Six ABA players among Top 20 minor leaguers
March 7, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Indianapolis, IN. Six ABA players are among the 20 top minor league professional basketball players in the latest selections made by Sam Amico of ProBasketballNews.com with the Minnesota Ripknees Jamel Staton selected as the second best player. The others include:
Curtis Haywood, Arkansas Aeros
Donnie Beacham, Texas Tycoons
Rob Sanders, Cape Cod Frenzy
Lazarus Sims, Rochester RazorSharks
Billy Knight, Hollywood Fame
"We are very proud of these players; they're all outstanding and certainly deserve the recognition," stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. "I really hope that the NBA will take a closer look. These guys can help some of the teams there. And Sam, thank you for recognizing the outstanding ABA talent."
Almost making the Top 20 were Quannas White, Arkansas Aeros; Aaron Cook, Vermont Frost Heaves; Jerry Williams, Jacksonville Jam; Brian Edwards, Rochster RazorSharks. For more information, visit www.probasketballnews.com or www.abalive.com.
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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