Miners prepare to host Kenny Anderson-coached Krunk
November 30, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - The East Kentucky Miners (3-4) will return to their home hardwood at the East Kentucky Expo Center on Sunday (Dec. 2) when fellow Continental Basketball Association (CBA) expansion team Atlanta Krunk visits for an American Conference game. Former NBA star Kenny Anderson guides the Atlanta team as its head coach.
Anderson - who enjoyed a brilliant record-setting career at prep basketball powerhouse Archbishop Molloy in Queens, NY - has excelled on every level. After high school, Anderson went on to star at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. After averaging 26 points per game as a sophomore for the Yellowjackets, Anderson declared for the NBA Draft. The Queens, NY native was selected as the second overall pick by the New Jersey Nets in the 1991 NBA Draft. Anderson spent 14 seasons in the NBA with nine franchises.
Atlanta's roster includes Grayson Boucher, AKA The Professor from the And1 Tour.
East Kentucky and Atlanta have identical 3-4 records.
The Miners have won two of their last three games. Atlanta has dropped two of its last three games, falling in back-to-back outings.
Today's matchup will pit East Kentucky Coach Kevin Keathley versus Anderson for the first time.
Tickets for the East Kentucky-Atlanta game remain available. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a Miners rally towel.
Tip-off for Sunday's East Kentucky-Atlanta game is set for 4:05 p.m.
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