Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Siena's Edwin Ubiles back to D-League

AP
Edwin Ubiles got a shot to play in some NBA games, but his 10-day contract expired on Monday.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Ubiles, who averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in four games for the Wizards was headed back to the Dakota Wizards, of the D-League.

According to the Washington Post, Ubiles will be replaced on the Wizards roster by Cartier Martin. 

Ubiles averaged 13.0 minutes per game for Washington.

He became the first former Siena College player to appear in a NBA regular season game, when he played in the Wizards' 108-89 victory over New Jersey, on March 21.

Ubiles also scored a career-high 10 points in 18 minutes against the Atlanta Hawks.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Edwin Ubiles appears in NBA game

Edwin Ubiles was part of a lot of Siena College history, when he suited up for the Saints.

On Wednesday, he made some more, when he became the first former Saints player to appear in an NBA game.

Ubiles signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards on Sunday and finished Wednesday's victory over New Jersey, with four points on 1-for-4 shooting, while also grabbing four rebounds.

Ubiles is third on the all-time Siena scoring list (1,939) and was a part of three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship teams and two victories in the NCAA tournament.

Ubiles was called up from the D-League where he was averaging 20.4 points per game for the Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, N.D.), and was selected to participate in the league’s All-Star game (Feb. 25). He scored 41 points in a game vs. Iowa Feb. 27.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Edwin Ubiles called up to Washington

AP
Edwin Ubiles has made a lot of splashes this season.

He got a tryout in Golden State, before the NBA season began, participated in the NBA D-League all-star game and now the former Siena Saints star has been called up to the Washington Wizards.

Ubiles was averaging 20.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists, while shooting 50 percent from the field for the Dakota Wizards.

Ubiles burst back onto the scene over the summer, winning a gold medal as a member of the Puerto Rico national team, at the Pan-American game. He had been recovering from a stress fracture in his right tibia.

Ubiles was part of three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships at Siena and helped the Saints win two games in the NCAA tournament.

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