Opening night rosters set for CBA's second season
November 15, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release
Albany, NY (November 14, 2007) - The first step of many began today as the Continental Basketball Association's 62nd season teams finalized their rosters for opening night. The CBA season tips off Friday night, November 16, when eight of the ten teams will be in action as they all look to capture the Ramsdell Trophy.
The night kicks off with the Albany Patroons hosting the Atlanta Krunk. Two former NBA stars will be making their CBA head coaching debut as Vincent Askew takes the reigns for his former team, the Albany Patroons and New York City legend Kenny Anderson will be on the sidelines for the Atlanta Krunk. The Minot Skyrockets will travel to Butte to take on the Daredevils. Chris Daleo of the Skyrockets has several players returning to play for Minot, including Sidney Holmes and Ronnie Fields. Butte features former NCAA scoring leader Sir Valiant Brown and big man Jason Miller for head coach Patrick O'Herron.
The Miners of East Kentucky travel north to take on the Pittsburgh Xplosion in their inaugural game. Head coach Kevin Keathley will feature former NCAA championship member Josh Pace and rookie Marcus Heard for the Miners. Carlos Knox takes the reigns of the Xplosion after spending last season with the Indiana Alleycats. Knox will look to former CBA All-Stars Albert White, Odell Bradley, and Shaun Fountain for stability this season. In the final opening night game, the Great Falls Explorers venture north to take on the two-time defending CBA champion Yakama Sun Kings. Scott Wedman will make his CBA head coaching debut with two returnees from last season, Eric Strand and Keith Salscheider, and shooter Cody Toppert. Paul Woolpert looks to join Bill Musselman as the only head coach to win three titles in a row in the CBA. Desmond Ferguson, Jason Sasser and Ray Weathers join returnees Elvin Mims and Jason Forte as Woolpert builds another solid team for the season.
The final two teams to open their season on Saturday, November 17, as the expansion Oklahoma Cavalry travel south to take on fellow expansion team Rio Grande Valley Silverados. After two years with the Albany Patroons, Micheal Ray Richardson takes over in Oklahoma. Miner league veterans Curtis Haywood, Marvin Phillips, and Daryan Selvy will be the focal points of the Cavalry attack. Veteran minor league coach Steve Tucker brings his talents to the valley with the Silverados this season. Rookie Cedric Smith and twin towers Johnny Tyson and Darryl Johns give Tucker a huge advantage this season.
A great weekend of basketball continues on Saturday with Albany hosting Atlanta, Minot traveling to Butte and Great Falls taking on Yakima. In the final game of opening weekend, the Miners play their first home game ever on Sunday, November 18 as they host the Xplosion.
2007 CBA OPENING NIGHT ROSTERS
2007-08 ALBANY PATROONS ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Will Bowers * Center 7-0 255 1985-05-04 Maryland '07
Nat Burton Guard 6-3 200 Georgetown '01
Shawn Hawkins Guard 6-6 225 1982-07-31 Long Beach State '06
Jamaal Miller Guard 6-2 175 1982-11-25 Green River CC '03
Tom Sadler Forward 6-10 230 1982-08-13 Franklin Pierce '06
Dajan Smith Forward 6-8 230 1980-06-14 Lynn '00
