CBA Announces Classic Skills Participants
January 29, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release
ALBANY, NY (January 29, 2007) - The Continental Basketball Association today announced the participants in the All-Star Classic skills competitions. The CBA All-Star Classic will begin with the Slam Dunk Competition followed by the Long Distance Shootout.
The 2007 Slam Dunk Competition will feature last year's runner-up, Jamario Moon of the Albany Patroons, as well as high-flying Ray Cunningham (Minot Skyrockets), ball-jamming Carl Edwards (Indiana Alley Cats), and rim-rocker Anthony Richardson (Butte Daredevils).
Since its establishment as a CBA skills competition in 1988, previous winners of the Slam Dunk competition include Shelton Jones (the only two-time winner, 1993 and 1996), Ronnie Fields (currently playing for the Minot Skyrockets), and Renaldo Major (who was recently called up to the NBA's Golden State Warriors).
The Long Distance Shootout, which will challenge players to hit as many three-point baskets as possible from all areas of the arc, will feature nine of this season's top scoring average leaders, with at least one representative from each CBA franchise. Tapped for the competition are David Bell (Butte Daredevils), Desmond Ferguson (Minot Skyrockets), Shaun Fountain (Indiana Alley Cats), Robert Griffin (Yakama Sun Kings), Jamario Moon (Albany Patroons), Kevin Pittsnogle (Pittsburgh Xplosion), Ronald Ross (Butte Daredevils), Keith Salscheider (Great Falls Explorers) and T.J. Thompson (Albany Patroons). Thompson and Moon will be participating in their second Long Distance Shootout; they last appeared in the 2006 event, which was won by the Idaho Stampede's David Jackson.
Since its establishment as a CBA skills competition in 1990, previous winners of the Long Distance Shootout include NBA star and ESPN analyst Tim Legler (1993), as well as NBA players Jose Slaughter (1990), Charles Smith (1995) and Tony Harris (1997).
"These are some of the best players we have ever had participate in the skills competition," said CBA Director of Operations Dennis Truax. "The Slam Dunk Competition has four guys who will excite and show the fans something new and creative. The Long Distance Shootout features nine outstanding shooters and will be something no fan will want to miss."
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