2008 NBA Development League expansion draft

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2008 NBA Development League expansion draft
File:NBA Development League Expansion Draft 2008.jpg
General information
SportBasketball
DateSeptember 24, 2008
LocationNew York, New York
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teamsReno Bighorns
Erie BayHawks
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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.[1] 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.[1]

The first overall draft pick in the expansion draft was Damone Brown, a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) guard who had played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce the season before.[1] Brown had played collegiately at Syracuse and then spent three years playing professional basketball before his 2008 NBADL Expansion Draft selection.[2] 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).[3][4][5] 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.[6][7] The only non-American player chosen was Mustafa Al-Sayyad, who was born in Khartoum, Sudan and played college basketball at Fresno State.[8]

Key

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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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File:Dahntay Jones Bulls vs Pacers December 2009.jpg
Dahntay Jones was drafted eighth overall by the Reno Bighorns.
File:Brian Matthew Chase.jpg
Brian Chase, also a Bighorns selection, was taken 16th overall.
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College
1 1 Damone Brown† G/F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns Syracuse
1 2 Mike Gansey G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks West Virginia
2 3 Tony Gipson G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks LSU
2 4 Jackie Manuel G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns North Carolina
3 5 Jesse Smith C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns Idaho State
3 6 Kris Lang F/C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks North Carolina
4 7 Jamaal Thomas F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks Angelo State
4 8 Dahntay Jones† G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns Duke
5 9 Andre Patterson F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns Tennessee
5 10 Steven Smith F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks La Salle
6 11 Davin White G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks Cal State Northridge
6 12 Cecil Brown G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns Santa Barbara
7 13 Mustafa Al-Sayyad F File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Reno Bighorns Fresno State
7 14 Brian Greene F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks Colorado State
8 15 Kyle Davis F/C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks Auburn
8 16 Brian Chase^ G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns Virginia Tech
9 17 Alfred Neale F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns New Mexico
9 18 Jeff Hagen C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks Minnesota
10 19 Larry Turner C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Erie BayHawks Tennessee State
10 20 Randy Livingston* G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Reno Bighorns LSU

References

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