Chill Add a Pair of Forwards for Roadie
Published on May 28, 2008 under International Basketball League (IBL)
Edmonton Chill News Release
With a daunting seven-game road trip beginning next week, the Edmonton Chill have made a small adjustment to their roster adding a pair of forwards in Antwon Mills and Marco Morgan.
Antwon, a 6'8" 240 pound forward, is a former teammate of the Chill's JR Patrick when they played together for the IBL club in Eugene, OR during the 2006 season. Mills averaged 15 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game that season. Mills returned to the Chargers in 2007 where he posted nearly identical numbers - 14 points, 9.8 boards, and 2.3 blocks through the 20 game season. Antwon has also played internationally for several years, most recently with Llanquihue Puerto Varas in Chile. Over his 11 games there he collected 112 rebounds, good for 6th in the nation's top hoops division. He led his team in blocks and was third on the club in scoring. Antwon will arrive in Edmonton today and be in uniform for this weekend's games.
The Chill also announced the signing of Marco Morgan. Marco a 6'8", 260 pound forward/center comes to the team from the Snohomish Co. Explosion. Prior to that he played with the Seattle Mountaineers, and played the 2006 IBL season with the Portland Chinooks (averaged 20.0 ppg in 12 games). Morgan's college career started at the University of Akron where in his first year he played 27 games averaging 8.7 ppg and 2.3 rpg. Morgan's second year he played 28 games with an average of 10.0 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Marco just returned from playing pro-ball in Japan and will join the team on their road trip and then return to Edmonton for the remainder of the 2008 campaign.
To make room on the roster for Mills and Morgan, the Chill released Teon Knox. Knox's production and minutes had been falling over the last few weeks and the with the team playing 7 games in 10 days on their upcoming road swing, his durability was becoming an issue. "Teon was a decent guy, but has been battling some nagging injuries and his conditioning has been an issue all season long," Owner Troy Barns said. Barns added, "Plus there were some off-court things that kept coming up, nothing too serious, but it was just getting to be too much work."
International Basketball League Stories from May 28, 2008
- Chill Add a Pair of Forwards for Roadie - Edmonton Chill
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