# 2009 NBA Development League draft

The 2009 NBA Development League Draft was the ninth draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on November 5, 2009, before the 2009–10 season. In this draft, all 16 of the league's teams took turns selecting eligible players. The D-League uses a "serpentine" format whereby the order of selections for each team alternates in each round. For example, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds won the number one overall selection, but in round two they picked last (16th selection, 32nd overall).
Carlos Powell of South Carolina was the first overall selection and was taken by Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Coincidentally, Powell had been selected second overall in the 2007 Draft, making him the only player to have been chosen as the first and second overall selections in D-League Draft history. Six players taken in the 2009 Draft had also previously been selected in an NBA draft: Deron Washington (2008), JamesOn Curry (2007), Latavious Williams (2010), Orien Greene (2005), Reece Gaines (2003) and Yaroslav Korolev (2005). Two players, Nate Miles and Brian Kortovich, played college basketball solely at the junior college level. The highest drafted international player was Amara Sy, who holds a dual citizenship with both Mali and France, as the Bakersfield Jam selected him fourth overall.
Although some of the players chosen in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.

## Key

| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and was also selected in an NBA draft |
| † | Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
| 1 | 1 | Carlos Powell^ | F | United States | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | South Carolina |
| 1 | 2 | Donell Taylor | G/F | United States | Erie BayHawks | UAB |
| 1 | 3 | Deron Washington$^†$ | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Virginia Tech |
| 1 | 4 | Amara Sy | F | Mali France | Bakersfield Jam | — |
| 1 | 5 | Garret Siler | C | United States | Utah Flash | Augusta State |
| 1 | 6 | Alonzo Gee^ | F | United States | Austin Toros | Alabama |
| 1 | 7 | Desmon Farmer^ | G | United States | Reno Bighorns | Southern California |
| 1 | 8 | Paul Harris | F | United States | Maine Red Claws | Syracuse |
| 1 | 9 | Rashad Anderson | G/F | United States | Iowa Energy | Connecticut |
| 1 | 10 | Alade Aminu^ | F/C | United States | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 11 | Curtis Withers | F | United States | Dakota Wizards | UNC Charlotte |
| 1 | 12 | Antonio Anderson^ | G | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Memphis |
| 1 | 13 | Raymond Sykes | F | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Clemson |
| 1 | 14 | JamesOn Curry$^†$ | G | United States | Springfield Armor | Oklahoma State |
| 1 | 15 | Sundiata Gaines^ | G | United States | Idaho Stampede | Georgia |
| 1 | 16 | Latavious Williams$^†$ | F | United States | Tulsa 66ers | — |
| 2 | 17 | Mustafa Shakur^ | G | United States | Tulsa 66ers | Arizona |
| 2 | 18 | Dar Tucker | G | United States | Idaho Stampede | DePaul |
| 2 | 19 | Major Wingate | C | United States | Springfield Armor | Tennessee |
| 2 | 20 | Pete Campbell | F | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Butler |
| 2 | 21 | Jonathan Wallace | G | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Georgetown |
| 2 | 22 | Doug Thomas | F | United States | Dakota Wizards | Iowa |
| 2 | 23 | Frank Tolbert | G/F | United States | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Auburn |
| 2 | 24 | Pat Carroll | G | United States | Iowa Energy | Saint Joseph's |
| 2 | 25 | Darnell Lazare^ | F | United States | Maine Red Claws | LSU |
| 2 | 26 | Haminn Quaintance | F | United States | Reno Bighorns | Kent State |
| 2 | 27 | Russell Carter | G | United States | Austin Toros | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 28 | Orien Greene* | G | United States | Utah Flash | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2 | 29 | Reece Gaines$^†$ | G/F | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Louisville |
| 2 | 30 | Alan Wiggins Jr. | F/C | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | San Francisco |
| 2 | 31 | John Bryant | C | United States | Erie BayHawks | Santa Clara |
| 2 | 32 | Chad Toppert | G | United States Germany | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | New Mexico |
