Renegades have new owner, name
May 3, 2005 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Raleigh Renegades News Release
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that the name of the new expansion professional basketball team in Raleigh-Durham has been changed to the Raleigh Renegades and that the team will be owned by Capital Sports Group, LLC. Jeff Burns has been named General Manager; Phil Spence will remain as Head Coach and Asst. General Manager. According to Joe Newman, "We are very pleased to have this organization as part of the ABA and we know that they will do an outstanding job. Both Jeff's and Phil's backgrounds are filled with success and we see no reason why their ABA efforts will be any different."
Burns added, "The triangle area is ready for professional basketball. This season will showcase professional basketball with regional talent from the ACC, CIAA, MEAC and other college basketball conferences. We plan to bring fast paced basketball to the Triangle. We plan a lot of activities for kids in conjunction with our home games. Each home game will have a different theme. We encourage church groups and other not-for-profit organizations to contact our front office for future opportunities. We will enforce an open door policy to our general public. Regular and season ticket prices will be announced soon.
IMPORTANT: TRYOUTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THEY WILL RESUME IN JUNE. ALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP MUST CONTACT JEFF BURNS AT 919 227 6868 OR EMAIL general_manager_renegades@msn.com or head_coach_renegades at msn.com.
The team will hold a Press Conference shortly to announce the new team logo and the venue as well as a contest to find a local logo designer. For more information, email general_manager_renegades@msn.com or visit www.abalive.com.
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