AAPBL Conducts dispersal draft from CBA and NBDL Rosters

Published on July 16, 2005 under All American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL) News Release


(Billings, MT) - Today, All American Professional Basketball League conducted a dispersal draft of players from the CBA and NBDL leagues.

2004-05 All-CBA Player of the Year Sam Clancy of the Idaho Stampede was first draft pick by the AAPBL's Mankato Mallards. Second pick was Britton Johnsen to the Hutchinson BallHogs. Mike Moten, coach of the Butte Bandits, chose Booby Lazor as number 3. The top 3 draft picks all hail from the CBA.

The coaches of each of the 10 AAPBL teams will follow up with their draft picks by phone or by letter and will retain right of first refusal through the 2005-2006 season.

"AAPBL is a topnotch league paying top dollar to our players," said Worth Christie, President and CEO of AAPBL. "There's no doubt we'll be pulling players from other leagues. Everyone is going to want to play with us."

Following is a list of the dispersal draft picks:

BILLINGS RIMS
Jackie Butler (CBA)
Toshiro Germany (CBA)
Randy Livingston (CBA)
Kasib Powell (CBA)
Chad Prewitt (CBA)
Alhaji Mohammed (CBA)
DeSean Hadley (CBA)
Doug Overton (CBA)

BUTTE BANDITS
Bobby Lazor (CBA)
Donald Williams (CBA)
Patrick Okafor (CBA)
Brian Lubeck (CBA)
Darrin Hancock (CBA)
LeRoy Hurd (NBDL)
George Williams (NBDL)
Byron Mouton (NBDL)

GREAT FALLS COWBOYS
Carlos Daniel (CBA)
Maurice Spillers (CBA)
Kevin Sweetwyne (CBA)
David Jackson (NBDL)
Ronald Blacksheer (NBDL)
Gary Hill-Thomas (NBDL)
Miah Davis (NBDL)

HUTCHINSON BALLHOGS
Britton Johnsen (CBA)
Adam Parada (NBDL)
Casey Sanders (CBA)
Melvin Sanders (CBA)
Lazarus Sims (CBA)
Reggie Jordan (CBA)
Cordell Henry (CBA)
Derrick Zimmerman (NBDL)

LINCOLN GENERALS
Stais Boseman (CBA)
Jermaine Walker (CBA)
Reed Rawlings (NBDL)
Keith Closs (CBA)
Marshall Phillips (CBA)
DeeAndre Hulett (CBA)
Livan Pyfrom (CBA)
Omar Cook (NBDL)

MANKATO MALLARDS
Sam Clancy (CBA)
Ramel Curry (NBDL)
Andre McCullough
Shawn Daniels (CBA)
Sam Cook

MINOT MINUTEMEN
Charles Gaines (CBA)
Alpha Bangura (CBA)
Brad Buddenborg (CBA)
Jerome Beasley (NBDL)
Austin Nichols (NBDL)
Seth Doliboa (NBDL)
Kitwana Rhymer (NBDL)
Sam Mack (CBA)

TOPEKA TORNADO
Billy Thomas (CBA)
Lawrence Nelson (CBA)
Wayne Turner (CBA)
Derek Grimm (CBA)
Lonnie Jones (CBA)
Juaquin Hawkins (NBDL)
Louis White (CBA)

WICHITA BOMBERS
Jarrod Gee (CBA)
Bryant Notree (CBA)
Julius Page (CBA)
Romeo Augustine (NBDL)
David Young (NBDL)
Maurice Baker (CBA)
Jeff Brandt (CBA)
Alex Sanders (CBA)

WYOMING GOLDEN EAGLES
Darius Rice (NBDL)
Nick Sheppard (CBA)
Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (NBDL)
Sung-Yoon (NBDL)
John Smith (NBDL)
Carl English (NBDL)
Marcus Moore (NBDL)

AAPBL teams begin play in November 2005.

Information about the AAPBL's summer league is available at http://www.aapblsummerleague.com/



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