Quad Cities signs first two players
Published on September 1, 2006 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Quad City Riverhawks News Release
Quad Cities, IL. The ABA Quad Cities professional basketball team today announced the signing of its first two players for their Veterans Camp of 15-25 players starting November 1st. Both players were seen at the Quad Cities tryout camp in Napierville, Illinois.
Ameer Watts is a 5'10 strong combo/shooting guard who played at Rockford Christian Life High School and Division II Missouri Southern. Last spring, he played in the IBL with the Lake County Lakers. His strong 1 on 1 play and deep shooting touch impressed VP Basketball Ops/Asst Coach Acie Earl, owner Tom McGinn and Special Team Consultant Dorian Earl.
The other player named is Orlando Gulley, also from Rockford High School and a native of Jefferson. He attended Sauk Valley Community College. His athletic ability and hustle to make plays clearly stood out - despite being a 5'6 point guard.
Quad Cities will continue to search for local Iowa and Illinois talent with it future tryout camps coming up in Iowa City (Sep 2 - 12-330pm at Robert A. Lee Rec Center), Rockford (Sep 9 - 12-4pm at Patriot Gateway Center) and Davenport (Sep 23 - 12-4pm) at Davenport West YMCA. Cost is $100 if you pre-register with Dorian or Coach Early or $150 for walkups.
Long onto the new Quad Cities website, www.qcbasketball.com to vote for team name and logos. The team is still fielding resumes for coaches, interns and game operations staff. Please contact VP of Basketball Ops/Asst Coach Earl at coachearl@aol.com or call 319 621 1540 or visit www.abalive.com.
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