Miners make blockbuster trade with Silverados
October 16, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - In a monumental trade that transpired late Monday, Oct. 15, the East Kentucky Miners traded the rights to guard Dwight Jones and a 2008 3rd Round pick in the CBA Draft to the Rio Grande Valley Silverados for the rights to guard Ivan Jenkins. The trade essentially gave East Kentucky the rights to two of the 2007 CBA Draft's top four picks. The deal between the Miners and Silverados is the year's first CBA trade.
An explosive backcourt player, Jenkins was an NAIA All-American as a senior at Lambuth University last season. He was also named the 2007 Basketball Times NAIA Co-Player of the Year. A native of Durham, N.C., Jenkins averaged 18.7 points, 3.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game while shooting 40.8 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from 3-point range in 31 outings. The Silverados drafted Jenkins in the first round of the 2007 CBA Draft. He was the second overall selection.
Jenkins spent three seasons as a member of the Winthrop men's basketball team, an NCAA Division I squad. A player with Kentucky ties, Jenkins played for NAIA powerhouse Georgetown College during the 2004-05 season.
In his lone season at Georgetown, Jenkins averaged 10.4 points, 4.1 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game as a junior.
Following an outstanding prep career at Southern Durham High School in Durham, N.C., Jenkins averaged 8.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game during his sophomore season as a Winthrop Eagle.
The Miners drafted Jones in the 4th Round of the 2007 CBA Draft. Jones was an NAIA All-American at Houston Baptist.
"This is a move that will benefit both organizations," commented East Kentucky Coach Kevin Keathley.
East Kentucky made former Syracuse standout Josh Pace its first-ever signee last week. Pace is the reigning New Zealand Player of the Year. The Georgia native was a key player on Syracuse's 2003 national championship team.
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