"Evans who is from Portsmouth, Virginia should take no time to get adjusted to the new environment," said Robert Parish. "I have learned a great deal throughout my many years playing in the NBA and I hope that my playing experience will help Evans reach the next level."
Pennsylvania, who had the second pick overall because of a trade with Oklahoma chose Victor Thomas a 6'7" forward out of La Salle University. "We feel that Thomas is a great choice because he is not afraid to attack the basket or take an outside shot," said Mike Sweet, General Manager for the ValleyDawgs.
The highlight of the Draft was the second round pick by the Dodge City Legend,
who chose Jackie Stiles of South West Missouri State. Stiles is one of the
top women basketball players in the country. "This is great publicity
for the Dodge City Legend and the USBL," said Tom Nelson. "I feel
that this is just as great as
us winning the USBL Championship last season and Stiles will bring tremendous
exposure to Dodge City."
Stiles was the fifth woman in USBL history to be drafted (19th overall) by a team in the USBL. Cheryl Miller, was the first women to be drafted (101st overall) by the Staten Island Stallions in 1986; Saudia Roundtree in 1996 by the Treasure Coast Tropics (85th overall); Sheryl Swoops in 1993 by the Daytona Beach Hooters (44th overall) and Rebecca Lobo by the Jersey Turnpikes in 1995 (77th overall).
Other First Round Selections include: Greg Springfield (Hofstra, Center, 6-9) to the Brooklyn Kings; Kelvin Wilkins (Seton Hall, 6-7, Forward) to the Atlantic City Seagulls; Carlos Arroyo (FIU, 6-2, Guard) to the Lakeland Blue Ducks; Calvin Bowman (West Virginia,6-9, Forward) to the Long Island Surf; Rashad Phillips (Detroit, 5-10, Guard) to the Florida Sea Dragons; Darren Kelly (Texas, 6-3, Guard) to the Kansas Cagerz; Travis Williams (Hampton, 6-9, Forward) to the Oklahoma Storm and Paul Shirley (Iowa State, 6-10, Center) to the Dodge City Legend.
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| 1 | 1st | Maryland | George Evans | George Mason | 6-7 | F | Portsmouth, VA |
| 2 | 1st | Pennsylvania | Victor Thomas | La Salle Univ. | 6-7 | F | Philadelphia, PA./St. John's Neumann |
| 3 | 1st | Brooklyn | Greg Springfield | Hofstra | 6-9 | C | New York, NY |
| 4 | 1st | Atlantic City | Kevin Wilkins | Seton Hall | 6-7 | F | Atlantic City/Tallahassee (FL) JC |
| 5 | 1st | Lakeland | Carlos Arroyo | FIU | 6-2 | G | Farkardo, P.R./Colegio Santaago Apostol |
| 6 | 1st | Long Island | Calvin Bowman | West Virginia | 6-9 | F/C | Brooklyn, NY/San Jacinto (TX) JC |
| 7 | 1st | Florida | Rashad Phillips | Detroit | 5-10 | G | Detroit, MI |
| 8 | 1st | Kansas | Darren Kelly | Texas | 6-3 | G | Forrestville, MD/Brown Mackie |
| 9 | 1st | Oklahoma | Travis Williams | Hampton | 6-9 | F | Maysville, NC |
| 10 | 1st | Dodge City | Paul Shirley | Iowa State | 6-10 | C | Meriden, KS/Jefferson West HS |
| 11 | 2nd | Lakeland | Rob Dryden | Georgia | 7-1 | C | Jacksonville, FL./Terry Parker |
| 12 | 2nd | Brooklyn | Reggie Jessie | St. John's | 6-7 | G/F | Queeensbridge, NY./Bishop Loughlin |
| 13 | 2nd | Atlantic City | Garrett Bragg | La salle Univ. | 6-11 | C | Boca Raton, FL./Spanish River |
| 14 | 2nd | Oklahoma | Jamahl Mosley | Colorado | 6-8 | F | San Diego, CA/Rancho Buena Vista HS |
| 15 | 2nd | Long Island | Norman Richardson | Hofstra | 6-5 | F | Brooklyn., NY |
| 16 | 2nd | Florida | Horace Jenkins | William Patterson | 6-1 | G | N/A |
| 17 | 2nd | Kansas | Tory Walker | U. of New Orleans | 6-8 | F | Westwego, LA/Archbishop Shaw |
