Former Erie BayHawks guard Demetri McCamey has been picked up by Fort Wayne from the available player pool. McCamey was released by the Erie BayHawks on March 12 to make room for Henry Sims after Sims’ 10-day contract with New Orleans expired. McCamey was initially released by Rio Grande Valley on Dec. 25 before Erie acquired him on Dec. 27. McCamey scored nine points and pulled down three rebounds in 21 minutes, 13 seconds of Fort Wayne’s 116-107 loss to Rio Grande Valley. In 38 total games between three teams this season, McCamey is averaging 5.3 points, 1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds. Fort Wayne is tied with Erie for the eighth and final playoff spot at 23-22. The Mad Ants hold the tiebreaker over the BayHawks.

–Tom Reisenweber

Erie BayHawks star center Henry Sims was signed to a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Hornets on March 2. That contract has expired and Sims is set to return to Erie. He appeared in two of four games with the Hornets. He played 49 seconds in a 105-102 loss to Orlando without recording a statistic, while playing four minutes in a 96-85 loss to Memphis. He went 2-of-3 from the field against the Grizzlies to score four points, pull down two rebounds and had one turnover. It is unclear if Sims will be available for Tuesday’s game between Erie and Texas at Erie Insurance Arena.

–Tom Reisenweber

D.J. Kennedy is on the rise since his trade to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The D-League released its new prospect rankings on Thursday with Kennedy moving up to No. 2 behind Santa Cruz guard Travis Leslie. Henry Sims, another former Erie BayHawks all-star, was removed from the list after his call-up to New Orleans. Terrel Harris came over in Erie’s trade with Rio Grande Valley and is the No. 17 prospect in the D-League. Harris, a 6-5 guard from Oklahoma State, is averaging 12.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

–Tom Reisenweber

The Fort Wayne extended its winning streak to seven games after beating the Erie BayHawks 112-84, Saturday night at Erie Insurance Arena. Anthony Richardson scored a game-high 30 points in leading the Mad Ants (10-10), who have the longest current D-League winning streak. Erie (10-7) is now 1-2 against Fort Wayne.

The Erie BayHawks split two games in the NBA Development League Showcase in Reno. The BayHawks (10-6) beat the Texas Legends, 86-83, after losing 94-90 to the Bighorns (7-8)

The BayHawks have the second-best record in the D-League behind Texas (11-6). They is back home Saturday to play the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (9-10).

The Mad Ants are tied with the Canton Charge with the D-League’s longest current winning streak of six games.

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The Erie BayHawks (9-5) are now atop the East Division after winning 110-104 at Springfield (4-10) on Saturday night. They have a half game lead on Maine (10-7).

D.J. Kennedy had 20 points in last night’s win for the BayHawks, who have won seven of their last eight games. The BayHawks’ next two games will be in Reno at the NBA Development League Showcase.

They play the host Bighorns and the Texas Legends.

Former Gannon University standout Kyle Goldcamp had 16 points off the bench in leading the Erie BayHawks past the Maine Red Claws, 98-85, Saturday at the Portland Expo. Erie (8-5) is just a half game behind Maine (10-6) in the East Division.

The BayHawks play at Springfield (4-9) today.

The Erie BayHawks will try to do a better job on the glass in tonight’s game at Maine. The BayHawks allowed 25 offensive rebounds in their last game that ended in an 106-84 loss against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

The Erie BayHawks had their five-game winning streak snapped in an 106-84 loss to Fort Wayne at Erie Insurance Arena on Saturday night.

The Mad Ants (5-10) won their first road game in seven tries and avenged a season-opening loss to the BayHawks (7-5). Ron Howard and Tony Mitchell each had 26 points to lead Fort Wayne while Henry Sims scored a team-high 22 points for the BayHawks.

The Erie BayHawks were part of the top two plays of the D-League Top 5 Plays of the Week for Dec. 17-24.

No. 2. Mychel Thompson’s reverse lay up at Springfield. The BayHawks won 127-119.

No. 1. Boston Celtics rookie 7-footer Fab Melo blocked a D-League single-game record 14 shots for the Maine Red Claws against BayHawks. Erie won the game, 85-78.

Me personally, the best play of them all is No. 3: JaJuan Johnson, who used to play for the Boston Celtics, served up a facial on Melo.

Nasty.