Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Eddie Gill Earns GATORADE Call-Up to Seattle SuperSonics

Colorado 14ers guard Eddie Gill earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Seattle SuperSonics late yesterday. The Call-Up is the second of the season for Gill, who earned the season's first Call-Up to the New Jersey Nets in November. Gill played five minutes for the Sonics, recording one assist, in last night's 97-84 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Gill played in 32 games (all starts) for Colorado, where he averaged 18.8 points, 8.4 assists and 5.0 rebounds in 39.9 minutes (third best in the D-League). For his efforts, Gill earned a spot as a 2008 D-League All-Star during NBA All-Star festivities in New Orleans in February.

The 22nd GATORADE Call-Up this season, Gill spent 13 games with the Nets during his first Call-Up (Nov. 15-Dec. 12), when he averaged 2.9 points and 11.4 minutes.

An Aurora, Colorado native, Gill has appeared in 180 career NBA games during stints with the Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, and Indiana Pacers. He holds NBA career averages of 3.1 points, 1.1 assists and 1.1 rebounds in 11.1 minutes.

A graduate of Utah's Weber State, Gill played in 28 games during his final season with the Wildcats, averaging 16.2 points, 6.9 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 3.2 steals in 36.0 minutes. Fellow Weber State alum Lance Allred earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 13 from the D-League's Idaho Stampede.

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