East Kentucky Miners release 2008-09 schedule
October 23, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - Professional basketball is back in Eastern Kentucky. The East Kentucky Miners will tip off their second season in December. East Kentucky will host 16 home games inside the East Kentucky Expo Center as part of the 2008-09 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) season. The oldest professional basketball league in the world will tip off its 63rd consecutive season on Friday, Dec. 12 when the CBA begins the 2008-09 campaign. The five-team league will consist of one conference made up of the following teams: East Kentucky Miners, Albany Patroons, Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry, Minot Skyrockets and Pittsburgh Xplosion. The teams will play a combined total of 80 regular-season games. Each team will play 32 games total. The 14-week season is slated to conclude on Sunday, March 15. The CBA Playoffs are scheduled to start Wednesday, March 18.
East Kentucky, which reached the 2008 CBA Playoffs following a 26-22 regular-season effort in 2008, continues to prepare for the upcoming season. It's been a busy offseason for the East Kentucky organization. The Miners recently signed University of Kentucky legend Wayne Turner. Former CBA Player of the Week Jason McLeish, CBA All-Rookie Team honoree Mike Crain and CBA All-Star Mike Dean have each signed to return to play professionally in Eastern Kentucky. In addition, East Kentucky has signed veteran pro player Jermaine Blackburn.
The East Kentucky Expo Center hosted an uptempo, exciting brand of basketball during the 2007-08 season as the Miners led all of professional basketball in scoring and broke a single-game all-time scoring record. The Miners led professional basketball in scoring, averaging 111 points per game.
"I thought CBA Commissioner Dennis Truax did an excellent job with the schedule, giving as many weekend dates as possible to the home teams," said East Kentucky Coach Kevin Keathley.
In one of two CBA opening night matchups Dec. 12, East Kentucky will visit Pittsburgh. The East Kentucky-Pittsburgh matchup has developed into one of the CBA's best rivalries. East Kentucky will host Minot on Sunday, Dec. 14 in its home opener. Tip-off for the home opener is slated for 4:05 p.m.
In its final regular-season series, East Kentucky is pitted against defending CBA champion Lawton-Fort Sill.
The month of December is full of intriguing matchups for the Miners. East Kentucky is pitted against Pittsburgh, Minot and Albany during the month of December. The Miners are matched up against Lawton-Fort Sill for the first time in the 2008-09 campaign in January.
East Kentucky will visit Albany Dec. 25 for a Christmas matchup. "This is going to be an exciting season," Keathley added. "With several Friday and Saturday home games on the schedule, it will give our organization an opportunity to expose our product to maybe some fans who haven't been able to check us out in the Expo Center."
On February 10, Pittsburgh will host the 25th CBA All-Star Classic in the modern era. The annual CBA All-Star Classic features the Long Distance Shootout, Slam Dunk Competition and the CBA All-Star Game. East Kentucky Miners season tickets remain on sale. Early Bird specials for season tickets run through Oct. 31. For information on the various season ticket packages, call 606-437-9715.
EAST KENTUCKY MINERS 2008-09 SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES LOCAL)
Friday, Dec. 12 at Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14 Minot., 4:05 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 15 Minot, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 17 Pittsburgh, 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20 Minot, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 Minot, 4:05 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 25 at Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 26 at Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 29 at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 2 Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 4 Albany, 4:05 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9 at Lawton-Fort Sill, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10 at Lawton-Fort Sill, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18 at Minot, 2:05 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 19 at Minot, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 Lawton-Fort Sill, 7:35 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 25 Lawton-Fort Sill, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 30 at Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31 at Albany, 7:35 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5 Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10 CBA All-Star Game at Pittsburgh, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13 Albany, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14 Albany, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27 Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 at Minot, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, March 6 at Minot, 7:35 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 at Lawton-Fort Sill, 2:05 p.m.
Monday, March 9 at Lawton-Fort Sill, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday, March 12 Lawton-Fort Sill, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, March 13 Lawton-Fort Sill, 7:35 p.m.
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