James Earns OursportsCentral.com Player of the Week Honors
May 12, 2004 - United States Basketball League (USBL)
Cedar Rapids River Raiders News Release
Cedar Rapids, IA (May 12, 2004) The Cedar Rapids River Raiders along with OursportsCentral.com announce today that Courtney James has been selected for the OursportsCentral.com player of the week for the week of May 3 – May 9. The award is voted on by Coaches, River Raiders Management and Oursportscentral.com
The 6-foot-10, 265- pound forward/center averaged 19.5 points and 9 rebounds per game during the week, playing three home game against the Westchester Wildfire, Brevard Blue Ducks and a forfeit on Saturday by the St. Louis Skyhawks.
OurSports Central was launched in fall of 2000 with a mission of offering the best coverage of independent and minor league sports available. Since that time, OSC has grown from under 200 users per day to more than 12,000, including many team and league officials. OSC reports on all professional minor and independent league team sports in baseball, basketball, hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer and more. OurSports Central is preparing to unveil a brand new look with extended and improved features by the end of the year (2003). You can visit the OurSports Central website at www.oursportscentral.com.
River Raiders next scheduled home game will be Wednesday May 19, 2004 at 7:15pm as the River Raiders battle the Florence Flyers. Mike “the Miz” Mizanin from MTV’s Real World 10 will be here for a Real World Challenge at halftime and will be signing autographs after the game. River Raiders tickets are on sale now through the U.S. Cellular Center Box office at 363-1888, at Ticketmaster locations, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. The River Raiders are an expansion franchise of the 19 year-old United States Basketball League. Single game tickets or prorated season tickets are on sale now! For more information visit our website at www.crriverraiders.com.
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