Carson and Fresno join forces in Summer Pro League
July 10, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Los Angeles, CA. The ABA Fresno Heatwave joined forces with the ABA Carson Buzz entro into the NBA Summer Pro League. The cooperative effort of two of the ABA's longest tenured teams has put together an a combination of young talent with some experienced players and hopes to make an exemplary representation for the ABA.
The team cruised past Team Breeze 102-77 in its first game at the Summer Pro League. "We played perfect basketball from the opening tip to the final horn. The only bad part is that the stat computer went down and would couldn't get the stats," stated Head Coach/GM Burrel Lee III. "We came out and played uptempo ABA style hoops and gave the crowd a show."
"It was a totally unselfish team effort and if we continue to share the ball, we're capable of beating other teams in this highly talented league," said Heatwave Head Coach/Owner Reggie Davis, who is serving as Assistant Coach for the combined team.
The Summer League Roster includes:
Head Coach: Burrel Lee III
Asst Coaches: Ramel Lloyd, Reggie Davis, Kevin Lau
Equipment Roster: Jason Brown
Andrew Morris, 5'9 Redondo HS
Jared Lloyd, 6'4 Hope International
Johnny Hardwick, 6'11 St. Augustine
Raymond Chacon, 5'5 Torrance HS
Joe Cantu, 6'3 Cisco College
Keith Jackson, 6'6 Xavier
Darren Little, 6'9 CS Fullerton
Jonathan Davis, 5'9 Santa Ana
Chad Thorton, 6'6 Fresnco City
Laere Anderson, 6'2 Pikeville
Terrell Hendricks, 6'2 La Sierra
Mick Marcus Davis, 6'3, Glendale AZ
Yuta Kurihara, 5'9 Japan
Kenji Kurasawa, 6'2 Japan
James Williams, 6'10 LBSU
For more information, visit www.fresnoheatwave.com or www.carsonbuzz.com or www.abalive.com.
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