2001 National Basketball Development League supplemental draft

The 2001 NBDL Supplemental Draft was a supplemental draft for the newly formed National Basketball Association Development League (abbreviated NBDL from 2001 through 2004, then NBADL since 2005). It was held on November 3, 2001, before the league's inaugural 2001–02 season, and took place two days after the 2001 NBDL Draft. The supplemental draft was a one-time occurrence designed to fill out the league's rosters and to ensure competitive play. In this draft, all eight of the league's charter teams took turns selecting available recent college graduates, semi-professional and/or professional players. The draft consisted of four rounds of eight selections each, but there were five instances of a team passing on their draft selection. In all, 27 players were drafted out of 32 possible selections; the Huntsville Flight and Fayetteville Patriots passed on two players apiece, while the Columbus Riverdragons passed on one.

Lorenzo Coleman, a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) center who graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1998, was the first overall selection.[1] Nearly half (11) of the 27 players selected in the supplemental draft were also chosen in an NBA draft. Among them, Kaniel Dickens later became an NBA Development League All-Star after the annual contest began in 2007.[2][3] No other players in the NBDL Supplemental Draft were ever selected as D-League All-Stars. The oldest player taken in the 2001 NBDL Supplemental Draft was Dwayne Schintzius, who had graduated from Florida in 1990 and was 33 years old on draft day.[4] Schintzius had spent the 1990s playing in the NBA for six different teams before ending up in the D-League.[4] The D-League's first-season MVP was Ansu Sesay, who had been selected 14th overall in the Supplemental Draft by the Greenville Groove.[5]

There were two schools that had two different players drafted. Florida's Schintzius and Brent Wright were selected 18th and 22nd overall, respectively, while Charlotte had Kelvin Price and Galen Young go 7th and 19th overall, respectively.[1]

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

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College Year graduated
1 1 Lorenzo Coleman C   United States Roanoke Dazzle Tennessee Tech 1998
1 2 Derek Hood F   United States Mobile Revelers Arkansas 1999
1 3 Makhtar N'Diaye C   Senegal North Charleston Lowgators North Carolina 1998
1 4 Kendric Johnson G   United States Asheville Altitude San Jose State 1999
1 5 Tremaine Fowlkes G/F   United States Columbus Riverdragons Fresno State 1997
1 6 Eric Chenowith C   United States Greenville Groove Kansas 2001
1 7 Kelvin Price F   United States Huntsville Flight Charlotte 1999
1 8 Kaniel Dickens* G/F   United States Fayetteville Patriots Idaho 2000
2 9 Dan Earl G   United States Roanoke Dazzle Penn State 2000
2 10 Isaac Fontaine G   United States Mobile Revelers Washington State 1997
2 11 Chris Robinson G/F   United States North Charleston Lowgators Western Kentucky 1996
2 12 Paul Grant C   United States Asheville Altitude Wisconsin 1997
2 13 Chris Garner G   United States Columbus Riverdragons Memphis 1997
2 14 Ansu Sesay F/C   United States Greenville Groove Mississippi 1998
2 15 Shelly Clark F   United States Huntsville Flight Illinois 1995
2 16 Bryan Bracey G/F   United States Fayetteville Patriots Oregon 2001
3 17 Ricky Moore G   United States Roanoke Dazzle Connecticut 1999
3 18 Dwayne Schintzius C   United States Mobile Revelers Florida 1990
3 19 Galen Young F   United States North Charleston Lowgators Charlotte 1999
3 20 Maurice Jeffers G   United States Asheville Altitude Saint Louis 2001
3 21 Stais Boseman G   United States Columbus Riverdragons Southern California 1997
3 22 Brent Wright F   United States Greenville Groove Florida 2000
3 23 Passed Huntsville Flight
3 24 Passed Fayetteville Patriots
4 25 Thomas Hamilton C   United States Roanoke Dazzle Pittsburgh 1994
4 26 Vernon Jennings G   United States Mobile Revelers Miami (FL) 2000
4 27 Paul McPherson G   United States North Charleston Lowgators DePaul 1999
4 28 Jimmy King G/F   United States Asheville Altitude Michigan 1995
4 29 Passed Columbus Riverdragons
4 30 Darnell Hoskins F   United States Greenville Groove Dayton 1997
4 31 Passed Huntsville Flight
4 32 Passed Fayetteville Patriots

References

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General
  • "NBDL Announces Supplemental Draft Results". NBA.com. NBDL Enterprises, LLC. November 3, 2001. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "NBDL Announces Supplemental Draft Results". NBA.com. NBDL Enterprises, LLC. November 3, 2001. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 5, 2010.
  3. ^ Brennan, Matthew (February 17, 2007). "D-League All-Star Game Preview". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Dwayne Schintzius". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "D-League Most Valuable Player Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.