2007 NBA Development League expansion draft

The 2007 NBA Development League expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 5, 2007, so that the newly founded Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Utah Flash and Iowa Energy could acquire players for the upcoming 2007–08 season. Players from the final 2006–07 rosters of the Arkansas RimRockers and Fort Worth Flyers, as well as all other unprotected NBADL players, were available to have their rights selected in the 2007 expansion draft.[1] A random drawing was held to determine the draft order and the Vipers won the first overall pick. The draft comprised 10 rounds where each team switched their selection order; for example, the Iowa Energy chose last in Round 1 (fourth overall) but were able to select first in Round 2 (fifth overall).[1]

2007 NBA Development League expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)September 5, 2007
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teamsRio Grande Valley Vipers
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Utah Flash
Iowa Energy

J. R. Pinnock, a guard, was the first overall expansion draft selection. He was one of three players to have also been chosen in an NBA draft (2006) along with James Lang (2003) and Denham Brown (2006).[2][3] Through the 2009–10 NBA D-League season, eight total players from the 2007 expansion draft have been named an NBA D-League All-Star at least once, including Jeremy Richardson, Will Conroy, Curtis Stinson, Antonio Meeking, Clay Tucker, Desmon Farmer, Walker Russell, Jr. and Luke Schenscher.[4][5][6][7] Oddly, none of the three NBA Draft picks have ever been named NBA D-League All-Stars.

Key
Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter
^ 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
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team High School/College
1 1 J. R. Pinnock† G  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers George Washington
1 2 Jeremy Richardson^ F  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants Delta State
1 3 Brian Jackson F  United States Utah Flash Oregon State
1 4 Will Conroy^ G  United States Iowa Energy Washington
2 5 Jackie Manuel G/F  United States Iowa Energy North Carolina
2 6 James Lang† F  United States Utah Flash Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, AL)
2 7 Anthony Roberson G  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants Florida
2 8 Trent Strickland G/F  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Wake Forest
3 9 Alfred Neale G/F  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers New Mexico
3 10 Olu Famutimi G  Canada Fort Wayne Mad Ants Arkansas
3 11 Roger Powell F  United States Utah Flash Illinois
3 12 Anthony Terrell F  United States Iowa Energy UNC Wilmington
4 13 Brandon Robinson F  United States Iowa Energy Auburn
4 14 Curtis Stinson^ G  United States Utah Flash Iowa State
4 15 Antonio Meeking^ F  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants Louisiana Tech
4 16 Terrance Thomas F  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Baylor
5 17 Clay Tucker^ G  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Milwaukee
5 18 Mike Benton C  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants College of Charleston
5 19 Kevin Burleson G  United States Utah Flash Minnesota
5 20 Denham Brown† G/F  Canada Iowa Energy Connecticut
6 21 Matt Haryasz C  United States Iowa Energy Stanford
6 22 Chris Copeland F  United States Utah Flash Colorado
6 23 Badou Gaye C  Senegal Fort Wayne Mad Ants Gwynedd–Mercy
6 24 Nigel Dixon C  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Western Kentucky
7 25 Desmon Farmer^ G  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Southern California
7 26 Tyrone Sally F  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants West Virginia
7 27 Corey Santee G  United States Utah Flash TCU
7 28 Luke Whitehead F  United States Iowa Energy Louisville
8 29 Deji Akindele C  Nigeria Iowa Energy Chicago State
8 30 Cezary Trybański F/C  Poland Utah Flash —
8 31 Chad Bell C  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants Nevada
8 32 John Gilchrist G  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Maryland
9 33 Joe Dabbert F  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Creighton
9 34 Walker Russell, Jr.^ G  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants Jacksonville State
9 35 Kevin "Butter" Johnson G/F  United States Utah Flash UNC Charlotte
9 36 DeAnthony Bowden G  United States Iowa Energy Creighton
10 37 Luke Schenscher^ C  Australia Iowa Energy Georgia Tech
10 38 Jeff Hagen C  United States Utah Flash Minnesota
10 39 Armien Kirkland G/F  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants Cincinnati
10 40 Milone Clark G  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers Tennessee Tech

References
General
  • "2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
Specific
  1. "2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  2. "2006 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  3. "2003 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  4. "2007 D-League All-Star Rosters". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 17, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  5. "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 4, 2010.
  6. "2009 NBA D-League All-Star Game Participants Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  7. "2010 NBA D-League All-Star Rosters Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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