 Minor League WiretapIdaho Takes D-League Championship
“It was an unbelievable game and a special night,” said Stampede Head Coach Bryan Gates. “This is one of those days when you’re 60 years old you’ll look back and say, ‘I remember that day.’” Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Ahearn Named D-League Rookie of the YearDakota Wizards' guard Blake Ahearn has been named the D-League's 2007-08 Rookie of the Year, according to NBA.com. "Blake is very deserving of this honor, and I am very proud of him", said Dakota Coach Duane Ticknor. "This is a testament to Blake's work ethic. He is the first one to get to the gym and last to leave". Ahearn joins Louis Amundson (Colorado, 2006-07), Will Bynum (Roanoke 2005-06), James Thomas (Roanoke 2004-05), Desmond Penigar (Asheville, 2003-04), Devin Brown (Fayetteville, 2002-03), and Fred House (Charleston, 2001-02) as winners of the award. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Kasib Powell Named D-League MVPForward Kasib Powell has been named the NBA Development League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2007-08 season. Powell, who returned to Sioux Falls on April 3, following a 10-day stint with the Miami Heat, was selected by a vote of the D-League’s head coaches. Before Powell’s GATORADE Call-Up to the Heat on March 22, Powell was leading the Skyforce with 22.3 points per game, shooting 50 percent from the field and 43 percent from three-point territory, to go with 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists. Sioux Falls was 23 -16 with Powell in the lineup prior to his Call-Up to the Heat. Since returning from Miami, Kasib played in one game for the Skyforce, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. “Kasib has had an outstanding season and is truly deserving of such a prestigious award,” said Skyforce head coach Nate Tibbetts. “In addition to his exceptional skill on the basketball court he is a class act off the court. Our organization was thrilled when he earned his first career NBA call-up a few weeks ago and winning the D-League MVP award will only help him reach his goal of being a full-time NBA player." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Apr 2008 Archive
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The Idaho Stampede captured the 2008 NBA Development League championship tonight by defeating the Austin Toros 108-101 in Game Three of the NBA D-League Finals presented by Delta, at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho.