Stampede Weekly Update
Published on December 28, 2005 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Idaho Stampede News Release
Chenowith Honored as Player of the Week
Eric Chenowith was chosen as the CBA Player of the Week for his performances during last week's Stampede games. During the week he averaged 11 points and 18.3 rebounds. Of those rebounds, 17 were on the defensive glass which helped keep the Stampede opponents from getting extra second chance points. During the week, the Stampede went 3-0.
Josh's Journey
Josh Davis has become very familiar with airports and bus stations around the United States over the last two months. His most recent journey: Yakima, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Davis, after playing in Boise, Idaho for the Stampede during this Monday night's game, boarded a bus with the rest of the team that night on their way to Yakima where he assumed he would be playing the next night. Upon his arrival, Davis learned that he would be called up by the Houston Rockets. There were no flights available on Tuesday night that would get him to Houston for their game against the Utah Jazz so instead he jumped on a flight Wednesday morning that would take him to Oklahoma City where the New Orleans Hornets were hosting the Rockets.
It has been a mass-transit type of season so far for Davis and this past week's traveling is just the tip of the iceberg. The following is a time line/destination/team recap of where he has been so far this year.
October 2: The Milwaukee Bucks sign Davis
November 24: Milwaukee waives Davis
December 2: Idaho Stampede sign Davis. Davis arrives in Boise at approximately 11:00 a.m.
December 2: Davis learns that Milwaukee wants to re-sign him. Davis leaves Boise at approximately 3:30 p.m. for Milwaukee
December 5: Milwaukee re-signs Davis. Idaho puts Davis on Inactive (NBA) Reserve
December 6: Davis and Milwaukee travel to Philadelphia to play the 76ers
December 8: Davis and Milwaukee travel back to Milwaukee
December 11: Davis and Milwaukee travel to New York to play the Knicks
December 13: Davis and Milwaukee travel back to Milwaukee
December 15: Milwaukee waives Davis
December 19: Idaho places Davis on the Active Roster and he travels to Boise
December 23: Davis is invited to a tryout at the Houston Rockets facility. Flies to Houston that afternoon
December 24: Davis tries out with the Rockets
December 25: Davis returns to Boise
December 26: Davis plays for Stampede against Yakama. Davis and team bus to Yakima
December 27: Davis is contacted by Houston
December 28, 2005: Davis travels to Oklahoma City and is signed by Houston
Will this be the end of the travels for Josh Davis or just the beginning? In the CBA and NBA one never knows. What we do know is that Davis is getting the opportunity that every CBA player is dreaming of. From the technical standpoint, we understand that this move by Houston is being done as part of an injury disposition they will Davis until January 6. At that point, decisions by the Rockets must be made as to their future with Davis. Another important date is January 10, when all NBA contracts become guarantee for the season. This is when the popular 10-day contracts will begin.
Road Warriors
The Stampede have begun their four game road trip with a win over the Yakama Sun Kings in Yakima. They extended their win streak to five games by beating the Sun Kings 114-111. They now fly to Sioux Falls to play the Skyforce on December 29. New Year's Eve will present the Stampede against the Mayhem and then they fly back to Sioux Falls to finish up their road trip against the Skyforce on January 2.
Game Previews
(through 12/27/05)
Thursday, December 29 and Monday January 2, 2006
Idaho Stampede at Sioux Falls Skyforce
Sioux Falls has dropped to fourth place in the Western Conference after wins by Idaho and Dakota breaking their 6 game losing streak. They have won three out of four games against the Stampede this season winning the last two games in Sioux Falls. They are led by Brandon Hunter who is averaging 23.2 points per game and 12.1 rebounds. Hunter is third in the league in scoring and second in rebounding behind the Stampede's Eric Chenowith. He also leads the league in double-double performances with 13 on the season.
In the four games against the Stampede, the Skyforce has played 12 different players as guys have moved on and off the roster including Stephen Graham, who was called up to the Houston Rockets. Jermaine Boyette is averaging 21.3 points and David Jackson is averaging 19.8 points against the Skyforce and Eric Chenowith is averaging 12.3 rebounds.
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Idaho Stampede at Michigan Mayhem
This is the second match-up of the season for these two teams. Idaho won the previous game in Muskegon 94-85. The Mayhem are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference and have won 4 out of 10 games at home. Their leader is Alpha Bangura but he is currently on the injured reserve. The rest of the team produces a balanced attack with their top five players giving similar points, rebounds and minutes per game. When these teams last played, Jermaine Boyette put up 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Matt Freije and David Jackson scored 19 apiece and Eric Chenowith had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Game Recaps
12/27/2005
STAMPEDE MAKE IT FIVE STRAIGHT
In Yakima, the Idaho Stampede extended their winning streak to five games as they beat the Yakama Sun Kings 114-111 (5,2) on the Sun Kings home court.
