NH-VT border skirmish looms
October 26, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Saint John Riptide News Release
The Manchester Millrats are set to open their two week training camp at the Sportszone in Derry, NH on Monday afternoon. Standing in their path this weekend is a preseason matchup with the defending ABA champion Vermont Frost Heaves. The hoops border skirmish is set practically on the banks of the Connecticut River, and tips off Saturday at 4:00 pm at Hartford High School in Hartford, VT.
The Millrats have narrowed down their roster to 14 players from an open tryout of over 70 and a selection of other free agents. The 14 players in training camp are:
Ismael Caro 6'0 PG New Haven Hartford, CT
Anthony Anderson 5'11 PG UMass-Amherst Lynn, MA
Jon Huggins 6'2 G American International Lynn, MA
Charles Easterling 6'2 G Kilgore JC Hartford, CT
Chris Coates 6'3 G Keene State Portsmouth, NH
Rashid Al-Kaleem 6'4 G Florida Dorchester, MA
Stacey Moragne 6'4 F UMass-Lowell Evanston, IL
James Life 6'5 G-F UMass-Amherst Fort Myers, FL
Mike Konovelchick 6'5 F Manhattan Litchfield, NH
P.J. Young 6'6 F So NH Univ Boston, MA
David Cooper 6'7 F So NH Univ/James Madison Goffstown, NH
Will Hennegan 6'9 F-C Eckerd College Nashua, NH
Ife Anosike 6'11 C Salem State Staten Island, NY
Souleymane Wane 6'11 C Connecticut Dakar, Senegal
"We're using this game as a learning experience, and as an opportunity to see how the guys do under fire, against a top notch ABA team," explained Millrats Head Coach Larry Lessett. "Live action can be a good opportunity to help our guys understand what it will take to win at this level."
The Millrats are a new entry in the American Basketball Association (ABA), and will play their home games in the 'Fieldhouse' on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH. The season and home opener is set for Sunday November 11, 2007 at 4:35 p.m. versus the Boston Blizzard. Single game, season and half season ticket plans are on sale now on www.manchestermillrats.com or by calling 1-866-9-GET TIX (1-866-943-8849).
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
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