Cougars announce kickoff
August 11, 2005 - International Basketball League (IBL)
Akron Cougars News Release
Cuyahoga Falls, OH - The city of Cuyahoga Falls hits a slam dunk with the announcement of its first professional minor league basketball team. The Cuyahoga Falls Cougars invite the media to join us for the official team presentation and signing of first player, Shane Conwell of Copley, Ohio.
Who: Cuyahoga Falls Cougars
What: Official Team Presentation Press Conference
When: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Natatorium Health and Fitness Center (Hopewell Room)
2310 2nd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Shane Conwell, a 6'6", 200-pound Health Education major at Malone College, averaged 23.2 points per game for a total of 734 season points and 1,558 career points. He also averaged 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.
Conwell's college career awards include the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American and the National Christian College Athletic Association All-American. He was also selected to the American Mid-East Conference First Team and the American Mid-East Conference South First Team and named NCCAA National Player of the Week.
In addition to the team presentation and signing of first player, Tony Alvarez, Operations Manager of the International Basketball League (IBL) will be on hand as well as Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don L. Robart, Marc Cook, Cougars owner, and Ryan Isley, Cougars General Manager to answer media questions. Refreshments will be served.
Quick Facts about the International Basketball League:
▪ The International Basketball League (IBL) is a professional basketball league. The IBL allows only one timeout per quarter and speeds up time between plays with immediate inbounds.
▪ The IBL's inaugural season started in April of 2005. The first year has been completed, 155 games have been played - the IBL scoring average is 126.9 points per game.
▪ League commissioner Mikal Duilio says the IBL is old school, back to the basics basketball where skill and athleticism matter. "The IBL eliminates the unnatural interruptions of timeouts and various game delays by limiting timeouts and by putting the ball into play as quickly as possible. The IBL brings an athletic flow back to the game of basketball; players shoot better, jump higher and teams score more points."
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