What is a Gwinnet Gwizzlie?
Published on June 22, 2004 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Atlanta Vision News Release
The ABA Gwinnett Gwizzlies barrage of free agents wanting a shot to play in the famed NBA Summer Pro league, rated by many as the number one summer league for professional basketball players, continues daily say Gwizzlies officials.
Former Georgia Tech 5"10 standout point guard Tony Akins asked Dennis Stewart a Gwizzlies staunch supporter and father of Gwizzlies ballplayer Jason Stewart, "What is a Gwinnet Gwizzlies" while he was working out at Atlanta Run N Shoot gym.
Dennis Stewart is a friend of Akins' father and he informed both about the ABA team. Akins just finished from playing overseas in FIBA. Gwizzlies officials said they love to have Akins in training camp in October at Suwanee because he probaly still have a local following of fans. Akins has an invitation to meet the team in Long Beach for a two day workout.
Presently the Gwizzlies NBA SPL point guards are Ardrell Hoard, Antoine Knighton of Dekalb Redan High School and Marcus Ward.
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