Chad Timberlake Guard 6-4 215 1984-01-01 Fairleigh Dickinson '06
Jason Williams Guard 6-6 220 1979-04-15 Radford '01
Head Coach: Vincent Askew
2007-08 ATLANTA KRUNK ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Eric Davis * Forward 6-9 245 1983-05-08 Virginia Commonwealth '07
Terrance Hunter Forward 6-7 240 1983-05-01 Delaware State '05
Nicholas King * Forward 6-7 190 1982-04-13 St. Augustine '07
Zeck Marbury Guard 6-2 185 1980-02-04 Rhode Island '01
Miguel Millian Forward 6-7 200 1983-05-23 Idaho State '06
Andre Owens Guard 6-4 200 1984-09-26 Texas - San Antonio '06
Devonne Stephenson Forward 6-8 220 1978-08-17 Duquesne '00
Waki Williams Forward 6-9 210 1982-01-12 Memphis '06
Larry Williams Forward 6-8 200 1983-12-16 Kentucky State '06
Head Coach: Kenny Anderson
2007-08 BUTTE DAREDEVILS ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Sir Valiant Brown Guard 6-2 189 1981-12-21 George Washington '02
Benson Callier * Guard 6-6 210 1984-01-26 Western Kentucky '07
Aaron Cook Guard 6-2 185 1983-10-27 Hartford '06
Lionel Davis Forward 6-8 245 1983-12-25 Idaho '05
Jibril Hodges Guard 6-2 190 1984-02-16 Long Beach State '06
Marcus Jefferson Guard 6-5 215 1980-12-01 Iowa State '04
Jason Miller Forward 6-10 255 1980-11-17 Oklahoma State '04
Tim Taylor * Guard 6-2 190 1982-01-29 Wayne State '07
Head Coach: Patrick O'Herron
Assistant Coach: John Williams
2007-08 EAST KENTUCKY MINERS ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Byron Allen Forward 6-7 285 1981-10-06 Northwestern State '06
Lawrence Barnes Guard 6-5 180 Indianapolis '05
Mike Crain * Guard 6-2 190 1984-10-06 Valdosta State '07
Marcus Heard * Forward 6-8 245 0000-00-00 DePaul '07
Ed Horton * Guard 6-3 195 1985-07-20 Murray State '07
James Jackson Forward 6-9 225 1981-12-16 East Michigan '04
Reo Logan Center 7-0 245 1981-07-25 Georgia State '04
Jason McLeish Guard 6-0 165 1980-12-10 Eastern Kentucky '06
Bryant Northern Guard 6-0 185 1982-04-12 Louisville '03
Josh Pace Guard 6-4 180 1983-05-23 Syracuse '05
Head Coach: Kevin Keathley
2007-08 GREAT FALLS EXPLORERS ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Mike Chavez * (11-14-07) IR Forward 6-7 220 1983-03-25 Montana '07
Najeeb Echols Forward 6-7 235 1983-02-13 Illinois State '04
Nate Green Forward 6-6 200 1975-02-01 Dayton '03
Omar Guinea * (11-14-07) IR Forward 6-8 230 1981-06-23 Henderson State '07
Mike Harmon Center 6-11 220 1979-08-23 Detroit '02
Tyler Hughes Center 6-11 250 1984-09-11 Kansas State '06
Nate Johnson Guard 6-4 180 1981-05-31 Florida State '04
William Maupins * Forward 6-5 210 1985-03-24 St. Scholastica '07
Joe Principe Center 6-10 260 1980-02-28 Old Dominion '02
Keith Salscheider Guard 6-5 190 1982-08-04 Christian Heritage '03
Eric Strand Forward 6-9 225 1977-03-18 Nebraska-Kearney '99
Cody Toppert Guard 6-4 200 1983-01-10 Cornell '05
Head Coach: Scott Wedman
2007-08 MINOT SKYROCKETS ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Courtney Bohannon * Forward 6-8 220 1984-11-10 Tennessee State '07
Ronnie Fields Guard 6-4 200 1977-02-28 Farragut Academy '96
Cory Hightower Guard 6-7 235 1979-07-30 Indian Hills CC '00
Sidney Homes Forward 6-7 235 1982-03-19 Lewis '04
Darius Mattear Forward 6-7 230 1982-02-27 UTEP '04
Kellen Miliner Guard 6-3 185 1983-03-06 Creighton '05
Kevin Rice Guard 6-3 200 1975-07-05 Utah State '98
