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2005 CBA Western Conference All-Stars announced

January 11, 2005 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release


Boise, ID (January 11, 2005) — The Continental Basketball Association announced today the ten players who have been selected as members of the 2005 Western Conference All-Star team. All-Star game participants were voted on by CBA head coaches and team beat writers. The Eastern Conference All-Star team was announced on Monday, January 10.

Dakota Wizards Head Coach Casey Owens, who was announced on January 9 as the Western Conference team Head Coach, will lead a team comprised of four Sioux Falls Skyforce players, and two members each from the Wizards, Idaho Stampede, and Yakima Sun Kings. Owens, and Rockford Lightning Head Coach Chris Daleo, earned head coaching honors by leading their teams to the top quarter-point averages in their respective conferences in games played through January 8.

WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR ROSTER:

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Team 15 Alpha Bangura G 6-5 219 Sioux Falls Skyforce

5 Sam Clancy F 6-7 245 Idaho Stampede

35 Carlos Daniel F 6-8 240 Yakima Sun Kings

7 DeSean Hadley G 6-4 200 Sioux Falls Skyforce

1 Britton Johnsen F 6-10 210 Idaho Stampede

32 Randy Livingston G 6-4 200 Sioux Falls Skyforce

13 Marlon Parmer G 6-3 187 Yakima Sun Kings

41 Dickey Simpkins F 6-10 255 Dakota Wizards

12 Billy Thomas G 6-5 218 Dakota Wizards

40 *John Thomas F 6-9 265 Sioux Falls Skyforce

* Currently in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves

Sioux Falls guard DeSean Hadley was a unanimous All-Star selection, receiving 15 of a possible 15 votes in the balloting process (coaches could not vote for their own players).

All-Star activities will begin on Tuesday, January 18, when the Eastern Conference team holds practice from 6 – 7 pm (CST), before the Western Conference team goes from 7 – 8 pm at the Genesis Convention Center. Both practices are open to the public. Then on Wednesday, January 19, the Eastern Conference All-Stars will hold a shoot-around from 10 – 11 am, followed by the Western Conference All-Stars from 11 am – 12 pm, again at the Genesis Convention Center. Shoot-arounds are not open to the public.

Later that night, game day festivities will begin at 6 pm with the CBA Long Distance Shootout, followed by the Slam Dunk Competition at 6:30 pm. Upon completion of the skills competitions, the 21st CBA All-Star Classic is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 pm. During the contest, members of the media and NBA scouts will make their selection for All-Star Most Valuable Player honors, to be announced after the game.

WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR BIO'S

ALPHA BANGURA – G, 6-5, 219, Sioux Falls Skyforce (St. John's '02): First All-Star selection...Currently ranks 3rd in the League in scoring (20.6 ppg)...Is also averaging 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in 22 games played (all started)... Scored a season high 34 points in a 111-107 victory over the Dakota Wizards on 12/31/04, after connecting on 13 of 17 shots.... For his efforts, he was named the CBA Player of the Week of December 26 through January 1.

SAM CLANCY – F, 6-7, 245, Idaho Stampede (USC '02): Second All-Star selection (2004)...Currently ranks 2nd in the League in rebounding (10.5 rpg), and 3rd in blocked shots (2.4 bpg)...Is also averaging 14.4 points per game in 22 games played (all started)... Was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round (45th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft...Played with the CBA's Yakima Sun Kings during the 2003-04 season, averaging 13.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game...Was selected as a 2004 CBA All-Star, where he posted 15 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes of action...Played college basketball at USC from 1998-2002...Averaged 19.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game for the Trojans during their 2001-02 season...Was named 2001 & 2002 All Pac-10 First-Team...Helped the Trojans to a 2001 NCAA Elite Eight tournament appearance...Was named 2002 Pac-10 Player of the Year.

CARLOS DANIEL – F, 6-8, 240, Yakima Sun Kings (Washington State '98): First All-Star selection...Currently ranks 3rd in rebounding (10.1 rpg)...Is also averaging 13.5 points and 2.2 assists per game in 20 games played (all started)...Was a fifth round draft pick (40th overall) of the Yakima Sun Kings in the 1998 CBA Draft...Holds CBA career averages of 11.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in 167 games played...Helped the Sun Kings win the 2000 CBA Title by averaging 11.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game during the 1999-2000 season...Finished 6th on the Washington State all-time rebounding list (775), 7th in field-goal percentage (.513), 8th in minutes played (3,162), and 9th in points (1,285)...Was named Pac-10 All-Academic in 1996, 1997 and 1998...Was Pac-10 All-Conference Honorable Mention in 1997...Named to the Pac-10 All-Conference First Team in 1998.

