Storm announces opening night roster
November 17, 2004 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Great Lakes Storm News Release
Birch Run, MI (November 17, 2004) â The Great Lakes Storm announced today their ten man roster for opening night this Friday on the road against the Michigan Mayhem. Coach Bergman and his staff worked the team hard the last two weeks trying to find the best combination of players to help push this team into the playoffs for the first time in their young history. Here is a look at the Storm's Opening Night roster:
Name Pos Ht. Wt. Birthdate College
Jackie Butler C 6'10" 250 03/10/85 Coastal Christian Academy (VA) â04
Reggie Butler C 6'10" 270 12/15/77 Xavier (OH) â01
Joe Dabbert C 6'10" 260 06/16/81 Creighton â04
Jamel Gooding F 6'6" 240 11/04/79 Knoxville College â03
Trevor Huffman G 6'2" 200 06/22/79 Kent State â02
Mark Jones G 6'6" 215 05/25/75 Central Florida â98
Kasib Powell F 6'7" 215 03/18/81 Texas Tech â03
Imari Sawyer G 6'1" 185 03/17/82 Depaul â02
Willie Simms F 6'6" 235 10/18/69 Wisconsin â91
Ezra Williams G 6'5" 210 11/02/80 Georgia â03
The Storm will practice tomorrow (Thursday, November 18) at 12:00 pm and will hold Media Day before practice. The media is welcome to attend and meet your 2004-05 Great Lakes Storm players and coaches. There will be time for interviews with players and coaches from 11:00-11:45 ONLY! Players will be wearing their road uniforms so it will be a good chance to take some photos or obtain some footage. Once practice starts they will change into their practice uniforms and will not be available during or after practice. Please contact Public Relations Director Brett Hansen with any questions.
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The Storm's home opener is on November 20th against the expansion Michigan Mayhem. Great group ticket packages and mini-plans are now on sale for the 2004-05 season. For details call a Storm representative at (989) 624-4665.
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