| 3 | 33 | Erek Hansen | C | United States | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Iowa |
| 3 | 34 | Martin Zeno | G | United States | Erie BayHawks | Texas Tech |
| 3 | 35 | Jeremy Wise | G | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Southern Mississippi |
| 3 | 36 | Anthony Goods | G | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Stanford |
| 3 | 37 | Kevin Goffney | F | United States | Utah Flash | Chattanooga |
| 3 | 38 | Lewis Clinch | G | United States | Austin Toros | Georgia Tech |
| 3 | 39 | Chris Lowe | G | United States | Reno Bighorns | Massachusetts |
| 3 | 40 | Frank Young | G/F | United States | Maine Red Claws | West Virginia |
| 3 | 41 | Sean Barnette | G/F | United States | Iowa Energy | Wingate |
| 3 | 42 | Jamelle Cornley | F | United States | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Penn State |
| 3 | 43 | Marcus Dove | F | United States | Dakota Wizards | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 44 | Jamarcus Ellis | G | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Indiana |
| 3 | 45 | Reggie Williams^ | F | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | VMI |
| 3 | 46 | James Cripe | C | United States | Springfield Armor | Northern Kentucky |
| 3 | 47 | Delonte Holland | F | United States | Idaho Stampede | DePaul |
| 3 | 48 | Cecil Brown | G | United States | Tulsa 66ers | Santa Barbara |
| 4 | 49 | Jeral Davis | C | United States | Tulsa 66ers | Talladega |
| 4 | 50 | T. J. Cummings | F | United States | Idaho Stampede | UCLA |
| 4 | 51 | Craig Austrie | G | United States | Springfield Armor | Connecticut |
| 4 | 52 | Leemire Goldwire | G | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | UNC Charlotte |
| 4 | 53 | Mickell Gladness | F/C | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Alabama A&M |
| 4 | 54 | D'Lancy Carter | C | United States | Dakota Wizards | St. Bonaventure |
| 4 | 55 | Booker Woodfox | G | United States | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Creighton |
| 4 | 56 | Carl Mitchell | F | United States | Iowa Energy | Jarvis Christian |
| 4 | 57 | Gary Ervin | G | United States | Maine Red Claws | Arkansas |
| 4 | 58 | Louis Graham | F | United States | Reno Bighorns | Georgia Southern |
| 4 | 59 | Ira Brown | F | United States | Austin Toros | Gonzaga |
| 4 | 60 | Jason Richards | G | United States | Utah Flash | Davidson |
| 4 | 61 | Jared Newsom | G/F | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Tennessee–Martin |
| 4 | 62 | Christopher Hayes | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Detroit |
| 4 | 63 | Derrick Mercer | G | United States | Erie BayHawks | American |
| 4 | 64 | Yaroslav Korolev$^†$ | G/F | Russia | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | — |
| 5 | 65 | Shagari Alleyne | C | United States | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Kentucky |
| 5 | 66 | Roderick Wilmont | G | United States | Erie BayHawks | Indiana |
| 5 | 67 | Christopher Moore | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Virginia Union |
| 5 | 68 | Lance Hurdle | G | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Miami (FL) |
| 5 | 69 | Joe Darger | F | United States | Utah Flash | UNLV |
| 5 | 70 | David McClure | G/F | United States | Austin Toros | Duke |
| 5 | 71 | Terry Martin | G | United States | Reno Bighorns | LSU |
| 5 | 72 | Scooter McFadgon | G | United States | Maine Red Claws | Tennessee |
| 5 | 73 | Joah Tucker | G/F | United States | Iowa Energy | Milwaukee |
| 5 | 74 | Lenny Stokes | G/F | United States | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Cincinnati |
| 5 | 75 | Jason Straight | G | United States | Dakota Wizards | Wyoming |
| 5 | 76 | Kenny Dawkins | G | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Lamar |
| 5 | 77 | Draelon Burns | G | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | DePaul |
| 5 | 78 | DeSean White | F | United States | Springfield Armor | Northwood |
| 5 | 79 | J. C. Mathis | F | United States | Idaho Stampede | Michigan |
| 5 | 80 | Mitchell Johnson | F | United States | Tulsa 66ers | Jarvis Christian |
| 6 | 81 | Keena Young | F | United States | Tulsa 66ers | Fayetteville State |
| 6 | 82 | Mike Gansey | G | United States | Idaho Stampede | West Virginia |
| 6 | 83 | Perrin Johnson | F | United States | Springfield Armor | Louisville |
| 6 | 84 | Nate Miles | G/F | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Southern Idaho JC (Twin Falls, ID) |
