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Thursday March 3rd, 2011 ULM ADDS TOMMY MASON-GRIFFIN; BRINGS BACK DAN FITZGERALD! ratiopharm Ulm was active before the Bundesliga roster deadline adding point guard Tommy Mason-Griffin and bringing back sharpshooting forward Dan Fitzgerald to provide depth down the stretch of the 2010-2011 BEKO Basketball Bundesliga season.
ratiopharm Ulm signed point guard Tommy Mason-Griffin and sharpshooting forward Dan Fitzgerald as 'stand-by Americans' before the Bundesliga Roster deadline March 1st. Signing both Tommy Mason-Griffin and Dan Fitzgerald as 'Stand-by Americans', ratiopharm Ulm gains depth and versatility to protect themselves from injury over the final 10 games of this season. ratiopharm Ulm has been successful with this process before as guard EJ Gallup and forward Romeo Travis both continued in Ulm for another year following their Stand-by stint.
Tommy Mason-Griffin in action last season with the Oklahoma Sooners ratiopharm Ulm's roster moves begin with the talented young point guard Tommy Mason-Griffin. During his freshman season with the Oklahoma Sooners, Tommy averaged 14.1ppg 2.9reb and 5ast along with 42% from three and 81% from the foul line while leading the team in minutes played. Tommy was named to the Big 12 All Rookie team. After declaring for the NBA draft and signing with NFL agent Major Adams, Tommy went undrafted last summer and played in the NBDL with the Sioux Falls Skyforce for 5 games earlier this season. The 21 year old Houston Texas native attended Madison High School and was named Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2009 and was named a McDonalds All American. click here for draftexpress profile of Tommy Mason-Griffin Along with Tommy Mason-Griffin, ratiopharm Ulm also brought back former sharpshooting forward Dan Fitzgerald adding depth and security against a frontcourt injury. A key player from the bench in Ulm's playoff year, Dan Fitzgerald averaged 8 points per game along with 2.4 rebounds and 37% three point accuracy in the 2008-2009 Bundesliga season with ratiopharm Ulm. Dan's 71 three point makes were good enough for fourth most in the Bundesliga. The former Marquette University forward moved on from Ulm to play in Switzerland with SAM Massagno where he averaged 14.7ppg, 3.5reb, 41.0% from three and 82.7% from the foul line before a knee injury in April cut short his season. After months of hardwork and rehabilitation, Dan will help ratiopharm Ulm finish the 2010-2011 Bundesliga season. click here for Dan Fitzgerald's profile ratiopharm Ulm has alot of work ahead of them helping both Tommy Mason-Griffin and Dan Fitzgerald get integrated into the team as efficiently as possible. Both players must learn the Ulm offensive and defensive system while working their way into game-shape. For both Tommy and Dan, there is no timetable on when they will be active for their first game with ratiopharm Ulm this season. Dan Fitzgerald boxes out Vincent Yarbrough in Game 3 of the 2008-2009 Bundesliga playoffs at Telekom Dome in Bonn. A vital part of ratiopharm Ulm's success during the 2008-2009 season, Dan returns to Ulm to finish 2010-2011. ratiopharm Ulm returns to action Wednesday night March 9th with an 8pm tip off against ALBA Berlin at O2 World Arena in Berlin. Follow all the fast breaking ratiopharm Ulm baketball action all season long on Taylorhoops.com! GO ULM! MIKE T
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