Sioux Falls Skyforce Announce Training Camp Invitees

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Sioux Falls, S.D. (November 3, 2009) – The Sioux Falls Skyforce announced today eight players that will bypass the 2009 NBA Development League Draft and attend training camp which is set to begin on Sunday, Nov. 15. The training camp invitees include David Bailey, Keith Brumbaugh, Justin Johnson, Michael Joiner, Joe Krabbenhoft, Mike Nelson, Bruce Price and Greg Stiemsma.

The eight training camp invitees are a combination of returning players from last season, allocation players and a local tryout invitee. Bailey, Brumbaugh, Johnson, Joiner and Stiemsma are considered returning players since they appeared in at least one regular season game for the Skyforce last season. Krabbenhoft (Sioux Falls) and Price (Minneapolis) qualify as allocation players based on their regional ties and Nelson was signed by the league following his impressive showing at the Sioux Falls tryout.

Read below for more information on the training camp invitees:

Name                             Pos       Ht       Wt          From                                    Status

David Bailey                      G        5-8      165         Loyola-Chicago                     Returning

Keith Brumbaugh               F       6-10     215         Hillsborough CC                    Returning

Justin Johnson                   G        6-6      190         Iowa                                     Returning

Michael Joiner                   F        6-7      230         Florida State                          Returning

Joe Krabbenhoft*              F        6-7      219         Wisconsin                              Allocation

Mike Nelson*                   G        6-4      185         North Dakota State               Local Tryout

Bruce Price                       G        6-1      190         Tennessee State                     Allocation

Greg Stiemsma                  C       6-11     260         Wisconsin                              Returning

* – Rookie

The Skyforce will hold their 2009 NBA Development League Draft party at Pizza Ranch at 2717 W. 41^st St. in Sioux Falls on Thursday, Nov. 5. The ninth-annual draft will air live on NBA TV and be streamed online beginning at 6 p.m. CT.

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