| 18 | 2nd | Pennsylvania | Quincy Wadley | Temple | 6-4 | G | N/A |
| 19 | 2nd | Dodge City | Jackie Stiles | Missouri State | 5-9 | G | N/A |
| 20 | 2nd | Maryland | Archibald Bassett | Delaware | 6-9 | F | N/A |
| 21 | 3rd | Brooklyn | Mike Wiatre | South Carolina State | 6-9 | G | N/A |
| 22 | 3rd | Atlantic City | Ira Clark | University of Texas | 6-8 | F | N/A |
| 23 | 3rd | Oklahoma | Shannon Martin | Oklahoma State | 6-5 | G | N/A |
| 24 | 3rd | Long Island | Roberto Gittens | Hofstra | 6-9 | F | Brooklyn, NY |
| 25 | 3rd | Florida | Martin Rancif | Iowa State | 6-8 | F | Bartislava, Slovakia/St. Louis Pk.(MN) HS |
| 26 | 3rd | Kansas | Craig Rodgers | Toledo | 6-11 | F | Minerva, OH/Minerva |
| 27 | 3rd | Pennsylvania | Jody Lumpkin | College of Charleston | 6-8 | F | Columbia, SC |
| 28 | 3rd | Dodge City | Ricardo Greer | Pittsburgh | 6-5 | G | New York, NY./Cheshire (Conn.) Prep |
| 29 | 3rd | Maryland | Terrance Shannon | Elgin CC | 6-8 | F | N/A |
| 30 | 3rd | Lakeland | Ian Foster | Florida Southern | 6-2 | G | N/A |
| 31 | 4th | Atlantic City | Damon Williams | Southern Colorado | 6-7 | F | N/A |
| 32 | 4th | Oklahoma | Kelley Newton | Oklahoma | 6-2 | G | Kansas City, KS/Neosho (KS) CC |
| 33 | 4th | Long Island | Karim Shabazz | Providence | 7-2 | C | Far Rockaway, NY./Florida State |
| 34 | 4th | Florida | Kevin Morris | Georgia State | 6-0 | G | New York, NY/Georgia Tech |
| 35 | 4th | Kansas | Tajudeen Soyoye | Missouri | 6-9 | F/C | Lagos, Nigeria/Meridian (MS) CC |
| 36 | 4th | Oklahoma | Kejuan Woods | Boise State | 6-6 | F | Inglewood, CA/Crossroads HS |
| 37 | 4th | Dodge City | Dean Oliver | Iowa | 5-11 | G | Mason City, IA |
| 38 | 4th | Maryland | Mike Maridisch | Maryland | 7-0 | C | N/A |
| 39 | 4th | Lakeland | Ledaryl Billingsley | Tulane | 6-7 | F | Chicago, IL/Morgan Park |
| 40 | 4th | Brooklyn | Rob Marquardt | New Hampshire | 6-11 | F/C | Northport, NY |
| 41 | 5th | Oklahoma | Michael Hicks | Texas A&M | 6-5 | F | N/A |
| 42 | 5th | Long Island | Jason Hernandez | Hofstra | 6-0 | G | Oyster Bay, NY |
| 43 | 5th | Florida | Shaun Fein | Georgia Tech | 6-3 | G | Centerville, MA/Barnstable/Stone Hill Coll. |
| 44 | 5th | Kansas | Demarcus Minor | Baylor | 6-6 | G | Garland, TX/Lakeview Central/Marquette |
| 45 | 5th | Pennsylvania | Nakiea Miller | Iona | 6-9 | C | N/A |
| 46 | 5th | Dodge City | David Thomas | Michigan State | 6-7 | G/F | Brampton,Ontario, Canada |
| 47 | 5th | Maryland | Erik Herring | George Mason | 6-5 | G/F | Chicago, IL |
| 48 | 5th | Lakeland | Adrian Crawford | Florida State | 6-5 | G | Akron, OH/Univ. of Tulsa |
| 49 | 5th | Brooklyn | Phil Grant | Iona | 6-7 | F | N/A |
| 50 | 5th | Atlantic City | Frank Barr | Lafayette | 7-0 | C | Darby, PA./Pennwood |
| 51 | 6th | Long Island | Ryan McCormick | Adelphi | 5-10 | G | N/A |
| 52 | 6th | Florida | Steffon Bradford | Nebraska | 6-6 | F | Clewiston, FL/Compton (CA) CC |
| 53 | 6th | Kansas | Eric Carter | Washburn | 6-9 | F | N/A |
| 54 | 6th | Pennsylvania | Gyasi Cline-Heard | Penn State | 6-8 | F | Houston, TX |
| 55 | 6th | Dodge City | Darrell Johns | Chicago State | 7-1 | C | Kokomo, IN./Kokomo (Iowa State) |
| 56 | 6th | Maryland | J.J. Miller | North Carolina A&T | 5-11 | G | N/A |
| 57 | 6th | Lakeland | Shawn Platts | Jacksonville | 6-3 | G | Jacksonville, FL |
| 58 | 6th | Brooklyn | Allen Griffin | Syracuse | 6-1 | G | Brooklyn, NY/Paul Robeson |
| 59 | 6th | Atlantic City | Shannon Antrum | Washington State | 6-1 | G | N/A |
| 60 | 6th | Oklahoma | Darnell Williams | San Jose State | 6-7 | F | Long Beach, CA./Long Beach CC |
