Millrats Begin Two Week Road Trip
Published on February 26, 2008 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Saint John Riptide News Release
Manchester, New Hampshire: The Manchester Millrats are leaving on Wednesday for the Bahamas to play the Bahama All Pro Show ABA team twice, kicking off a two-week road trip that concludes the regular season.
In addition to the Bahamas, the Millrats will visit the Jersey Express on Sunday March 1st, before leaving for Singapore and a rematch with the #2 ranked Beijing Aoshen Olympians.
The two games in the Bahamas will take place on Thursday February 28th and Friday February 29th at the Jack Haywood High School in Freeport, Grand Bahama, and will provide the opportunity for Bahamians to see ABA action firsthand.
The All Pro Show is the professional basketball team to be owned and operated by a Bahamian. The team's composition is Bahamian Nationals, Americans, and other Carribbean Nationals and Hispanics. They are led by their Head Coach Steve "Stretch" Culmer and star player Clayton "Smiley Culture" Miller.
The Millrats defeated the Jersey Express 110-87 in Manchester on Sunday, but expect a deeper and more motivated Jersey team for the March 1st game.
"They made the trip to New Hampshire through the night during the snowstorm, and thus arrived shorthanded with only 7 players," explained Millrats GM Ian McCarthy, "they will be gunning for us and they will have a full roster I'm sure."
The Millrats won't look past the All Pro Show or the Express, but there's no doubt the Beijing Aoshen Olympians are in the back of their mind. Manchester lost twice to Beijing back in January, after airport delays caused half of the team to not make it to Singapore. Beijing has been virtually unbeatable all season, having gone 20-0 since their opening night loss to the Quebec Kebs.
The ABA All Star game is slated for March 21st and 22nd in Barre, Vermont followed by the ABA Playoffs in Quebec City from March 26-29th.
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