Maurice Shaw Forward 6-10 240 1985-01-08 Bridgton Academy '04
John Strickland Forward 6-8 265 Hawaii-Pacific '95
Derek Wabbington Forward 6-9 235 1983-02-17 Wyoming '06
Head Coach: Chris Daleo
Assistant Coach: Don Sellers
2007-08 OKLAHOMA CAVALRY ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Darold Crow * Forward 6-7 220 1984-07-30 Tulsa '07
Pierre Darden * Center 6-10 215 1983-04-11 Cumberlands '07
DaMarcus Ellis (11-14-07) IR Guard 6-2 180 1981-04-30 Robert Morris '04
Curtis Haywood Guard 6-6 185 1975-11-08 Oklahoma City '99
Malcolm Johnson Guard 6-4 230 1976-04-09 TCU '98
Marvin Phillips Forward 6-7 230 1983-12-28 Claflin '04
Albert Robinson Guard 5-8 180 1981-08-14 Tarleton State '02
Daryan Selvy Forward 6-6 190 1979-01-26 Oklahoma '02
Eddie Smith * Guard 6-3 180 1983-02-17 Illinois-Springfield '07
Judson Stubbs Forward 6-7 230 1982-04-09 TCU '06
Walt Waters Center 6-11 280 1984-01-19 Macomb CC '04
Head Coach: Micheal Ray Richardson
Assistant Coach: Derrick Rowland
2007-08 PITTSBURGH XPLOSION ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Lawrence Baker Forward 6-5 215 1984-07-25 Indiana University - PA '06
Odell Bradley Guard 6-4 235 1981-09-06 IUPUI '04
John DeGroat Forward 6-6 220 1985-01-07 Pittsburgh '06
Ryan Edwards Guard 6-5 200 1983-08-15 Missouri Baptist '05
Shaun Fountain Guard 5-11 160 1976-09-08 Wisconsin-Milwaukee '00
Antonio Graves * Guard 6-3 192 1985-04-17 Pittsburgh '07
DeVaughn Halsel Forward 6-7 225 1974-07-17 Point Park '97
Carl Krauser Guard 6-2 200 1981-05-13 Pittsburgh '06
Kevin Mickens Forward 6-8 230 1983-02-08 George Mason '05
Albert White Forward 6-6 235 1977-06-13 Missouri '99
Head Coach: Carlos Knox
Assistant Coach: Pat Redwood
2007-08 RIO GRANDE VALLEY SILVERADOS ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Mike Dean Guard 6-3 180 1982-10-09 Middle Tennessee State '05
Trent Eager Forward 6-6 200 1981-11-23 Jacksonville State '04
Mike Gale Guard 6-5 205 1982-09-01 Centenary '05
Nick Gamble (11-14-07) IR Forward 6-7 245 1982-07-03 Tarleton State '06
Anthony Hatcher Guard 6-4 190 1982-03-11 Brevard '05
Ryan Huntley (11-14-07) IR Guard 6-3 208 1976-11-12 Tarleton State '99
Darrell Johns Center 7-1 270 1976-04-16 Chicago State '01
Renaldo Norman Guard 6-4 205 1982-05-04 Edward Waters '05
Tim Pledger (11-14-07) IR Guard 5-9 160 1976-07-02 Delta State '98
Antoine Sims Guard 5-11 180 1977-05-04 Johnson C. Smith '02
Demorris Smith Forward 6-10 220 1981-10-25 Connoe State '05
Cedric Smith * Forward 6-9 215 1983-09-19 Texas A & M - Corpus Christi '07
Johnny Tyson Center 6-11 235 1971-08-15 Central Oklahoma '93
Head Coach: Steve Tucker
Assistant Coach: Matt Palmquist
2007-08 YAKAMA SUNKINGS ROSTER
Player Position Ht. Wt. DOB From
Jermaine Blackburn Forward 6-7 215 1983-02-08 Boise State '03
Tim Ellis Guard 6-4 190 1981-07-29 Kansas State '04
Desmond Ferguson Guard 6-7 220 1977-07-22 Detroit '00
Jason Forte Guard 6-5 220 1984-02-07 Southern Mississippi '06
Elvin Mims Guard 6-5 215 1979-12-23 Southern Mississippi '02
Jason Sasser Forward 6-7 230 1974-01-03 Texas Tech '96
Harvey Thomas Forward 6-9 220 1982-07-19 Baylor '04
Anthony Washington * Center 6-10 250 1983-01-27 Portland State '06
Ray Weathers Guard 6-4 205 1975-04-07 Michigan State '97
Head Coach: Paul Woolpert
Assistant Coach: Kipp Christianson
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