W.C.B.L. new team added Beijing?

[Evad]

Yep the same ones who played in the ABA. I'm not sure how this season is going to go down but I hope they have all their ducks lined up before oppening night. We shall c

[Minor League Man]

Yep the same ones who played in the ABA. I'm not sure how this season is going to go down but I hope they have all their ducks lined up before oppening night. We shall c

Joe is losing his selling points one by one (that is, if Beijing is indeed leaving the ABA and not just playing a "special spring schedule")

[Evad]

BEIJING AOSHEN OLYMPIAN FRANCHISE JOINS WCBL
League Staff Writer - 3/30/2009

The West Coast Pro Basketball League announces the additional of the Beijing Aoshen Olympian franchise to begin league play in the 2009 Spring season.

BAO has been playing in the American Basketball Association since 2004. They completed the 2008-09 season with a 26-9 win-loss record; qualified for the ABA playoffs in Nashville, Tennessee and was eliminated by eventual champion, Kentucky Miners. The Olympians are most notable for sending Sun Yue to the Los Angeles Lakers this past season. Yue, the 6'9 point and big guard for the Lakers, honed his skills for BOA until getting drafted in the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft.
Beijing will play a full league schedule beginning Friday, April 3 with a home opener versus the Ventura County Jets. For further information, go to the league website: westcoastprobasketball

From the W.C.B.L web site

[Evad]

The Beijing Aoshen Olympian's were victorious in their WCBL debut, beating the Ventura County Jets 106-100.
The game was played at Biejing's homesite in Rosemead, California. The Jets got off to an 8 point lead in the first half but were plagued throughout the game with fouls, leading Beijing to a 24-33 march to the free throw line. The Jets were 12-14 at the charity stripe for the game. Beijing edged out the Jets in rebounds 41-37 but the Jets kept the game close with their harrassing defense, forcing Beijing into 18 turnovers for the game, compared to the Jets 6. Leading the way in scoring for Beijing was guard Sheldon Pace with 35; Jin Xin 20 points; Tyree Jones 17 points; Zhang Songtao and Huang Haibe, both with 12. Haibel led Beijing with 9 rebounds.
For the VC Jets, Tree Small, last year's WCBL scoring champion, scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. Topping the Jets scoring list was Elijah Muldrow with 27 points on 5 of 8 3 point attempts; Casey Cook with 15 points and 6 rebounds and Donte Lincoln adding 11.
Beijing will be back in league action Wednesday night, April 8 with a home game against the Newport Beach Surf. Game time is 705pm.