2008 NBA Development League expansion draft

August 2023 2008 NBA Development League expansion draft NBA Development League Expansion Draft 2008.jpg 200px Basketball September 24, 2008 New York, New York NBA 2007 2009 Reno Bighorns Erie BayHawks The 2008 NBA Development League expansion draft was the third expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 24, 2008, so that the newly founded Reno Bighorns and Erie BayHawks could acquire players for the upcoming 2008–09 season. A random drawing determined who was awarded the first pick, which went to the Reno Bighorns.http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_080922.html NBA D-League Expansion Draft Set For September 24 NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 22, 2008 November 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091217231145/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_080922.html December 17, 2009 dead The teams switched their draft order each succeeding round. The available players to draft came from a list of 55 unprotected players who had competed in the NBADL in 2007–08. The first overall draft pick in the expansion draft was Damone Brown, a 6 9 guard who had played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce the season before. Brown had played collegiately at Syracuse and then spent three years playing professional basketball before his 2008 NBADL Expansion Draft selection. Damone Brown NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 2010 http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/career.jsp?player=damone_brown November 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109203659/http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/career.jsp?player=damone_brown November 9, 2012 dead He was also one of three players to have also been chosen in an NBA draft (2001); the others include Randy Livingston (1996) and Dahntay Jones (2003). 1996 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1996.html November 8, 2010 2001 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2001.html November 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101115185533/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2001.html 15 November 2010 live 2003 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2003.html November 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205050749/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2003.html 5 December 2010 live Two players, Livingston and Brian Chase, had previously been selected as NBA Development League All-Stars. Chase was a 2007 All-Star, while Livingston earned the honor in 2008. 2008 D-League All-Star Game Team Rosters Announced NBA.com NBA Development League, LLC February 5, 2008 http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/rosters_080205.html November 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111021164445/http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/rosters_080205.html October 21, 2011 dead mdy-all 2007 D-League All-Star Game Rosters NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 17, 2007 http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/dleague_rosters.html November 8, 2010 The only non-American player chosen was Mustafa Al-Sayyad, who was born in Khartoum, Sudan and played college basketball at Fresno State. Player Bio: Mustafa Al-Sayyad GoBulldogs.com CBS Interactive 2010 http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/al-sayyad_mustafa00.html November 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722011122/http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/al-sayyad_mustafa00.html July 22, 2011 dead mdy-all Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter ^ 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 upright|thumb|Dahntay Jones was drafted eighth overall by the Reno Bighorns. upright|thumb|Brian Chase, also a Bighorns selection, was taken 16th overall. Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College11Damone Brown† G/F Reno Bighorns Syracuse12 Mike Gansey G Erie BayHawks West Virginia23 Tony Gipson G Erie BayHawks LSU24 Jackie Manuel G Reno Bighorns North Carolina35 Jesse Smith Jesse Smith (basketball) C Reno Bighorns Idaho State36 Kris Lang F/C Erie BayHawks North Carolina47 Jamaal Thomas F Erie BayHawks Angelo State48Dahntay Jones† G Reno Bighorns Duke59 Andre Patterson F Reno Bighorns Tennessee510 Steven Smith Steven Smith (basketball) F Erie BayHawks La Salle611 Davin White G Erie BayHawks Cal State Northridge612 Cecil Brown Cecil Brown (basketball) G Reno Bighorns Santa Barbara713 Mustafa Al-Sayyad F Reno Bighorns Fresno State714 Brian Greene Brian Greene (basketball) F Erie BayHawks Colorado State815 Kyle Davis Kyle Davis (basketball) F/C Erie BayHawks Auburn816Brian Chase Brian Chase (basketball)^ G Reno Bighorns Virginia Tech917 Alfred Neale F Reno Bighorns New Mexico918 Jeff Hagen C Erie BayHawks Minnesota1019 Larry Turner Larry Turner (basketball) C Erie BayHawks Tennessee State1020Randy Livingston* G Reno Bighorns LSU References General http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_board_2008.html 2008 Expansion Draft Board NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 24, 2008 November 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101118173719/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_board_2008.html 18 November 2010 dead http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_080922.html NBA D-League Expansion Draft Set For September 24 NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 22, 2008 November 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091217231145/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_080922.html December 17, 2009 dead Specific draft Category:NBA G League expansion draft Category:Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) Category:Stockton Kings Nba Development League Expansion Draft Category:September 2008 sports events in the United States Category:2008 in New York City