DeSEAN HADLEY – G, 6-4, 200, Sioux Falls Skyforce (Eastern Michigan '01): Second All-Star selection (2004)...Currently ranks 11th in the League in scoring (18.7 ppg), 5th in steals (1.9 spg), and 1st in free-throw percentage (.909, 130 of 143)) and three-point field goal percentage (.468, 29 of 62)...Was named the CBA Player of the Week for the week of December 5-11, after consecutive 32 and 30 point outbursts...Posted 17.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game last season for the Idaho Stampede...Named the 2004 CBA Defensive Player of the Year...Named to the CBA All-Defensive Team and the All-League Second Team in 2004...Named to the CBA All-Rookie Team in 2002 as a member of the Flint Fuze...Posted seven points and seven rebounds in the 2004 CBA All-Star game.

BRITTON JOHNSEN – F, 6-10, 210, Idaho Stampede (Utah '03): First All-Star selection...Currently ranks 4th in the League in scoring (19.9 ppg), and 7th in free-throw percentage (.851, 57 of 67)...Is also averaging 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in 14 games played (12 started)...Was called-up to the NBA's Indiana Pacers on November 24...Drafted by the Gary Steelheads in the third round (19th overall) of the 2003 CBA Draft...Played for the NBA's Orlando Magic during the 2003-04 season averaging 2.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game...Played collegiately for the University of Utah...Averaged 11.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Utes during the 2002-03 season (senior year)...Was named to the 2001 & 2003 All-Mountain West Conference Second-Team...Was Named 2002 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year.

RANDY LIVINGSTON – G, 6-4, 200, Sioux Falls Skyforce (Louisiana State '96): Second All-Star selection (2001)...Currently ranks 3rd in the League in assists (7.4 apg)...Is also averaging 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 21 games played (20 started)...Played in 32 games for the Idaho Stampede last season, averaging 12.8 points and 9.5 assists per game...Received a call-up to the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers last season on March 28...Has played in 177 NBA games, averaging 4.0 points and 2.1 assists per game...Was named to the CBA All-League Second Team in 1999, 2002 and 2004...Was a second round draft pick (42nd overall) of the Houston Rockets in the 1996 NBA Draft...Was a fourth round draft pick (47th overall) of Florida in the 1996 CBA Draft.

MARLON PARMER – G, 6-3, 187, Yakima Sun Kings (Kentucky Wesleyan '03): First All-Star selection...Currently ranks 2nd in the League in scoring (22.4 ppg), and 2nd in assists (10.4 apg)...Is also averaging 4.9 rebounds per game in 17 games played (15 started)...Earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors for the week of January 2 – 8, after posting 36.2 points and 13.5 assists per game in four games played...Has the top two scoring outputs in the league this season after scoring 41 points on January 2 against Great Lakes, and posting 40 points on January 4 against Rockford...Was a fourth round draft pick (23rd overall) of the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the 2003 CBA Draft...Posted 4.7 points and 2.9 assists in 39 games for the Skyforce last season.

DICKEY SIMPKINS – F, 6-10, 255, Dakota Wizards (Providence '94): First All-Star selection...Currently ranks 8th in the League in rebounding (8.3 rpg)...Is also averaging 15.2 points per game in 20 games played (20 started)...Was a first round draft pick (21st overall) of the Chicago Bulls in the 1994 NBA Draft...Was a fifth round draft pick (65th overall) of the Rockford Lightning in the 1994 CBA Draft...Won three NBA championships as a teammate of Michael Jordan during the Chicago Bulls' second title run (1996-98)...Played seven seasons in the NBA with three teams (Chicago, Golden State and Atlanta), averaging 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game...Averaged 9.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in 1998-99, his best NBA season.

BILLY THOMAS – G, 6-5, 218, Dakota Wizards (Kansas '98): First All-Star selection...Currently ranks 8th in the League in scoring (19.6 ppg), and 6th in steals (1.8 spg)...Is also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 20 games played (19 started)...Was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 12 – 18, after posting 27 points and six rebounds per game...Helped lead the Wizards to a 12-game winning streak, from November 26 through December 28, the longest in franchise history, since Dakota joined the CBA in 2001...Was the last cut from the Washington Wizards 2004 training camp.

JOHN THOMAS – F, 6-9, 265, Sioux Falls Skyforce (Minnesota '97): First All-Star selection...Currently in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves, after receiving a call-up on January 10...Appeared in 20 games for the Skyforce, averaging a double-double with 16.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game...Has connected on 123 of 220 (.559) shots from the field...Was a first round draft pick (25th overall) of the New York Knicks in the 1997 NBA Draft...Was trade to the Boston Celtics, and later traded to the Toronto Raptors...Has NBA career averages of 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 148 games played.



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