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CBA All-Star Classic head coaches announced

January 9, 2005 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release


Boise, ID (January 9, 2005) — The Continental Basketball Association announced today that Rockford Lightning Head Coach Chris Daleo and Dakota Wizards Head Coach Casey Owens will be the Head Coaches for the 21st CBA All-Star Classic on January 19, in Gary, Indiana. Tip-off for the game is slated for 7:30 pm (CST).

Head Coaching positions were awarded to the teams with the highest quarter-point average in their respective conference, from all games played through Saturday, January 8. All-Star participants, who will be announced Monday, January 10 (Eastern Conference) and Tuesday, January 11 (Western Conference), were selected by CBA head coaches and team beat writers.

Daleo will be coaching in his second CBA All-Star game, after leading the American Conference team in the 2003 All-Star Classic, losing 140-125 to the National Conference. This season, Daleo has led the Lightning to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a 3.809 quarter-point average (80.0 total) and a 12-9 record to date. Rockford edged out the Great Lakes Storm and Head Coach Russ Bergman in quarter-point average by .039, as the Storm currently owns a 3.770 quarter-point average. Since becoming head coach of the Lightning prior to the 2002-03 campaign, Daleo has earned two CBA Coach of the Month awards (November 2002, December 2002) and was named the 2002-03 CBA Coach of the Year, after leading Rockford to a league-best 32-16 record and the league's second-highest quarter-point total (208.5, 4.3 average).

Owens, who is in his first season as a head coach after spending the previous three seasons as the Wizards Assistant Coach and Director of Player Personnel, has led Dakota to the top of the Western Conference standings with a 4.375 quarter-point average (87.5 total) and a 14-6 record through 20 games. The Wizards held off the Sioux Falls Skyforce and Head Coach Dave Joerger in quarter-point average by .103, as the Skyforce holds a 4.272 quarter-point average. The New Mexico State University alum was named the CBA Coach of the Month for the month of December with a 9-2 record during the month, and led the Wizards to a team record 12-game winning streak from November 26th through December 28th. Dakota ranks second in the league in scoring at 108.7 points per game (behind Rockford at 109.1 ppg), and leads the league in field goal percentage (.497, 799 of 1607), three-point field goal percentage (.380, 123 of 324), and assists (533).

All-Star activities will begin on Tuesday, January 18, when the Eastern Conference team holds practice from 6 – 7 pm, before the Western Conference team goes from 7 – 8 pm at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary. 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.

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 the completion of the skills competitions, the 21st CBA All-Star Game 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.

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