Anthony Anderson Named ABA Most Valuable Player
April 1, 2008 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
April 1, 2008 Quebec City, Canada: The American Basketball Association (ABA) today released the 2007-2008 All Star teams as well as the league's Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year. They are:
ABA Coach of the Year: Will Voigt, Vermont Frost Heaves
ABA Most Valuable Player: Anthony Anderson, Manchester Millrats
First Team All-ABA
Anthony Anderson, 5'11 guard, Manchester Millrats
Mario Kinsey, 6'2" guard, Texas Tycoons
Cardell Butler, 6'4" guard, San Diego Wildcats
Eric Crookshank, 6'7" Forward, Halifax Rainmen
Terrence Green, 6'4" guard, Vermont Frost Heaves
Sun Yue, 6'9" guard, Beijing Aoshen Olympians
Second Team All-ABA
Robin Kennedy, 5'10" guard, Orange County Gladiators
Tommy Mitchell, 6'3" guard, Montreal Royal
Issa Konare, 6'8" forward, Vermont Frost Heaves
Samuel Audet-Sow, 6'6" forward, Quebec Kebekwa
Jerome Habel, 6'10" center, San Diego Wildcats
Third Team All-ABA
Darwin Carter, 6'0" guard, Maywood Buzz
Kenny Wright, 6'0" guard, Long Beach Breakers
Antonio Burks, 6'5" forward, Vermont Frost Heaves
Devoughn Lamont, 6'9" center, San Francisco Rumble
Jamal Kendrick, 6'8" forward, San Diego Wildcats
ABA Honorable Mention: Cordell Jeanty (Montreal Royal), PJ Puckett (Atlanta Vision), Al Stewart (Manchester Millrats), Jamaal Brooks (Boston Blizzard), Joe Britto (Jersey Express), Tarron Williams (OC Gladiators), Sean Dixon (Atlanta Vision), Ismael Caro (Manchester Millrats), Charles Fortier (Quebec Kebekwa), Jamaal Staten (Beijing Aoshen Olympians), Jomo Belfor (Westchester Phantoms), Randall Williams (Texas Tycoons).
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
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