San Diego Surf Open Exhibition Season with 97-73 Win Over Marines

Published on October 20, 2010 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
San Diego Surf News Release


SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Surf of the American Basketball Association (ABA), opened exhibition play for the 2010-11 season with a 97-73 win over the Camp Pendleton Marines. The two teams faced off Saturday night (10/16) at the Surf's home court, Hourglass Arena on the campus of Miramar College.

Arron Hands, a 6'7" forward for the Surf, led all scorers with 22 points, edging out teammate Kono Kadima, who scored 21 points. John Clark had a solid game on the boards for the Surf by pulling down 10 rebounds.

San Diego was in control for most of the game, leading by 24 points at halftime (48-24) and winning by the same margin. The scoring production was consistent throughout the game as the Surf scored 24 points in each of the first three quarters and 25 in the fourth quarter.

These same two teams face each other again Saturday, October 23 on the Marines' home court at Camp Pendleton in another exhibition matchup. This will close out the exhibition schedule for the Surf, who begin their regular season Thursday, November 11 in San Francisco to play the Rumble. The road trip continues with a game Saturday, November 13 against the South Valley Fever and another game Sunday November 14 in Sacramento to face the Heatwave.

The Surf then return to Hourglass Arena for their home opener Saturday, November 20 at 7:00 PM against the Santa Barbara Breakers. San Diego's opening homestand continues for one more game, a week later, Saturday, November 27th at 7:00 PM against the Riverside Rainmakers.

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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