National Basketball Development League Announces Inaugural Draft Results

SUWANEE, Ga., November 1, 2001 – The Fayetteville Patriots selected Chris Andersen, a 6-foot-10, power forward from Blinn Community College (Texas), with the number one overall selection in the NBDL’s Inaugural Draft.

The NBDL’s first round selections also include Terrance Roberson from Fresno State (Huntsville), Rahim Lockhart from Mississippi (Greenville), Gabe Muoneke from Texas (Columbus), Johnny Hemsley from Miami (Asheville), Neil Edwards from York College (North Charleston), Rashad Phillips from Detroit (Mobile), and Artie Griffin from Alabama (Roanoke).

Following are the results of the NBDL Inaugural Draft:

ROUND ONE
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
1. Fayetteville Patriots	Chris Andersen	PF	6-10	227	Blinn CC ‘99
2. Huntsville Flight	Terrance Roberson	SF	6-7	214	Fresno State ‘00
3. Greenville Groove	Rahim Lockhart	PF	6-8	282	Mississippi ‘01
4. Columbus Riverdragons	Gabe Muoneke	PF	6-7	253	Texas ‘00
5. Asheville Altitude	Johnny Hemsley	SG	6-5	184	Miami ‘00
6. N. Charleston Lowgators	Neil Edwards	C	7-1	241	York College ‘00
7. Mobile Revelers	Rashad Phillips	PG	5-10	168	Detroit ‘01
8. Roanoke Dazzle	Artie Griffin	PG	6-4	188	Alabama ‘95
ROUND TWO
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
9. Fayetteville Patriots	Darryl Johns	C	7-1	286	Chicago St. ‘01
10. Huntsville Flight	Lonnie Harrell	PG	6-7	200	Northeastern ‘96
11. Greenville Groove	Ed Daniels	PG	6-3	191	TCU ‘01
12. Columbus Riverdragons	Kareem Poole	C	7-1	247	Tyler Texas JC ‘99
13. Asheville Altitude	Jermaine Tate	PF	6-9	239	Cincinnati ‘00
14. N. Charleston Lowgators	C.J. Black	PF	6-8	252	Tennessee ‘00
15. Mobile Revelers	Nick Sheppard	C	6-11	268	Pepperdine ‘00
16. Roanoke Dazzle	Marshall Phillips	SF	6-5	194	Appalachian St. ‘00
ROUND THREE
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
17. Fayetteville Patriots	Brian Wardle	SG	6-4	215	Marquette ‘01
18. Huntsville Flight	John Jackson	PF	6-8	215	Mississippi ‘98
19. Greenville Groove	DeeAndre Hulett	SF	6-8	204	College of Sequoias ‘00
20. Columbus Riverdragons	Stephen Starks	SG	6-5	211	Drexel ‘01
21. Asheville Altitude	Sah-u-rah Brown	C	6-11	228	Lehigh ‘01
22. N. Charleston Lowgators	Joe Brown	SG	6-7	188	Coppin State ‘01
23. Mobile Revelers	Chris Crosby	SF	6-7	235	Washington State ‘00
24. Roanoke Dazzle	Carl Thomas	SF	6-7	200	College of Charleston ‘99
ROUND FOUR
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
25. Fayetteville Patriots	Rasul Salahuddin	PG	6-1	203	Long Beach State ‘96
26. Huntsville Flight	Jeremy Veal	PG	6-3	188	Arizona State ‘98
27. Greenville Groove	Pate Diene	C	7-1	233	Texas A&M Corpus Christie ‘01
28. Columbus Riverdragons	Harold Arceneaux	SF	6-6	226	Weber State ‘00
29. Asheville Altitude	Troy Rolle	SG	6-2	213	Utah State ‘00
30. N. Charleston Lowgators	Chris Bacon	SF	6-9	206	Nicholls State ‘01
31. Mobile Revelers	Eugene Edgerson	PF	6-6	240	Arizona ‘01
32. Roanoke Dazzle	Keil Zepernick	PF	6-11	252	Barton College ‘99
ROUND FIVE
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
33. Fayetteville Patriots	Jeff Aubrey	C	6-10	237	Cornell ‘99
34. Huntsville Flight	Mohamed Niang	C	6-10	252	Delaware ‘99
35. Greenville Groove	Tony Christie	SF	6-7	221	Clemson ‘99
36. Columbus Riverdragons	Allen Griffin	PG	6-1	192	Syracuse ‘01
37. Asheville Altitude	Anthony Blakes	SG	6-4	185	Wyoming ‘00
38. N. Charleston Lowgators	Tezale Archie	PG	6-1	166	Pepperdine ‘00
39. Mobile Revelers	Steve Hart	SG	6-3	192	Indiana St. ‘98
40. Roanoke Dazzle	Cheikh Fall	C	6-10	265	Long Island University ‘01
ROUND SIX
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
41. Fayetteville Patriots	Greg Stempin	SF	6-8	220	Toledo ‘01
42. Huntsville Flight	Tyrone Ellis	SG	6-5	187	Southern Nazarene ‘01
