Eric Devendorf Signs With NBDL
12/28/2009 9:16:08 PM | Men's Basketball
Former Syracuse guard Eric Devendorf has signed with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Developmental League, according to a release by the team.
Devendorf finished his SU career last spring ranked fourteenth in career points, tallying 1,680 in 116 games. He averaged 14.3 points per game, including a 15.7 mark his final season in 2008-09. He completed his collegiate tenure ranked third in career 3-point baskets at Syracuse (208), a mark that has been surpassed by Andy Rautins this season.
Devendorf helped the Orange to a 28-10 record last season that featured an NCAA play-off run that ended in the Sweet 16.
Devendorf takes the Reno roster spot vacated by Dave Noel, who has been released due to injury.
According to the announcement: The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2009-10 season, the league features 16 teams – including the debut of the Maine Red Claws and the Springfield Armor. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2008-09 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 season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
