Warriors sign first player
September 3, 2004 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Ontario Warriors News Release
Ontario, CA. The ABA Ontario Warriors today announced the signing of their first player - 6'2" left-handed shooting guard, Curtis Millage. The former Arizona State standout is a native of Los Angeles who began his career at LA Southwest Jr. College in 1999. Millage, 23, spent two years at Arizona State where he led his team to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament in 2003. His career highlights include scoring a career-high 27 points vs. Utah and hitting a game winning three pointer at Pauley Pavillion giving ASU its first win at UCLA in nearly 20 years.
"This will be a great experience not only to play at the next level but being the first player signed by a new ABA team," said Millage. This doesn't mark his first experience as a paid professional. Last season he averaged double figures while playing in Germany for the Wzburg X-Rays, the same team that Dallas Mavericks center Dirk Nowitski once played for.
Millage will be playing for head coach Eric Cooper. "I played summer league for coach Cooper and was impressed with his passion and knowledge for the game. He expects you to play hard," added Millage.
All 36 of the Warriors games will be heard on KWRM 1370AM-Corona with the season starting in mid-November. For more information, call Oliver Binns at 866 ABA 0010 or email oebinns@ontariowarriors.com or log onto www.abalive.com.
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