2007 NBA Development League expansion draft

2007 NBA Development League Expansion draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date(s)	September 5, 2007
Overview
League	NBA
Expansion teams	Rio Grande Valley Vipers ; Fort Wayne Mad Ants ; Utah Flash ; Iowa Energy

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
1	1	J. R. Pinnock^†	G	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	George Washington
1	2	Jeremy Richardson^{^}	F	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Delta State
1	3	Brian Jackson	F	United States	Utah Flash	Oregon State
1	4	Will Conroy^{^}	G	United States	Iowa Energy	Washington
2	5	Jackie Manuel	G/F	United States	Iowa Energy	North Carolina
2	6	James Lang^†	F	United States	Utah Flash	Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, AL)
2	7	Anthony Roberson	G	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Florida
2	8	Trent Strickland	G/F	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Wake Forest
3	9	Alfred Neale	G/F	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	New Mexico
3	10	Olu Famutimi	G	Canada	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Arkansas
3	11	Roger Powell	F	United States	Utah Flash	Illinois
3	12	Anthony Terrell	F	United States	Iowa Energy	UNC Wilmington
4	13	Brandon Robinson	F	United States	Iowa Energy	Auburn
4	14	Curtis Stinson^{^}	G	United States	Utah Flash	Iowa State
4	15	Antonio Meeking^{^}	F	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Louisiana Tech
4	16	Terrance Thomas	F	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Baylor
5	17	Clay Tucker^{^}	G	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Milwaukee
5	18	Mike Benton	C	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	College of Charleston
5	19	Kevin Burleson	G	United States	Utah Flash	Minnesota
5	20	Denham Brown^†	G/F	Canada	Iowa Energy	Connecticut
6	21	Matt Haryasz	C	United States	Iowa Energy	Stanford
6	22	Chris Copeland	F	United States	Utah Flash	Colorado
6	23	Badou Gaye	C	Senegal	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Gwynedd–Mercy
6	24	Nigel Dixon	C	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Western Kentucky
7	25	Desmon Farmer^{^}	G	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Southern California
7	26	Tyrone Sally	F	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	West Virginia
7	27	Corey Santee	G	United States	Utah Flash	TCU
7	28	Luke Whitehead	F	United States	Iowa Energy	Louisville
8	29	Deji Akindele	C	Nigeria	Iowa Energy	Chicago State
8	30	Cezary Trybański	F/C	Poland	Utah Flash	—
8	31	Chad Bell	C	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Nevada
8	32	John Gilchrist	G	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Maryland
9	33	Joe Dabbert	F	United States	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Creighton
9	34	Walker Russell, Jr.^{^}	G	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Jacksonville State
9	35	Kevin "Butter" Johnson	G/F	United States	Utah Flash	UNC Charlotte
9	36	DeAnthony Bowden	G	United States	Iowa Energy	Creighton
10	37	Luke Schenscher^{^}	C	Australia	Iowa Energy	Georgia Tech
10	38	Jeff Hagen	C	United States	Utah Flash	Minnesota
10	39	Armien Kirkland	G/F	United States	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Cincinnati
10	40	Milone Clark	G	United States	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. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

Specific

"2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
"2009 NBA D-League All-Star Game Participants Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
"2010 NBA D-League All-Star Rosters Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.

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[EDRAFT-1] "2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[2] "2006 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[3] "2003 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[4] "2007 D-League All-Star Rosters". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 17, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[5] "2008 D-League All-Star Game Team Rosters Announced". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010.

[6] "2009 NBA D-League All-Star Game Participants Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[7] "2010 NBA D-League All-Star Rosters Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.