USBL Holds Annual Draft
Published on April 13, 2004 under United States Basketball League (USBL) News Release
MILFORD, CT â The United States Basketball League, Inc. (USBL), held its 19th Annual Draft today, which disseminated via teleconference call from the League Office. The Draft was broadcast live over the USBL's Web Site. A total of 44 players were taken in the four round draft. With their first draft pick in club history, the Cedar Rapids River Raiders selected R.T. Guinn of Baylor.
Guinn, a 6-10 center from Baylor, averaged 8.9 points and 4.4 rebounds a game for the Bears this season. "It's an honor to be picked number one. I am very pleased to be the first player taken and I hope to fill the shoes of other great number ones," stated Guinn. Guinn joins the 2003 USBL #1 Overall Draft Pick Bingo Merriex on the River Raiders roster and will be arriving in Cedar Rapids tomorrow to prepare for the River Raiders home opener April 16th against the Oklahoma Storm.
The Florence Flyers, with the second overall pick, selected Demon Brown of UNC-Charlotte. Brown is coming off a stellar senior campaign with the 49ers. Brown, a participant in the 52nd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, averaged 12.6 points and 3.9 assists per game this past season. The St. Louis Skyhawks, with the third overall selection, selected Nicklaus Kern, a 6-8 forward from Indian Hills CC. Kern is a former Nike All-American who played at Vashon High School for current Skyhawk Head Coach Floyd Irons.
Other first-round picks include: Marcus Douthit (6-11 Center Providence, Adirondack Wildcats), Luis Flores (6-2 Guard Manhattan, Brooklyn Kings), Jeff Graves (6-9 Forward Kansas, Kansas Cagerz), Tony Bobbitt (6-6 Guard Cincinnati, Brevard Blue Ducks), Jabahri Brown (6-10 Center Oklahoma, Oklahoma Storm), Dave Holmes (6-7 Forward Manhattan, Westchester Wildfire), Jameer Nelson (5-11 Guard St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs), and Todd Okeson (6-0 Guard Nevada, Dodge City Legend).
A closer look at the 2004 USBL Draft reveals that 15 players from the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament were selected in this year's Draft, including Tournament MVP Tony Bobbitt from Cincinnati. A complete listing of the players and 2004 USBL Draft results can be found on the following page and on the USBL Web Site: http://www.usbl.com.
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2004 USBL DRAFT
# ROUND 1 NAME HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE
1 Cedar Rapids River Raiders R.T. Guinn 6-10 Center Baylor
2 Florence Flyers Demon Brown 6-1 Guard UNC-Charlotte
3 St. Louis Skyhawks Nicklaus Kern 6-8 Guard Indian Hills CC
4 *Adirondack Wildcats Marcus Douthit 6-11 Center Providence
5 Brooklyn Kings Luis Flores 6-2 Guard Manhattan
6 Kansas Cagerz Jeff Graves 6-9 Forward Kansas
7 *Brevard Blue Ducks Tony Bobbitt 6-6 Guard Cincinnati
8 Oklahoma Storm Jabahri Brown 6-10 Center Oklahoma
9 Westchester Wildfire Dave Holmes 6-7 Forward Manhattan
10 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs Jameer Nelson 5-11 Guard St. Joseph's
11 Dodge City Legend Todd Okeson 6-0 Guard Nevada
# ROUND 2 NAME HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE
12 Florence Flyers Aaron Hayes 6-7 Forward Boise State
13 St. Louis Skyhawks Dylan Page 6-9 Forward Wis. - Milwaukee
14 Brevard Blue Ducks Nate Williams 6-11 Center Georgia State
15 Brooklyn Kings Nigel Wyatte 6-9 Forward Wagner
16 Kansas Cagerz Nate Johnson 6-2 Guard Nebraska
17 Adirondack Wildcats DeShawn Williams 6-3 Guard Iona
18 Oklahoma Storm Anwar Ferguson 7-2 Center Houston
19 Westchester Wildfire Michael Haynes 6-7 Forward Fordham
20 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs Charles Hanks 6-7 Forward Bemidji State
21 Dodge City Legend Dexter Lyons 6-6 Forward Central Florida
22 Cedar Rapids River Raiders Jackson Vroman 6-10 Forward Iowa State
# ROUND 3 NAME HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE
23 St. Louis Skyhawks Tony Dobbins 6-4 Guard Richmond
24 Brevard Blue Ducks Ashley Champion 6-6 Forward Tenn. - Chattanooga
25 Brooklyn Kings Jeff Schiffner 6-6 Guard Pennsylvania
26 Kansas Cagerz Sean Finn 6-11 Center Dayton
27 Adirondack Wildcats Abe Keita 6-11 Center St. John's
28 Oklahoma Storm Janavor Weatherspoon 6-1 Guard Oklahoma State
29 Westchester Wildfire Ivan Cartello 6-11 Center Purdue
30 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs Jamar Smith 6-9 Forward Maryland
31 Dodge City Legend Terrance Woods 6-3 Guard Florida A & M
32 Cedar Rapids River Raiders Travon Bryant 6-9 Forward Missouri
33 Florence Flyers Marcus Melvin 6-8 Forward NC State
# ROUND 4 NAME HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE
34 Brevard Blue Ducks Mike Benton 6-9 Forward Coll. Of Charleston
35 Brooklyn Kings RaShaun Banjo 6-6 Forward Quinnipiac
36 Kansas Cagerz CoCo Cofield 6-2 Guard North Dakota State
37 Adirondack Wildcats James Thomas 6-8 Forward Texas
38 Oklahoma Storm Darnell Hinson 6-3 Guard NE Oklahoma
39 Westchester Wildfire Ilad Inbar 6-7 Forward UMASS - Lowell
40 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs Winston Davis 6-6 Forward Lafayette
41 Dodge City Legend Tim Pickett 6-4 Guard Florida State
42 Cedar Rapids River Raiders Odell Bradley 6-4 Guard IUPUI
43 Florence Flyers David Hawkins 6-4 Guard Temple
44 St. Louis Skyhawks Ron Robinson 6-7 Forward Central Connecticut
* Adirondack trades #7 Pick and the rights to Terrance Shannon to Brevard for the #4 Pick
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