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CBA alum to participate in NBA Slam Dunk contest

January 29, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release


ALBANY, NY (January 29, 2008) - The Continental Basketball Association today announced, along with the NBA, that former CBA All-Star and alum Jamario Moon will participate in the NBA Slam Dunk contest. This event will be held Saturday, February 16 in New Orleans.

For the past two seasons, Jamario Moon was a star in the Continental Basketball Association and a key player in the success of the Albany Patroons. While playing for the Patroons in the '05-'06 and '06-'07 seasons, he participated in the dunk off at the CBA All-Star game, finishing second in the 2006 Slam Dunk Contest in Boise, Idaho.

While not just known for his monster dunks, Moon was also a great defensive star for the Patroons, winning the 2007 CBA Defensive Player of the Year award. Moon was also 2007 CBA All-League First Team, CBA All-Defensive Team, and was voted to the 2007 CBA All-Star game.

For these great accomplishments, the NBA and more notably the Toronto Raptors noticed Moon. His hard work over the past two years in the CBA has paid off, as he has become vital part of the Raptors success this season under former CBA legend and current Raptor had coach Sam Mitchell.

Jamario joins a very elite group of players who have played in the CBA then jumped to the NBA and played in an All-Star game or All-Star contests. Anthony Mason and John Starks both played in the CBA All-Star Game and participated in an NBA All-Star Game. Mason (Tulsa Fast Breakers '91 and Miami Heat '01) and Starks (Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets '90 and New York Knicks '94) are the only players to accomplish this feat in CBA history.

Tim Legler (Omaha Racers) and Voshon Lenard (Oklahoma City Calvary) participated in the both the CBA and NBA Long Distance Shootout. Legler was a CBA All-Star in '90, '92, '93, and '95. He won the 1993 CBA Shootout championship, and captured the NBA Shootout title in 1996 and Lenard won the NBA Shootout in 2004. There have also been two players to play in the NBA rookie game after appearing in the CBA. Matt Maloney (Grand Rapids Mackers '96) played in the 1997 game and former CBA MVP Adrian Griffin (Connecticut Pride '99) played in the 2000 rookie game.

"The accomplishments of Jamario Moon are well known throughout the CBA," stated CBA Deputy Commissioner Dennis Truax. "Moon is an unbelievable talent who got his first real chance to showcase his skills in the CBA with the Albany Patroons. He has made the most of that opportunity and is now a crowd favorite in Toronto. We in the CBA wish him the best of luck as he looks to capture the Slam Dunk trophy."



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