# 2009 NBA Development League expansion draft

The 2009 NBA Development League expansion draft was the fourth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 2, 2009, so that the newly founded Springfield Armor and Maine Red Claws could acquire players for the upcoming 2009–10 season. The Armor was created when the Anaheim Arsenal relocated from the West Coast to the East Coast in an effort for the league to establish a greater presence in the east. Springfield was able to retain the rights to many of Anaheim's players, but with the addition of the Maine Red Claws, a need for an expansion draft arose. The Colorado 14ers were also putting the 2009–10 season on hiatus before their eventual move to Frisco, Texas to become the Texas Legends, which evened out the number of teams in the NBADL at 16.
A random drawing determined who was awarded the first pick, which went to the Springfield Armor. The draft took place via teleconference from the NBADL headquarters in New York City. The first overall selection was Marcus Campbell who had played collegiately at Mississippi State. Maine's first choice, the second overall pick, was James White, who had spent most of his collegiate career at Cincinnati. White was also among four players chosen who had also been selected previously in an NBA draft, while he was one of six who had been honored as an NBA D-League All-Star before. The only non-American player selected in the 2009 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was Malick Badiane of Senegal. He had not played at the college level in the United States; rather, he had spent his post-high school years playing professionally in different countries before embarking on his D-League career.

## 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 | Pos. | Nationality | Team | College |
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Campbell | C | United States | Springfield Armor | Mississippi State |
| 1 | 2 | James White* | G/F | United States | Maine Red Claws | Cincinnati |
| 2 | 3 | James Mays | F | United States | Maine Red Claws | Clemson |
| 2 | 4 | Trey Gilder$^^$ | F | United States | Springfield Armor | Northwestern State |
| 3 | 5 | Eddie Gill$^^$ | G | United States | Springfield Armor | Weber State |
| 3 | 6 | Billy Thomas$^^$ | G | United States | Maine Red Claws | Kansas |
| 4 | 7 | Kentrell Gransberry | C | United States | Maine Red Claws | South Florida |
| 4 | 8 | Noel Felix | F | United States | Springfield Armor | Fresno State |
| 5 | 9 | Cedric Bozeman$^^$ | G/F | United States | Springfield Armor | UCLA |
| 5 | 10 | John Lucas III | G | United States | Maine Red Claws | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | 11 | Jamar Brown | F | United States | Maine Red Claws | Colorado State–Pueblo |
| 6 | 12 | Kedrick Brown$^†$ | G/F | United States | Springfield Armor | Okaloosa-Walton CC (Niceville, FL) |
| 7 | 13 | Malick Badiane$^†$ | F/C | Senegal | Springfield Armor | — |
| 7 | 14 | Dominique Coleman | G | United States | Maine Red Claws | Colorado |
| 8 | 15 | Marcus Taylor$^†$ | G | United States | Maine Red Claws | Michigan State |
| 8 | 16 | Joe Dabbert | F/C | United States | Springfield Armor | Creighton |
| 9 | 17 | Cameron Bennerman | G | United States | Springfield Armor | North Carolina State |
| 9 | 18 | Josh Davis$^^$ | F | United States | Maine Red Claws | Wyoming |
| 10 | 19 | Kirk Walters | C | United States | Maine Red Claws | Arizona |
| 10 | 20 | Andre Patterson | F | United States | Springfield Armor | Tennessee |