The night began slow for the Stampede (11-8) as they lost both the first and the second quarters and went into the locker room at halftime down 48-55. The Sun Kings (11-5) extended their lead to ten with 10:42 remaining in the third quarter but that is when the come back began. Jermaine Boyette and Matt Frieje caught fire and led the Stampede to a third quarter win 33-30 and brought the team back to within four, 81-85.
The fourth quarter was a balanced attack with seven different Stampede players scoring in the quarter. The game was tied at 93-93 with 7:04 remaining and the Stampede took the lead for good with 5:24 to go at 98-96.
Boyette led all scorers with 25 points and was also the games rebound leader with 11 and dished out 7 assists. Jackson scored 24 and Matt Freije put in 23. Josh Davis was not in the line-up.
Ronny Turiaf scored 17 points and had 9 rebounds in 20 minutes of action. This was Turiaf's second CBA game.
12/26/2005
STAMPEDE ECLIPSE THE SUN KINGS
In front of over 3,000 energetic fans, the Idaho Stampede rallied back from a 19 point deficit to beat the Yakama Sun Kings 120-111 (6,1).
The Sun Kings (11-4) came into the game on an eight game win streak but the Stampede (10-8) came into the game with a win streak of their own and extended it to four games. David Jackson led the Stampede with 23 points and 7 assists while CBA Player of the Week Eric Chenowith scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.
12/23/2005
THE BROOMS ARE OUT
Stampede sweep the Wizards
Falling behind after the first quarter 27-21, the Idaho Stampede finished the game by winning 3 of the last 4 quarters and taking 6 of the games 7 quarter points. The final score was 93-84.
Led by an insipired Matt Freije, a tenatious Eric Chenowith and a "never say die" Jermaine Boyette, the Stampede (9-8) took the lead for good with 5:37 remaining the game. Freije and Boyette led all Stampede scorers with 20 points while Chenowith once again put up big numbers in the rebound column with 17. Boyette also dished out 8 assists.
James Maye led all scorers with 21 for the Wizards (7-8) and Maurice Baker added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
12/22/2005
STAMPEDE GRAB 5 IN BIG WIN
With a big effort from Eric Chenowith and balanced scoring from the entire team, the Idaho Stampede did something that they had not done all season...beat the Dakota Wizards. The Stampede had been unsuccessful in four previous attempts this year but on Thursday a team effort got a 104-98 (5,2) win.
In front of an enthusiastic Kansas alumni group, Chenowith added another double-double to his league leading eleven on the season. He had 16 points and 21 rebounds and led the Stampede (8-8) back to a .500 record.
Chenowith wasn't the only Kansas alum that played well on Thursday. Dakota's Billy Thomas had 18 points and 7 assists for the Wizards (7-7).
In the win, six players scored in double figures. Accompanying Chenowith was David Jackson with 21, Matt Freije with 15, Josh Davis and Jermaine Boyette with 12 and Eric Washington with 10.
Stampede Player Updates
Smush Parker, Los Angeles Lakers - (updated 12/28/05) Parker has started all 28 of the Lakers' games this season. He is averaging 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He played for the Stampede during the 2003-2004 season.
Damon Jones, Cleveland Cavaliers - (updated 12/28/05) Jones has played in 27 games for the Cavaliers averaging 24.6 minutes per game. He is averaging 8.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. His season high in points came on December 15 against the Nuggets when he scored 17. Jones played for the Stampede during the 1998-1999 season
Ira Newble, Cleveland Cavaliers - (updated 12/28/05) Newble has played in 5 games this year for the Cavaliers. He considered one of the better defensive players in the league which is what got him to the NBA. He played for the Stampede during the 1997-1998, 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons.
Rafer Alston, Houston Rockets - (updated 12/19/05) Alston started the first 8 games of the season but has suffered injuries as of late. In 8 games he has averaged 7.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists. Alston played for the Stampede during the 1998-1999 season.
Awvee Storey, Washington Wizards - (updated 12/19/05) Storey has played in 5 games for the Wizards this season where he has averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 rebounds. He played for the Stampede during the 2004-2005 season.
Continental Basketball Association 1 Stories from December 28, 2005
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- Skyforce Game Update - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Skyforce Lose to Wizards - Sioux Falls Skyforce
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