6'9” forward Coleman Collins was the 6th  player selected in the first round of the 2008 NBA Development League Draft by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He played college ball at Virginia Tech University. Last year he played in Europe with EnBW Ludwigsburg, Germany. 6'6” forward John Barber out of Youngstown State University and 6'4” point guard Alex Ugrinoski from Croatia were picked in later rounds. 60 players with D-League experience were on the 2008-09 NBA Opening Night rosters.