B.J Mullens News Archives

Excitement wasn't exactly on the agenda for Mavericks fans across DFW as they prepared to watch the NBA Draft on Thursday evening.

B.J. Mullens didn't go as high as predraft analysts said, making him a "value pick." After B.J. Mullens was taken with the 24th pick in the NBA draft, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti said that was about where he thought the 7-foot freshman from Ohio State would go.

Ohio State freshman B.J. Mullens was drafted No. 24 by Dallas tonight, and ESPN reported that he's being traded to Oklahoma City, which swapped the No.

B.J. Mullens the 24th pick in the NBA draft. A A A A A The Mavs came into the draft looking for backups and the 7-footer is certainly a project.

The Mavericks aren't expecting the second coming of Tony Parker with their acquisition of French point guard Rodrigue Beaubois.

Less than an hour before the NBA draft last year, Ohio State coach Thad Matta finished a phone conversation with a league official, walked into a room where his assistants sat and told them that Kosta Koufos would be selected by Indiana with the 11th overall pick.

Jeff Teague thinks he may be the draft's best point guard. That'll work. A few days before the draft, Hawks general manager Rick Sund sat in a conference room down the hall from his office, beaming about the franchise's present and future.

The Dallas Mavericks have a new weapon in their fight against Western Conference point guards: Rodrigue Beaubois, a long, lean athlete first discovered by an NBA player on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, then seasoned with three years of pro experience in France.

The Dallas Mavericks acquired guard Rodrigue Beaubois and a future second-round pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the Mavericks' 24th overall selection B.J. Mullens.

Where will Ohio State's B.J. Mullens and North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough get drafted? AP I'd draft this guy ... North Carolina senior Tyler Hansbrough vs.

After missing his first couple of shots from the elbows of the free-throw line, 7-foot B.J. Mullens knocked down seven consecutive to end a recent predraft workout with the Washington Wizards.

Former Indiana and Bowling Green coach Dan Dakich remains as dialed in as any expert evaluating college talent.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - John Wooden won 10 NCAA championships at UCLA by stockpiling incredible talent and developing it into a cohesive unit.

As far as anybody knows, Blake Griffin won't bring a rabbit's foot with him to Thursday's NBA draft.

After conducting workouts which included approximately 50 prospects, the Bulls were hoping to bring back three forwards for another Berto Center session before the Thursday draft.

The tune has changed considerably.In 2006, as college basketball prepared for its first season with the new minimum-age requirement rule for the NBA, the mood was upbeat.

Nearly nine points and five rebounds per game aren't overwhelming numbers, but those are the totals of B.J. Mullens in one season of college basketball at Ohio State before making himself eligible for Thursday's NBA draft.

The days before the NBA Draft are a fertile time for trade rumors, which don't always check out.

Should the 76ers draft the best player available at the position they need or the best player available and figure out what to do with him later? Until yesterday, when the Sixers worked out 7-foot center B.J. Mullens and 6-7 guard Ryan Ayers at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Sixers had filled their predraft workouts with ...

WE'RE LESS THAN a week away from the NBA draft, and there's at least some consensus as to who will be among the top five selections in the first round.

The 76ers said yesterday that Ohio State center B.J. Mullens and Notre Dame guard Ryan Ayers, who is the son of former Sixers coach Randy Ayers, would have a predraft workout today at 10 a.m. at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The 76ers' stated NBA draft plan has been to take a perimeter player at No. 17. That, of course, makes perfect sense.

Although no big names decided to return to school, the Pistons officially can narrow their list of candidates for the No.

The Charlotte Bobcats have brought in five more prospects ahead of next week's NBA draft.

It's a busy time of year for the Detroit Pistons, who brought in 31 players - the most they have brought in up to this point - for workouts this week.

Several first-round draft prospects, including North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair, Louisville's Earl Clark and Ohio State's B.J. Mullens, were among 31 players who visited the Pistons' practice facility this week, director of player personnel George David said this afternoon.

Turner led the team in scoring , rebounding and assists . Freshman William Buford showed glimpses of being a big-time scorer when David Lighty was lost for the season, but Buford seemed to fade late in the season.

Former Pike High School and Indiana University player Robert Vaden is among those who will work out for the Indiana Pacers Thursday.

THE GOOD NEWS: The Buckeyes could -- could -- have a powerful nucleus returning next season.

With the 2009 NBA Draft Combine coming to a close, some players have polished their resumes for NBA scouts and coaches, but some have watched their draft stock drop dramatically.

A few quick hitters for Tuesday: The first of two days of workouts at the Golden State Warriors' practice facility concluded with little consensus reached.

SI.com's Andy Staples agrees that the Big Ten Conference needs to expand, and he gave a few suggestions on how this would work for the conference.

Posted on June 1st, 2009 1:11 PM By Jerry Zgoda Larry Bird was at Target Center Monday morning.