| 6 | 85 | Antoine Hood | G | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Air Force |
| 6 | 86 | Darren Cooper | G | United States | Dakota Wizards | Portland |
| 6 | 87 | C. J. Anderson | G/F | United States | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Xavier |
| 6 | 88 | Casey Love | F/C | United States | Iowa Energy | Robert Morris |
| 6 | 89 | Anthony Terrell | F | United States | Maine Red Claws | UNC Wilmington |
| 6 | 90 | Jermaine Johnson | F | United States | Reno Bighorns | College of Charleston |
| 6 | 91 | Quemont Greer^ | F | United States | Austin Toros | DePaul |
| 6 | 92 | Travis Holmes | G | United States | Utah Flash | VMI |
| 6 | 93 | Chris Ayer | C | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Loyola Marymount |
| 6 | 94 | Charlie Parker | G | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Millersville |
| 6 | 95 | Jeff Skemp | C | United States | Erie BayHawks | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 6 | 96 | J'Nathan Bullock | F | United States | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Cleveland State |
| 7 | 97 | Garrison Carr | G | United States | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | American |
| 7 | 98 | Ryan Troutman | G | United States | Erie BayHawks | Tusculum |
| 7 | 99 | Moustafa N'Doye | C | Senegal | Los Angeles D-Fenders | — |
| 7 | 100 | Ramon Dyer | F | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Houston |
| 7 | 101 | Alain LaRoche | F | United States | Utah Flash | North Florida |
| 7 | 102 | Augustine Okoson | C | Nigeria | Austin Toros | Northwood |
| 7 | 103 | Chris Davis | G | United States | Reno Bighorns | Southern U. |
| 7 | 104 | Tony Bobbitt | G | United States | Maine Red Claws | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 105 | Russell Hicks | C | Canada | Iowa Energy | Florida International |
| 7 | 106 | Andres Sandoval | G | Dominican Republic | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Dayton |
| 7 | 107 | Rashaad Powell | F | United States | Dakota Wizards | Idaho |
| 7 | 108 | Rashad Woods | G/F | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Kent State |
| 7 | 109 | Rodney Alexander | F | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Oklahoma City |
| 7 | 110 | Brandon Jones | F | United States | Springfield Armor | Amherst |
| 7 | 111 | Bryson McKenzie | C | United States | Idaho Stampede | Northern Illinois |
| 7 | 112 | Adam McCoy | G | United States | Tulsa 66ers | North Texas |
| 8 | 113 | Tim Parham | F | United States | Tulsa 66ers | Maryland–Eastern Shore |
| 8 | 114 | Vince Oliver | G | United States | Idaho Stampede | UC Davis |
| 8 | 115 | Brayden Billbe | C | United States | Springfield Armor | American |
| 8 | 116 | Lawrence McKenzie | G | United States | Sioux Falls Skyforce | Minnesota |
| 8 | 117 | DeAngelo Alexander | G | United States | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | UNC Charlotte |
| 8 | 118 | Jimmy Binnie | F | United States | Dakota Wizards | Dayton |
| 8 | 119 | A. J. Ratliff | G | United States | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Indiana |
| 8 | 120 | Marcus Walker | G | United States | Iowa Energy | Colorado State |
| 8 | 121 | Matt Clement | F | United States | Maine Red Claws | Maine Maritime Academy |
| 8 | 122 | Ronald Allen | F/C | United States | Reno Bighorns | Cincinnati |
| 8 | 123 | D'mond Grismore | F | United States | Austin Toros | Huston–Tillotson |
| 8 | 124 | Jordan Brady | G/F | United States | Utah Flash | Utah Valley |
| 8 | 125 | Stephen McDowell | G | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Chattanooga |
| 8 | 126 | Travis Pinick | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Yale |
| 8 | 127 | Zachary Sowers | G | United States | Erie BayHawks | William Jessup |
| 8 | 128 | Brian Kortovich | G | United States Croatia | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Cuyahoga CC (Cleveland, OH) |
^ a: Amara Sy is a native of Mali and plays for their national team, but also holds dual citizenship with France. ^ b: Latavious Williams became the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA, which adhered to the rule that players must be at least one year removed from high school in order to be eligible for an NBA draft. ^ c: Chad Toppert is American but is also eligible to play for the German national team because his grandfather is German. ^ d: Brian Kortovich became a dual citizen of Croatia in May 2010.