011 and was a member of the WNBA Top 20@20 list in 2016. A 2010 inductee into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Weatherspoon was recently enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts as part of the 2019 class.

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Pelicans add AJ Diggs and Naismith Hall of Fame Inductee Teresa Weatherspoon to coaching staff

The New Orleans Pelicans today announced the coaching staff for their NBA G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, ahead of the 2019-20 season. Ryan Pannone has been named head coach, while Greivis Vásquez will serve as the associate head coach. Additionally, Mery Andrade and TJ Saint will serve as assistant coaches on Pannone’s staff.

A native of Clearwater, Fla., Pannone most recently served as an assistant coach with the Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem during the 2018-19 season, and also serves as the advance scout and video coordinator of the Angola Men’s National team. A seasoned international coach, Pannone served as the head coach of BC Prievidza of Slovakia during the 2017-18 campaign, and previously held assistant coaching positions in Korea (LG Lakers – 2015-17), Germany (Hanau White Wings – 2015-16) and China (Guangzhou Long Lions – 2012-13).

This will be Pannone’s second stint in Erie, as he served as an assistant coach with the BayHawks during the 2014-15 season. Last month, Pannone served as an assistant coach for the Pelicans’ Summer League team in Las Vegas.

Vásquez was selected 28th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2010 NBA Draft after a four-year collegiate career at the University of Maryland. The native of Caracas, Venezuela, appeared in 401 career regular season games with Memphis, New Orleans, Sacramento, Toronto, Milwaukee and Brooklyn, posting averages of 9.0 points, 4.8 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 23.7 minutes per contest. Vásquez recently served as an assistant coach for the Pelicans’ 2019 NBA Summer League team.

Andrade joins the BayHawks after serving as an assistant coach for the University of San Diego Women’s Basketball team for the past four seasons. The native of Lisbon, Portugal, began coaching after a successful professional playing career that spanned over 10 seasons in both the WNBA and Europe. Andrade began her playing career with the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers, after being drafted in 1999 with the 23rd overall pick following a four-year collegiate career at Old Dominion. Andrade played for Cleveland from 1999-2002 and played one season with the Charlotte Sting (2004). Additionally, her international career included multiple stops in Italy from 2001-12, and again during the 2014-15 season, and Portugal during the 2012-13 season.

Saint heads to Erie after serving as the Director of Basketball Strategy for the University of Georgia Men’s Basketball team during the 2018-19 season. Prior to joining the Georgia basketball program, Saint was the video coordinator for the Detroit Pistons from 2014-18. In addition to his primary duties, Saint held player development responsibilities, was the lead coach for pre-draft workouts, a coach for free agent mini camps and an assistant coach on the Pistons’ Summer League teams.

Saint earned a bachelor’s degree in business development from Belmont in 2010 and a master’s of science in effective teaching and leadership from Butler in 2013, serving as an assistant coach while enrolled at both universities.

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Pelicans announce Erie Bayhawks coaching staff for 2019-20 season

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed guard/forward Anthony Brown. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Brown, 6-7, 211, most recently played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League after being selected by the club with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA D-League Draft. Brown appeared in three games for Erie, averaging 29.3 points on .558 shooting from the field, including .650 from three-point range, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 41.5 minutes per game. Brown’s signing from the D-League marks the third GATORADE Call-Up of the season.

Originally selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 34th overall pick out of Stanford University in the 2015 NBA Draft, Brown appeared in 29 games (11 starts) with the Lakers during the 2015-16 season, averaging 4.0 points and 2.4 points in 20.7 minutes per contest.

Brown will wear #21 for the Pelicans. New Orleans’ roster currently stands at 15.