Explosion One Game away from West Division Title

Published on June 24, 2007 under International Basketball League (IBL)
Snohomish County Explosion News Release


Everett- The Explosion look to get one win in the last two games to secure the West Division Title in the International Basketball League (IBL) and tonight at 5:00PM Everett takes on Seattle at Bellevue Community College. When the season started few people thought an expansion team would be able to develop such a great chemistry. "We always had plans at winning the division and to get a shot at a national championship." Randy Redwine stated in early March and with a 14-4 record on top of the West Division people are starting to pay attention.

Not even listed as an option on USbasket to win the championship http://usbasket.com/IBL/IBL.asp the Explosion underdog season has gained national respect and attention and the Massey Ratings (used to rank teams in the IBL) have taken notice as the Explosion has moved up to an overall ranking of 3 before tip-off on Sunday against Seattle with a Power Ranking of 1. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/ratings/?lid=122 &tid=1919 Only Salem who defeated Everett by four points early in the season, and Defending IBL Champions Elkhart are rated higher.

With a win tonight Everett may be bringing home a division title to Snohomish County and a chance at a world championship. For information on playoffs and a chance to see the final home game visit the team online at www.explosionprobasketball.com or at 425 339-BALL. With a win tonight the hosting of the IBL Western Division Championship Banner will be planned for 7:00pm on Tuesday June 26th at the Everett Events Center. Tonights game will be covered live at 1380am Espn Radio, or can be listened to online at http://northsound1380.com/ .

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