Jacksonville Wave plays first exhibition game
August 25, 2004 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Jacksonville Slam News Release
Jacksonville, FL. Larry Jacobs, General Manager of the ABA Jacksonville Wave professional basketball team today announced that the team will play its first ever exhibition game on Saturday, August 28th at 7PM in Camden County. According to Jacobs, "Camden County sports fans have shown that they really love and want basketball. Coach Johnson and Coach Carter will give them a night of exciting fast-paced ABA basketball - high scoring and fun."
The game will be played at the Camden County High (CCHS) Gymnasium located at 1585
Laurel Island Parkway in Kingsland, Georgia. Discounted tickets range from $5 to
$16.50 for the game and can be purchased at:
*Lorine's Hair & Care Unisex Salon, Jacksonville (904)
768 5557.
*Tiki Graphics, Jacksonville (904) 768-0044.
*Kingsbay Submarine Base, ITT Ticket Office, Kingsland (912) 573-4515.
*K-BAY Radio FM 106, Kingsland (912) 729-6000.
*Camden Community Recreation Center, Kingsland (912) 729-5600.
Some of the players being featured include:
*6'7" Power forward/Dunking Specialist Mike Townsend (Tenn).
7'2" Center, Andrew Skoglund, (Iowa State)
6'4" Point Guard Aaron Cooper (Manatee Comm College)
6'8" Power Forward Michael Pawelczak (Germany)
6'8" Power Forward Chad Johnson (Nebraska)
For additional information contact the Wave at 877 529 9283, ext 100 or 101 or email jaxwave@aol.com.
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
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