Flight make final cuts
November 18, 2004 - NBA G League (G League)
Huntsville Flight News Release
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 18 ? Huntsville Flight head coach Ralph Lewis made the final two cuts to trim his roster to 10 players as the Flight get set for the NBDL?s 2004-05 Opening Weekend.
Forwards Christian Anderson and Charles Gaines were released prior to the team?s morning practice today.
?Charles and Christian both played well during camp, but with a 10-man roster, we had to make some tough decisions,? Lewis said.
The Flight opens the regular season this weekend, playing Saturday in Columbus at 4 p.m. and Sunday in Asheville at 5 p.m.
The Flight?s home opener is Saturday, November 27 at 5 p.m. against Columbus.
?I?m pretty excited about the group of guys we have coming out of training camp,? Lewis said. ?We?ve still got a lot of work to do, but after battling each other in practice for the last two weeks, we?re looking forward to stepping on the floor against Columbus and Asheville.?
HUNTSVILLE FLIGHT
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College Last Played 00 Rodney Bias F 6-9 240 Shelton State CC NBDL 4 Joe Shipp F 6-5 240 California International
5 Randy Orr F 6-11 210 Georgia Perimeter College
7 Brandon Hawkins G 6-3 185 San Jose State USBL
10 Austin Nichols G 6-6 200 Humboldt State College
16 Mengke Bateer C 6-11 300 China NBA
28 Ed Scott G 6-0 175 Clemson International
30 Earl Barron C 7-0 250 Memphis NBDL
32 Bernard King G 6-5 195 Texas A&M International
50 Antoine Pettway G 6-0 170 Alabama WBA
For tickets or information call (256) 429-1000 or visit HUNTSVILLEFLIGHT.COM.
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