Lightning Win in Dakota, Daleo Wins 100th
January 14, 2006 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Rockford Lightning News Release
The Lightning picked up their 17th win of the season and the 100th of Head Coach
Chris Daleo's four-year career on Friday night at the Bismarck Civic Center. Marlon
Parmer led the way with 27 points while John Jackson picked up 18 points and 16
rebounds in the 104-102 overtime win over the Dakota Wizards.
Jackson recorded a Lightning season high 12 offensive rebounds while getting his
first start since November 25 at Albany. He is averaging 11.0 points and 11.5
boards over his last two games.
"We felt we didn't play together as a team the first night," said Daleo about
Thursday's loss to the Wizards. "We needed to make a statement as a team the second
night in Dakota and that resulted in a big road win for us heading into the
break."
Coach Daleo has solidified his place in Rockford Lightning history with the win over
Dakota. He is only the second Lightning coach since the team's move to Rockford in
1986 to reach 100 wins in his career, and doing so by the halfway point of his
fourth season. This season, Daleo has moved into second place among the all-time
wins leaders in Lightning history behind Mauro Panaggio with 131. His .592 winning
percentage is the highest in Lightning history.
Daleo will head to Boise, Idaho on Monday to coach the Eastern Conference All-Stars
for the third time in four years. He will be bringing four Lightning regulars along
with him as Ronnie Fields, Roger Powell, Kenyon Gamble, and Marlon Parmer were each
selected to the Eastern All-Stars. Daleo led the Eastern All-Stars to a 114-110
victory over the Western Conference in last year's game.
The 22nd Annual CBA All-Star Classic, sponsored by Athletes.com, will be held at the
Qwest Arena in downtown Boise, Idaho on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006. The event is being
hosted by the CBA's Idaho Stampede. With tip-off at 8:15 p.m. (CST), the All-Star
game can be heard LIVE by Lightning fans on ESPN Radio 1380 "the jock", the
Stateline sports leader with coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. (CST).
The Lightning will return home to the MetroCentre after finishing 2-2 in a four-game western conference road trip over the last seven days. They take on the Idaho Stampede on January 19 at 7:05 P.M. (CST). The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Marlon Parmer poster, and the Dakota High School Class 2A High School State Football Champions will be in attendance showing off their 2005 state championship trophy. For group and season ticket information, contact the Lightning Office at 815-874-4232. For individual game tickets, contact the MetroCentre Box Office at 815-968-5222.
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