Maine Red Claws

Maine Red Claws
Founded	2009
History	Maine Red Claws NBA D-League: 2009–present
Arena	Portland Exposition Building
City	Portland, Maine
Team colors	Green, White, Red, Black
Head coach	Dave Leitao
Owner	Maine Basketball, LLC
Championships	0
Division / Conference titles	None
Affiliations	Boston Celtics Charlotte Bobcats Philadelphia 76ers
Website	www.nba.com/dleague/maine/

The Red Claws against the Dakota Wizards in the Portland Exposition Building in January 2011.

The Maine Red Claws are a basketball team of the NBA Development League affiliated with the Boston Celtics, the Charlotte Bobcats and the Philadelphia 76ers. On February 25, 2009, the NBADL awarded the city of Portland, Maine with an expansion franchise. The team began playing in the 2009–2010 season. The team's home court is the Portland Expo Building. The team is owned by Maine Basketball, LLC, which is chaired by William Ryan, Jr., owner of Oxford Plains Speedway and Jon Jennings, former Celtics assistant coach who serves as president and general manager. On July 21, 2009 the Red Claws announced Austin Ainge as the first Head Coach of the team. Radio station 96.3 WJJB-FM will broadcast the games.

Team name

On April 2, 2009, "Red Claws" was announced as the winning name after a name-the-team contest. Voters in the contest could choose among the Red Claws, Beacons, Crushers, Destroyers, Swarm and Traps. The name and logo give homage to the lobster fishing industry, a major economic engine of the New England area.

Season By Season

Season	Division	Regular Season				Postseason Results
		Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.
Maine Red Claws
2009–10	Eastern	4th	27	23	.540
2010-11	Eastern	5th	18	32	.360
2011-12	Eastern	8th	4	9	.308
Regular Season Record			49	64	.450	2009–2011
Playoff Record			0	0	.000	2009–2011

2010 draft picks

1. Magnum Rolle, Louisiana Tech
2. Kenny Hayes, Miami (Ohio)
3. Chamberlain Oguchi, Illinois State
4. Lawrence Westbrook, Minnesota
5. Tajuan Porter, Oregon
6. James Lewis, Fresno Pacific
7. JaJuan Smith, Tennessee
8. Eugene Spates, Northeastern
9. Armon Bassett, Ohio University

2011 draft picks

1. Chris Wright, Dayton
2. Durrell Summers, Michigan State
3. Mike Tisdale, Illinois
4. Charles Okwandu, Connecticut
5. Sadiel Rojas, Oklahoma Wesleyan
6. Darren Cooper, University of Portland (Oregon)
7. Jonathan Dupre, Pepperdine

Players assigned from NBA teams

• Bill Walker - assigned by the Boston Celtics on November 21, 2009
• Alexis Ajinca - assigned by the Charlotte Bobcats on November 30, 2009
• Lester Hudson - assigned by the Boston Celtics on December 15 and December 26, 2009
• Sherron Collins - assigned by the Charlotte Bobcats on December 8, 2010
• Avery Bradley - assigned by the Boston Celtics on January 14, 2011
• Craig Brackins - assigned by the Philadelphia 76ers on February 7, 2012

Players recalled by NBA teams

• Lester Hudson - recalled by the Boston Celtics on December 20, 2009.
• Bill Walker - recalled by the Boston Celtics on December 23, 2009.
• Alexis Ajinça - recalled by the Charlotte Bobcats on February 2, 2010.
• Sherron Collins - recalled by the Charlotte Bobcats on December 21, 2010
• Avery Bradley - recalled by the Boston Celtics on February 7, 2011

Affiliates

• Boston Celtics (2009–present)
• Charlotte Bobcats (2009–present)
• Philadelphia 76ers (2011–present)

Current roster

Maine Red Claws roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From 2.5 !G/F 21 Almond, Morris 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice 4.0 !F 34 Brownlee, Justin 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) St. John's, N.Y. 5.5 !F/C 44 Calegari, Dominic 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cal-Davis 1.5 !G 7 Gerrity, Mike 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Southern California 1.5 !G 10 Hayes, Kenny 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Miami (OH) 4.0 !F 23 Hill, Lawrence 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Stanford 5.5 !F/C 50 Kent, Anthony 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Ball State 6.0 !C 42 N'Diaye, Hamady 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Rutgers 1.5 !G 11 Pigram, Courtney 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) East Tennessee State 1.5 !G 13 Silas, Xavier 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Northern Illinois	Head coach Dave Leitao Assistant coach(es) Donyell Marshall Athletic trainer(s) Pete Dewar Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: March 3, 2012

External links

• www.nba.com/dleague/maine/ - Official Website