Three 66ers Players Named All NBA D-League

Originally Published: Apr 16, 2010 4:19 PM CDT

Gerald Goodridge
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

TULSA, Oklahoma -- Three Tulsa 66ers have been named to the All-NBA Development League teams, two of them are currently on the Oklahoma City Thunder roster.

Mustafa Shakur was named to the NBA D-League second team after averaging 19.3 pointer, 6.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 steaks in 47 starts for the 66ers. Shakur recorded 10 double-doubles this season and finished the season with 324 assists, the third-most in franchise history.

Forward Larry Owens was named third team NBA D-League, after starting in all 50 regular-season games for Tulsa this season. The former Oral Roberts standout averaged 15.8 points, 5.5 rebounds 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 36.4 minutes per game for the 66ers.

Byron Mullens was named Honorable Mention after making 27 starts for Tulsa in his two assignments from the Thunder, averaging 15.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and one assist in 31.5 minutes per game.

The 66ers start a NBA D-League semifinal series with the Iowa Energy Friday.