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Famed sports psychologist joins Delaware ownership group

December 31, 2004 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release


Wilmington, DE. Melvin Coles, co-owner of the ABA 2005 Delaware expansion basketball team today announced that Dr. Joseph Carr, PhD, famed sports psychologist, has joined with Ed Meyers and himself to operate the team. Coles stated, We are very pleased and proud to have a person with the experience and background that Joe brings. He is truly a legend in basketball circles with decades of outstanding achievements - both on the court and off the court. His experiences are extraordinary and he brings a level of talent to our organization that few could provide."

Meyers added, "I'd like to tell you a little story about Joe. When he was 14 years old, Dematha's coach Morgan Wooten and St. John's coach Joe Gallagher invited 14 year old Joe Car and his friend 6'8" Sid Cattlet to participate in America's first summer basketball camp, featuring Senior High School All Americans John Austin and Bobby Lewis (who later played in the ABA). (Joe was a schoolyard legend who regularly competed against high school and college stars on the playground). In the summer camp, Morgan bet his friend Boston Celtic coach Red Auerbach that little 14 year old Joe Carr could outshoot the famed Bob Cousy in a game of horse. Red accepted Morgan's challenge. Long story short. Joe hit 10 straight long jumpers and Cousy turned "red." From that day on, Joe Carr was known as "Radar" Carr. We call him Dr. Radar. While Radar had a short and brilliant high school and college career, he chose academics over pro ball, and gained his doctorate in psychology. The rest is legend in the sports world."

Dr. Carr is the founder of Doc's Gym in Washington, D.C., where great players played and learned the game of basketball and life. Included were Allen Iverson, Jerome Williams, DiKembe Mutumbo, Alonzo Morning, Joe Smith, Adrian Dantley, Mookie Norris, Don Reed, Grant Hill and many others. In 1985, Dr. Carr and NBA legend Bob Dandridge, with support from Oscar Robertson, developed the first NBA Rookie Orientation program to help young players make the transition from college to pro ball. This program became the model for the MLB, NHL and NFL. The first beneficiaries of the program included Joe Dumars, Patrick Ewing, Carl Malone, Charles Oakley and others. His work in sports psychology is known worldwide and he brings an extraordinary range of skills and experience to the Delaware organization and to the ABA..

Coles concluded, "I forgot to mention last week that our partner, Ed Meyers, was an assistant coach to John Thompson when Georgetown won the NCAA Championship and he won a national championship at the University of District of Columbia. Look for the Delaware ABA team to be very special indeed. We have some talent here."

For more information, email emeyers.gps@comcast.net, call 240 462 7772 or visit www.abalive.com.

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