Thursday
21Aug2008
West Virginia Blazers of ABA Begin Filling Their Roster
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 08:36AM MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com -
MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Blufeield, WV. The newly formed ABA West Virginia Blazers are pleased to announce the first seven players selected to fill positions on the Blazers' team roster.The WV Blazers are owned by the Bluefield Housing Authority in Bluefield
WV. The goals of developing this team are to provide positive activities for
young men, to provide southern West Virginia with the benefits of a professional
basketball team, and to raise money to continue to support programs and
activities which will serve at-risk youth in the community. All net proceeds
from the Blazers will be used to fund crime, drug and tobacco prevention
programs in southern WV.
The Blazers' 15 home games in the 2008-2009 season will be held at the
Raleigh County Armory and Convention Center in Beckley WV. The first home game
will be January 4, 2009. Tickets will be $10 for adults and $5 for students.
Courtside tickets will be $15, but must be purchased in advance by visiting our
website, www.wvblazers.com (currently
under construction) or calling 304 325 9653. Sponsorship packages are also
available to help support the Blazers and these packages contain courtside
tickets.
The first round of tryouts was held on August 10th in Princeton WV. From
these tryouts, the following players have been selected to play with the Blazers
and each has officially accepted:
1. Brian Kidd (Beckley WV): Career: Woodrow Wilson HS, Mountain State
University, WV.
2. Chris Nichols (Hico WV): Career: Midland Trail HS, Concord College,
WV
3. Brad Surface (Lochgelly WV): Career: Fayetteville HS, Fayetteville
WV
4. DeNelle Hale (Baltimore MD): Career: Paul Lawrence Dunbar HS, Frostburg
State U MD, Dallas Diesel
5. Neil Rasnake (Bee WV): Career: Council HS VA, Western Carolina U,
WBA
6. Joey Preast (Fayetteville WV): Career: Fayetteville HS, Davis and
Elkins College, WV, Concord Coll.
7. Maurice Davis (Sophia WV): Career: Meade HS DC, Mountain State U,
WV.
**for complete player profiles, visit www.wvblazers.com (currently under
construction).
"We believe that we have selected talented young men who will make the WV
Blazers very competitive in the ABA and who will be excellent role models off
the basketball court as well," stated Head Coach Tony Webster (Bluefield). "We
are excited about the upcoming season and we are looking forward to filling the
remaining positions on our roster."
The roster will be completed after the second and final tryout which will
be held on September 14th at the Beckley YMCA. "We anticipate a good turnout
for the next round of tryouts, especially after young men find out the quality
of players that have been selected so far. We are sure they will want to join
these players for an exciting and successful season," added Coach Webster.
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