2007 NBA Development League Expansion Draft
2007 NBA Development League Expansion draft | |||||
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General information | |||||
Expansion team(s) |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers Fort Wayne Mad Ants Utah Flash Iowa Energy | ||||
Date(s) | September 5, 2007 | ||||
Time | 3:00 p.m. (EDT) | ||||
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The 2007 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was the second expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 5, 2007, so that the newly founded Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Utah Flash and Iowa Energy could acquire players for the upcoming 2007–08 season. Players from the final 2006–07 rosters of the Arkansas RimRockers and Fort Worth Flyers, as well as all other unprotected NBADL players, were available to have their rights selected in the 2007 expansion draft.[1] A random drawing was held to determine the draft order and the Vipers won the first overall pick. The draft comprised 10 rounds where each team switched their selection order; for example, the Iowa Energy chose last in Round 1 (fourth overall) but were able to select first in Round 2 (fifth overall).[1]
J. R. Pinnock, a guard, was the first overall expansion draft selection. He was one of three players to have also been chosen in an NBA Draft (2006) along with James Lang (2003) and Denham Brown (2006).[2][3] Through the 2009–10 NBA D-League season, eight total players from the 2007 expansion draft have been named an NBA D-League All-Star at least once, including Jeremy Richardson, Will Conroy, Curtis Stinson, Antonio Meeking, Clay Tucker, Desmon Farmer, Walker Russell, Jr. and Luke Schenscher.[4][5][6][7] Oddly, none of the three NBA Draft picks have ever been named NBA D-League All-Stars.
Key
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
* | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and was also selected in an NBA Draft |
† | Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | High School/College |
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1 | 1 | Pinnock, J. R.J. R. Pinnock† | G | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | George Washington |
1 | 2 | Richardson, JeremyJeremy Richardson^ | F | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Delta State |
1 | 3 | Jackson, BrianBrian Jackson | F | ![]() |
Utah Flash | Oregon State |
1 | 4 | Conroy, WillWill Conroy^ | G | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Washington |
2 | 5 | Manuel, JackieJackie Manuel | G/F | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | North Carolina |
2 | 6 | Lang, JamesJames Lang† | F | ![]() |
Utah Flash | Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, AL) |
2 | 7 | Roberson, AnthonyAnthony Roberson | G | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Florida |
2 | 8 | Strickland, TrentTrent Strickland | G/F | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Wake Forest |
3 | 9 | Neale, AlfredAlfred Neale | G/F | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | New Mexico |
3 | 10 | Famutimi, OluOlu Famutimi | G | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Arkansas |
3 | 11 | Powell, RogerRoger Powell | F | ![]() |
Utah Flash | Illinois |
3 | 12 | Terrell, AnthonyAnthony Terrell | F | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | UNC Wilmington |
4 | 13 | Robinson, BrandonBrandon Robinson | F | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Auburn |
4 | 14 | Stinson, CurtisCurtis Stinson^ | G | ![]() |
Utah Flash | Iowa State |
4 | 15 | Meeking, AntonioAntonio Meeking^ | F | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Louisiana Tech |
4 | 16 | Thomas, TerranceTerrance Thomas | F | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Baylor |
5 | 17 | Tucker, ClayClay Tucker^ | G | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Milwaukee |
5 | 18 | Benton, MikeMike Benton | C | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | College of Charleston |
5 | 19 | Burleson, KevinKevin Burleson | G | ![]() |
Utah Flash | Minnesota |
5 | 20 | Brown, DenhamDenham Brown† | G/F | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Connecticut |
6 | 21 | Haryasz, MattMatt Haryasz | C | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Stanford |
6 | 22 | Copeland, ChrisChris Copeland | F | ![]() |
Utah Flash | Colorado |
6 | 23 | Gaye, BadouBadou Gaye | C | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Gwynedd–Mercy |
6 | 24 | Dixon, NigelNigel Dixon | C | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Western Kentucky |
7 | 25 | Farmer, DesmonDesmon Farmer^ | G | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Southern California |
7 | 26 | Sally, TyroneTyrone Sally | F | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | West Virginia |
7 | 27 | Santee, CoreyCorey Santee | G | ![]() |
Utah Flash | TCU |
7 | 28 | Whitehead, LukeLuke Whitehead | F | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Louisville |
8 | 29 | Akindele, DejiDeji Akindele | C | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Chicago State |
8 | 30 | Trybański, CezaryCezary Trybański | F/C | ![]() |
Utah Flash | — |
8 | 31 | Bell, ChadChad Bell | C | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Nevada |
8 | 32 | Gilchrist, JohnJohn Gilchrist | G | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Maryland |
9 | 33 | Dabbert, JoeJoe Dabbert | F | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Creighton |
9 | 34 | Russell, Jr., WalkerWalker Russell, Jr.^ | G | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Jacksonville State |
9 | 35 | Johnson, Kevin "Butter"Kevin "Butter" Johnson | G/F | ![]() |
Utah Flash | UNC Charlotte |
9 | 36 | Bowden, DeAnthonyDeAnthony Bowden | G | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Creighton |
10 | 37 | Schenscher, LukeLuke Schenscher^ | C | ![]() |
Iowa Energy | Georgia Tech |
10 | 38 | Hagen, JeffJeff Hagen | C | ![]() |
Utah Flash | Minnesota |
10 | 39 | Kirkland, ArmienArmien Kirkland | G/F | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Cincinnati |
10 | 40 | Clark, MiloneMilone Clark | G | ![]() |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Tennessee Tech |
References
- General
- "2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 19, 2006. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- Specific
- 1 2 "2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 19, 2006. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "2006 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "2003 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "2007 D-League All-Star Rosters". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 17, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "2008 D-League All-Star Game Team Rosters Announced". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 5, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ↑ "2009 NBA D-League All-Star Game Participants Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 3, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 NBA D-League All-Star Rosters Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.