Dennis Truax Named CBA Director of Operations
Published on October 27, 2005 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release
Boise, ID (October 27, 2005) - The Continental Basketball Association has named Dennis Truax as Director of Operations, effective Nov. 1, 2005.
Part of Truax' duties as Director of Operations will be overseeing league compliance by the nine organizations, working with league vendors, assisting in league rules and operational procedures, and rule on the legitimacy of player transactions league-wide.
Truax comes to the CBA league office after serving as Director of Media Relations and assistant coach for the Rockford Lightning of the CBA. Prior to his stint in Rockford, Truax was the Director of Media Relations and Assistant Director of Basketball for the Gary Steelheads of the CBA. While at Gary, he helped coordinate the largest attended CBA All-Star game in over 10 years (6,678) on January 19, 2005. He also oversaw the daily marketing and public relations duties for the franchise.
"I am very happy to be the new Director of Operations for the CBA," said Truax. "The CBA is the premier minor league in sports and to be able to be a part of the league office is an honor. I will be stepping into some big shoes left by Scott Johnson, but with the help of everyone in the league office and throughout the CBA the transition will hopefully be a smooth one for me. I also want to give a special thanks to the Rockford Lightning organization for supporting me in this move."
From 1999-2004, Truax worked for the United States Basketball League as Director of Public Relations. While there, he developed, designed and implemented all public relations and marketing strategies for the professional basketball league. He also negotiated the league's first television contract in 13 years for the USBL's Post-Season Festival, which was attended by over 10,000 people during a three-day period.
Prior to joining the professional ranks, Truax worked on the high school level and in the private sector for nine years. Truax coached at Pulaski Academy and Central Schools in Pulaski, N.Y., from 1990-99. He also served as sports editor and photographer at the Oswego County Weeklies in Mexico, N.Y., from 1993-97.
Truax earned a Bachelors of Professional Studies in Management from Cazenovia College in 2004.
"Dennis' experience in the CBA, and professional basketball in general, will be beneficial to the league office," said Commissioner Gary Hunter. "His knowledge of the game of basketball and of the organizations in our league will help his transition into his role as Director of Operations. I'm excited to have him on board."
The 2005-06 CBA season tips off on Friday, Nov. 18 with three games, including Rockford at Gary, Albany at Michigan, and Idaho at Yakama.
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