2009 NBA Development League Expansion Draft

2009 NBA Development League Expansion draft
General information
Expansion team(s) Springfield Armor
Maine Red Claws
Date(s) September 2, 2009
Time 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Location New York, New York
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The 2009 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was the fourth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 2, 2009, so that the newly founded Springfield Armor and Maine Red Claws could acquire players for the upcoming 2009–10 season. The Armor was created when the Anaheim Arsenal relocated from the West Coast to the East Coast in an effort for the league to establish a greater presence in the east.[1] Springfield was able to retain the rights to many of Anaheim's players, but with the addition of the Maine Red Claws, a need for an expansion draft arose. The Colorado 14ers were also putting the 2009–10 season on hiatus before their eventual move to Frisco, Texas to become the Texas Legends, which evened out the number of teams in the NBADL at 16.[2]

A random drawing determined who was awarded the first pick, which went to the Springfield Armor.[3] The draft took place via teleconference from the NBADL headquarters in New York City.[3] The first overall selection was Marcus Campbell who had played collegiately at Mississippi State.[4] Maine's first choice, the second overall pick, was James White, who had spent most of his collegiate career at Cincinnati.[4] White was also among four players chosen who had also been selected previously in an NBA Draft, while he was one of six who had been honored as an NBA D-League All-Star before. The only non-American player selected in the 2009 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was Malick Badiane of Senegal. He had not played at the college level in the United States; rather, he had spent his post-high school years playing professionally in different countries before embarking on his D-League career.[5]

Key

Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter
^ 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

Kedrick Brown was selected 12th overall by the Springfield Armor.
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College
1 1 Campbell, MarcusMarcus Campbell C  United States Springfield Armor Mississippi State
1 2 White, JamesJames White* G/F  United States Maine Red Claws Cincinnati
2 3 Mays, JamesJames Mays F  United States Maine Red Claws Clemson
2 4 Gilder, TreyTrey Gilder^ F  United States Springfield Armor Northwestern State
3 5 Gill, EddieEddie Gill^ G  United States Springfield Armor Weber State
3 6 Thomas, BillyBilly Thomas^ G  United States Maine Red Claws Kansas
4 7 Gransberry, KentrellKentrell Gransberry C  United States Maine Red Claws South Florida
4 8 Felix, NoelNoel Felix F  United States Springfield Armor Fresno State
5 9 Bozeman, CedricCedric Bozeman^ G/F  United States Springfield Armor UCLA
5 10 Lucas III, JohnJohn Lucas III G  United States Maine Red Claws Oklahoma State
6 11 Brown, JamarJamar Brown F  United States Maine Red Claws Colorado State–Pueblo
6 12 Brown, KedrickKedrick Brown† G/F  United States Springfield Armor Okaloosa-Walton CC (Niceville, FL)
7 13 Badiane, MalickMalick Badiane† F/C  Senegal Springfield Armor —
7 14 Coleman, DominiqueDominique Coleman G  United States Maine Red Claws Colorado
8 15 Taylor, MarcusMarcus Taylor† G  United States Maine Red Claws Michigan State
8 16 Dabbert, JoeJoe Dabbert F/C  United States Springfield Armor Creighton
9 17 Bennerman, CameronCameron Bennerman G  United States Springfield Armor North Carolina State
9 18 Davis, JoshJosh Davis^ F  United States Maine Red Claws Wyoming
10 19 Walters, KirkKirk Walters C  United States Maine Red Claws Arizona
10 20 Patterson, AndreAndre Patterson F  United States Springfield Armor Tennessee

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Anaheim Arsenal relocate to Springfield, MA". OurSports Central. March 31, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  2. ↑ Hubert, Matt (August 18, 2010). "D-League 101: D-League Franchise History". D-League Digest. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "2009 D-League Expansion Draft". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 26, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Red Claws Draft for Experience, Winning Edge in Expansion Draft". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. September 2, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  5. ↑ Friedman, Brad (February 13, 2006). "Malick Badiane — Langen (Germany)". USA Today. Gannett Company Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
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