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Wizards Assign Danuel House to 87ers

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The Washington Wizards announced Wednesday they have assigned  rookie power forward Danuel House to the Philadelphia 76ers D-League team the Delaware 87ers. House  who was undrafted out of Texas A&M , signed with the Wizards in July and has showed potential to be a great player with a strong summer league showing this past summer. Wizards just have not been using him lately  with House only making one appearance in a Wizards uniform in the regular season. While the Wizards power forward will be playing for the 76ers D-League team the Sevens, the Wizards still own his NBA rights. According … Continue reading Wizards Assign Danuel House to 87ers

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Delaware 87ers beat Westchester 121-108 in Season Home Opener

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The excitement was definitely in the air at the Bob Carpenter Center  in Newark, DE on Saturday Night when the Delaware 87ers opened up their season vs the West Chester Knicks  with 121- 108 win. In the first quarter the Sevens came out strong with hitting 5 for 9 shots in the paint and a 57 % FG average compared to the Knicks 31 %.  Center Shawn Long had 9 points in the first quarter for the Sevens helping them get a 7 point advantage in the first. The Sevens would open up the 2nd quarter with their biggest lead … Continue reading Delaware 87ers beat Westchester 121-108 in Season Home Opener

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Sevens draft Former Jayhawk Brannen Greene and 3 others in D-League Draft

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The Delaware 87ers selected Brannen Greene a guard out of Kansas with their first pick (No.7 overall) in Sunday’s NBA Development League Player Draft. Sevens also selected  Benito Santiago Jr. a forward from Cumberlands University ( No.38 overall), Grandy Glaze a … Continue reading Sevens draft Former Jayhawk Brannen Greene and 3 others in D-League Draft

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Eugene Burroughs named new head coach for 87ers

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  The Delaware 87ers announced Thursday that Eugene Burroughs will be their new head coach going into the 2016-2017 season. Burroughs comes from the Sevens affiliate the Philadelphia 76ers where he was a shooting coach for the past two seasons. Burroughs is a native of Philadelphia and went to high school at Episcopal Academy. Before joining the Sixers staff the Philly native coached at Penn State, Marist, Navy, American University, and Hofstra. The coaching change is a part of a swap the Sixers are doing with the Sevens to give everyone a chance to experience both aspects of the game. Burroughs … Continue reading Eugene Burroughs named new head coach for 87ers

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Former 87er Jordan McRae wins a Ring with the Cleveland Cavaliers

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    Jordan McRae has definitely had a whirlwind year with playing with six different teams this season in the NBA and NBA D-league but in the end he ended the season as a NBA champion with the Cavaliers. McRae played in 61 games 2015-2016 basketball season and spent majority of it playing for the Philadelphia 76ers D-League team, the Delaware 87ers. He played and started in all 29 games while he was with the 87ers and averaged 23.3 points per game which was fourth best in the D-league. He also earned a starting nod in the D-league’s all-star game. … Continue reading Former 87er Jordan McRae wins a Ring with the Cleveland Cavaliers