Miners Basketball Showcase set for Saturday
December 18, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - The inaugural East Kentucky Miners Basketball Showcase - to be held Saturday (Dec. 20) at the East Kentucky Expo Center - will feature a high school boys' basketball game preceding what promises to be another exciting Miners matchup.
In a high school boys' basketball game, two former 15th Region champions will face off in an opener prior to the CBA's East Kentucky Miners hosting the ABA's West Virginia Wild in a highly-anticipated Interleague Challenge game. Allen Central captured the 15th Region championship in 1994. East Ridge - in its first season - won the 15th Region title in 2004. Tip-off for the Allen Central-East Ridge matchup is set for 5 p.m. The East Kentucky-West Virginia game is slated to tip-off at 7:05 p.m. West Virginia features current Phelps High School girls' basketball head coach J.R. VanHoose. One of the top players in Kentucky high school history, VanHoose captured the state's Mr. Basketball award in 1998. VanHoose enjoyed a stellar college career not too far from his home in Paintsville, starring at Marshall University. He is a former NBA Developmental League draft pick. VanHoose has played in various professional leagues.
Allen Central and East Ridge will each get a taste of the unique Expo Center Center atmosphere in hopes of making a return to the state-of-the-art facility in March as a 15th Region Tournament participant.
East Kentucky is 4-0. The Miners have defeated the West Virginia Blazers and the Kentucky Bisons two times each.
One ticket for the Miners-Wild game will allow a fan to take in both games. Tickets remain available. For more information on tickets, call the Miners office at 606/437-9715.
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