Press release from the Mad Ants:
Mad Ants Acquire Oliver Lafayette, Waive Anthony Goods
(December 16, 2010) – The Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced today that they have signed former Mad Ant, Oliver Lafayette and have waived Anthony Goods.
Lafayette, a 6-2 guard from Houston, played 48 games for the Mad Ants in the 2009-10 season. He averaged 17.1 points and 6.5 assists per game and finished the season on a hot streak averaging 26.4 points in the last 7 seven game. He’s late season scoring run resulted in an NBA Call-Up to the Boston Celtics after the conclusion of the season. Lafayette scored 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in his first NBA game and got to be a part of the Celtics NBA Playoff run.
Lafayette spent the first portion of this season playing overseas in Serbia.
Lafayette will join the team on the road for a double header against the Tulsa 66ers, the two teams will face off tonight and tomorrow night at 8:00pm. Fan’s can follow the Ants on the road by watching the games for Free and in HD via the NBA Futurecast.
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA’s official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2010-11 season, the league will feature 16 teams – including the debut of the Texas Legends. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the league’s 10th season, which tips off Friday, Nov. 19, fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
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