The Austin Toros have signed 7-1, 240 pound center Luke Bonner.
Bonner played in 16 regular season games averaging four points and two rebounds in 2009-10 for Austin. In six playoff games, Bonner averaged 17 points and 13 rebounds. Bonner’s most recent play has been in Lithuania.
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The Sioux Falls Skyforce announced today that the team has acquired center Keith Benson from the available player pool. To make room for him on the roster the team waived forward Anthony Mason, Jr. due to injury.
Benson was waived by the Atlanta Hawks in training camp after being selected in the second round (48th overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft.
The Idaho Stampede have re-acquired Will Foster and Terrico White.
The Stampede roster now stands at 10 with the team waiving Devin Green due to personal reasons
The Bakersfield Jam have acquired forward Chu Maduabum. Maduabum was the first Jam player and the third player ever drafted from the NBA D-League by an NBA team.
The Los Angeles Lakers selected Maduabum with the 56th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, trading his draft rights to the Denver Nuggets. He appeared in three games with the Jam during the 2010-11 season, averaging 0.7 points in 7.0 minutes.
The Bakersfield Jam have acquired forward/center Jamie Vanderbeken, the team announced.
Most recently, Vanderbeken played overseas in Greece. During his senior year at Iowa State, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 29 games. Vanderbeken was a member of the Canadian National Team in 2011.
Vanderbeken will make his Bakersfield debut this Thursday against the visiting Los Angeles D-Fenders.
To make room on the roster, the Jam waived guard Jeremy Hazell due to personal reasons.
The Mad Ants have acquired former Michigan State standout Travis Walton to help handle point guard duties after the recent call-up of Walker D. Russell, Jr. to the Detroit Pistons.
Walton is a 6’2 point guard who played earlier this season in the NBA Development League for the Dakota Wizards and averaged 4.8 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in 19.8 minutes of action per game. Walton has prior professional playing experience in Switzerland and Germany, and he was the teammate of current Mad Ants center Sean Sonderleiter while playing in Germany.
While at Michigan State, Walton made a name for himself by being an excellent defender.
The Springfield Armor announced that they have reacquired forward Dennis Horner after he cleared NBA waivers on Friday.
To make room on the roster, the Armor waived David Akinyooye. Horner returns to the Armor from the team’s NBA affiliate, the New Jersey Nets.
The Texas Legends have signed Antonio Daniels.
Last season, Daniels played in 38 games for the Legends, averaging 14.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game, before he signed with the Sixers.
The Sioux Falls Skyforce announced today that the team has acquired guard Jake Anderson from the available player pool. To make room for him on the roster the team waived guard Dontell Jefferson.
Anderson averaged 10.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 13 games with the Iowa Energy this season.
The Maine Red Claws today announced that Morris Almond has rejoined the team after spending a year and half playing overseas. The 6-6, 205 lb. forward is expected to join the team for practice this morning. To make room for Almond, forward Paul Harris has been waived due to injury.
The NBA Development League’s leading scorer in 2009-10 (24.6 ppg) and 2007-08 (25.6 ppg), Almond’s name appears frequently throughout the league’s media guide. Among his records: most points in a game (53), field goals made in a game (19), field goals attempted (37), and free throws in a season (323). Almond entered the season 13th all-time in scoring with 2,239 points. Almond, who has twice scored more than 50 points in an NBA D-League game, holds the Red Claws record for points in a game with 40.
Almond was acquired by the Red Claws in a four-player trade with the Springfield Armor in February 2010.
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