43. Greenville Groove	Eric Coley	SG	6-5	208	Tulsa ‘00
44. Columbus Riverdragons	Johnny Phillips	PG	6-10	250	Texas Tech ‘01
45. Asheville Altitude	Sergio McClain	SG	6-4	257	Illinois ‘01
46. N. Charleston Lowgators	Fred House	SG	6-5	210	Southern Utah ‘01
47. Mobile Revelers	Osiris Ricardo	C	6-11	271	Missouri Southern St. ‘00
48. Roanoke Dazzle	Lee Wilson	C	6-11	306	Arkansas ‘97
ROUND SEVEN
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
49. Fayetteville Patriots	Curtis Haywood	SF	6-6	185	Oklahoma City Univ. ‘99
50. Huntsville Flight	Albert Richardson	PF	6-9	244	Kentucky Western ‘99
51. Greenville Groove	Tate Decker	PF	6-10	238	Oklahoma City Univ. ‘01
52. Columbus Riverdragons	Nate Johnson	SF	6-7	220	Louisville ‘00
53. Asheville Altitude	Lorenzo Johnson	PF	6-10	251	Colorado State ‘98
54. N. Charleston Lowgators	Luther Clay	PF	6-9	246	Rhode Island ‘00
55. Mobile Revelers	Brian Jones	PG	6-4	206	Santa Clara ‘01
56. Roanoke Dazzle	Jaron Rush	SF	6-7	209	UCLA ‘00
ROUND EIGHT
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
57. Fayetteville Patriots	Joe White	PF	6-9	286	Texas A&M ‘99
58. Huntsville Flight	Jimmie Hunter	PG	6-4	177	Life University ‘00
59. Greenville Groove	Mark Karcher	SG	6-5	241	Temple ‘00
60. Columbus Riverdragons	Deaundra Tanner	PG	6-1	207	Oregon St. ‘01
61. Asheville Altitude	J.B. Reafsnyder	C	6-10	276	Syracuse ‘96
62. N. Charleston Lowgators	Victor Avila	PF	6-10	285	Oklahoma ‘00
63. Mobile Revelers	Alan Barksdale	SG	6-3	200	UALR ‘01
64. Roanoke Dazzle	Cornelius Jackson	PG	6-4	192	Marshall ‘01
ROUND NINE
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
65. Fayetteville Patriots	Mike King	SG	6-4	189	George Washington ‘01
66. Huntsville Flight	Deng D’Awol	C	7-1	217	Wayland Baptist Univ. ‘01
67. Greenville Groove	Jeff Myers	SG	6-2	196	Drexel ‘97
68. Columbus Riverdragons	George Reese	SF	6-7	233	Ohio State ‘00
69. Asheville Altitude	Corey Tarrant	SG	6-4	218	Eastern Michigan ‘00
70. N. Charleston Lowgators	Don Carlisle	SF	6-8	213	IUPUI ‘01
71. Mobile Revelers	Maurice Linton	SF	6-8	206	Wisconsin ’01
72. Roanoke Dazzle	Ceedric Goodwyn	SF	6-8	231	Colorado St. ‘00
ROUND TEN
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
73. Fayetteville Patriots	Tim Kisner	PG	6-2	188	Central Michigan ‘01
74. Huntsville Flight	Walter Craft	C	6-11	251	Detroit ‘01
75. Greenville Groove	Kris Bruton	SF	6-7	185	Benedict College ‘94
76. Columbus Riverdragons	Daymeon Fishback	SF	6-5	214	Auburn ‘99
77. Asheville Altitude	Jaquay Walls	PG	6-3	159	Colorado ‘00
78. N. Charleston Lowgators	Tess Whitlock	PG	6-3	200	Hawaii ‘97
79. Mobile Revelers	Kenny Gregory	SG	6-5	208	Kansas ‘01
80. Roanoke Dazzle	Charles Hathaway	C	6-10	284	Tennessee ‘01
ROUND ELEVEN
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
81. Fayetteville Patriots	Rodney Morning	C	6-9	192	Fayetteville St. ‘01
82. Huntsville Flight	Cedric McGinnis	PF	6-8	227	Georgia Southern ‘99
83. Greenville Groove	Rob Griffin	SF	6-6	215	Iowa ‘01
84. Columbus Riverdragons	Rineo Vlijter	C	6-10	211	St. Ambrose ‘01
85. Asheville Altitude	Jeff Boese	SF	6-7	200	Mesa St. ‘01
86. N. Charleston Lowgators	Michael Canady	C	6-11	215	Morgan St. ‘01
87. Mobile Revelers	Jason Skaer	SF	6-7	233	Rice ‘99
88. Roanoke Dazzle	Clayton Shields	SF	6-8	222	New Mexico ‘98
ROUND TWELVE
Team	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	From
89. Fayetteville Patriots	Edward Johnson	PF	6-9	246	Utah ‘93
90. Huntsville Flight	Jeff Brower	SG	6-5	218	Lander University ‘00
91. Greenville Groove	Shenard Long	SG	6-4	216	Georgia State ‘01
92. Columbus Riverdragons	Fred Warrick	SG	6-4	200	Coppin State ‘99
93. Asheville Altitude	Kevin Melson	SF	6-8	203	Wright St. ‘01
94. N. Charleston Lowgators	Anthony Jones	SG	6-5	211	Ohio University ‘01
95. Mobile Revelers	Mike Wilks	PG	5-10	175	Rice ‘01
96. Roanoke Dazzle	Terry Sellers	C	7-2	220	Iona ‘01