Ashton Mitchell drafted in NBDL
11/9/2011 1:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Mitchell was selected by the Rio Grande Vipors/Houston Rockets.
Complete rosters for each of the 16 2011-12 NBA D-League teams will be comprised of the players drafted on Thursday, along with returning, affiliated and local tryout players.
Rosters will be reduced from 17 players to opening-day 10-man rosters by Nov. 23 in anticipation of the Nov. 25 tip off of the NBA D-League's 11th season.
Mitchell completed his four-year Bearkat career in 2010 ranked No. 3 in Sam Houston career assists (567) and No. 20 in Bearkat career scoring (1,104 points).
He was a two-year All-Southland Conference selection in 2009 and 2010 and was the "Most Valuable Player" at the 2010 Southland Conference post-season tournament in Katy after leading the Kats to their third regular season and second Southland tournament championship.
First and second round results from the 2011 NBA D-League Draft Powered by Cisco are below:
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FIRST ROUND |
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1. |
Los Angeles D-Fenders |
Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State |
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2. |
Texas Legends |
Alando Tucker, Wisconsin |
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3. |
Maine Red Claws |
Chris Wright, Dayton |
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4. |
Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Gabe Pruitt, Southern California |
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5. |
Texas Legends |
Jamal Sampson, California |
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6. |
Bakersfield Jam |
Edwin Ubiles, Siena |
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7. |
Erie BayHawks |
Cory Higgins, Colorado |
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8. |
Bakersfield Jam |
Nayal "Mac" Koshwal, DePaul |
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9. |
Erie BayHawks |
Chris Daniels, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
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10. |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
Cameron Jones, Northern Arizona |
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11. |
Tulsa 66ers |
Curtis Sumpter, Villanova |
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12. |
Dakota Wizards |
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State |
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13. |
Bakersfield Jam |
Mustapha Farrakhan, Virginia |
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14. |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Tyren Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette |
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15. |
Canton Charge |
Tyrell Biggs, Pittsburgh |
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16. |
Tulsa 66ers |
Gary Johnson, Texas |
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*SECOND ROUND |
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1. |
Springfield Armor |
Jonathan Thomas, Marshall |
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2. |
Texas Legends |
Jake Kelley, Indiana State |
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3. |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Ashton Mitchell, Sam Houston State |
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4. |
Reno Bighorns |
Cedric Bozeman, UCLA |
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5. |
Tulsa 66ers |
Dwight Buycks, Marquette |
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6. |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
Anthony Johnson, Montana |
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7. |
Idaho Stampede |
Jason Ellis, Boise State |
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8. |
Maine Red Claws |
Durrell Summers, Michigan State |
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9. |
Idaho Stampede |
Kevin Galloway, Texas Southern |
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10. |
Iowa Energy |
Brandon Ewing, Wyoming |
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11. |
Iowa Energy |
Dominic Calegari, California-Davis |
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12. |
Erie BayHawks |
Taj McCullough, Winthrop |
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13. |
Maine Red Claws |
Mike Tisdale, Illinois |
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14. |
Austin Toros |
Tristan Thompson, North Texas |
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15. |
Los Angeles D-Fenders |
Anthony Gurley, Massachusetts |
