New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball OperationsDonnie Walsh announced today that forward Marcus Landry has been signed as a free agent. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Landry, 6-7, 230-pounds, averaged 9.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 121 career games over four seasons at The University of Wisconsin. The Milwaukee, WI-native averaged a career-high 12.7 points per game for Wisconsin in 2008-09 and led the Badgers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Landry averaged 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 21.8 minutes in five games for the Sacramento Kings entry in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports.

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29th Overall Selection in 2009 NBA Draft Signed to Contract

New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walshannounced today that guard Toney Douglas has been signed to a contract. Douglas was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 29th overall selection before having his draft rights traded to New York in exchange for a 2011 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.

Douglas, 6-1, 225-pounds, averaged 21.5 points for Florida State University in his senior year and was the runner-up for the ACC Player of the Year award. The Tampa, FL-native was an All-ACC First Team selection and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. He also led the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998 and to the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history.

Douglas is expected to play for the Knicks’ entry in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports in Las Vegas, NV from July 14-19.

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The New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that Kenny Atkinson has been hired as an assistant coach. As per club policy, terms of the contract will not be disclosed.

 

Atkinson joins the Knicks after spending the 2007-08 season as the Director of Player Development with the Houston Rockets where he was responsible for improving player performance through on-court, one-on-one skill development and the use of video analysis.

 

Atkinson joined the Rockets after three years serving as the Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach with the Paris Basket Racing Club in France from 2004-06. While in Europe, Atkinson also was a Reebok EuroCamp Coach in Treviso, Italy during the summers of 2005 and 2007. He spent the 2006 summer as the Director of Player Development for the national team of the Republic of Georgia.

 

Following a standout collegiate career at the University of Richmond where he led the Spiders to a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Northport, NY-native and St. Anthony’s HS (South Huntington) graduate played professionally in Italy, France, Holland, Germany and Spain from 1991-2004.

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