Matrix home opener sold out

November 10, 2005 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Montreal Royal News Release


Montreal, Canada. Tonight, the ABA Montreal Matrix will play before a sold out crowd of 2,200 basketball enthusiasts. "Over the last few day," explains coach Pascal Jobin, "our ticket office has been so busy that there are only a few single tickets left. This is very encouraging for our new team and it says a lot about the popularity of basketball in Canada," explains Jobin. "No doubt our local players on the team will benefit from the support of the crowd when they play tonight against the Buffalo Rapids," adds Jobin.

The Montreal Matrix shows a record of one and one. In each of the first two games, Manix Auriantal, a local player from Villeray - Saint-Michel - Parc Extension burrough, has led the team with 26 and 25 points. Bobby Miller, another local player who played for cegep Montmorency in Lavel, scored 13 points in the first game.

Basketball fans that could not get tickets for the opening game are invited to encourage the Montreal Matrix when it plays against the Newark Express this Sunday, November 13th at 2pm at Pierre-Charbonneau Center. For more information, email montrealmatrix@videotron.ca, call 514 872 6644 or visit www.montrealmatrixbasketball.com or www.abalive.com. -

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