Owls' Harris and Gillespie Chosen in NBDL Draft

I enjoy keeping up with players I covered during their collegiate days; so, here's some news about two young men I covered throughout their four years at Rice University. Good luck to both of them.

Nov. 3, 2006
Two former Rice Owl basketball players were selected in Thursday night's 2006 NBDL Draft. Michael Harris, Rice's all-time leading scorer and all-time leading rebounder, was the number three overall pick in the draft by the Colorado 14ers. Brock Gillespie, a member of Rice's 1,000-point club, was the 30th pick overall (10th pick in the third round) by the Austin Toros. The Toros are based in Austin, Texas, while the 14ers are located in Broomfield, Colo., which is northwest of Denver.

Harris, this past summer, played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2006 NBA Summer League and he participated in NBA training camp with the Milwaukee Bucks in the fall of 2006. During the 2005-06 season, Harris played in Ukraine with BC Kyiv. In Ukranian League play, Harris averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds in 29 games and in EuroCup play, he averaged 8.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 17 games.

Gillespie last season played for the Auckland Stars in New Zealand. He averaged 12.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 17 games. Gillespie also led team in three-point field goals made (34) and ranked fourth on the team in scoring.

2006 NBDL Draft Board: http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/draft_board.html