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*** KOREAN MEN BASKETBALL MAIN PAGE ***
 | KBL MVP Reggie Okosa stays at Dongbu Promy | |
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| |  | KBL Champion Dongbu Promy re-signed for next season 28-year old Nigerian/American power forward Reggie Okosa (206-F/C-80, college: La Salle, agency: Passing Lane). Okosa was voted KBL Player of the Year by Asia-Basket.com. He got also awards of Import Player of the Year and Center of the Year. He averaged 18.4ppg and was second best rebounder in KBL with 12.3 boards per game. Okosa has lots of experience playing pro basketball for 6 years. He played in the leagues in Chile, Argentina, Germany and China, before arriving to Korea. |
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| LG Sakers Part Ways With Lengendary Coach Rick Ross | |
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| | | In a turn of events LG Sakers who Finished in 7th place has
Replaced Coach Shin Sun Woo with a new Coach from the college Ranks
In Coach Kang who brought in 2 assistants Sung Sik Oh and Dai Eui Kim,
The Coaching Staff and Management met and decided that The American Coach
Ross Rick who spent 7yrs off and on with teams SBS Stars-KCC Egis-KT&G Kites
LG Sakers was unable to Guarantee The Contract and would look for another Coach
For Scouting and possible 2 month try,
The USBASKET wire Contacted me and wanted to know how things were:
Coach Ross Replied:
LG Sakers are a class Organization which gave me an Opportunirty to excel,
It is always difficult to part ways with any Organization and We understand
The business at hand, The CEO General Mgr and My Good Friend Mr Shawn Kim
Were Geniune to the end and Showed class and respect as they Invited me back
In the near Future, Good Luck and May all the Teams Prosper and have the devine
Rewards of becoming the 2008-2009 KBL Champions. |
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| KBL KICK OFF SET FOR NOVEMBER 1ST | |
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| The 2008-2009 Draftee's For Korean Basketball League Powell 1st Pick | |
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| | | The KBL Draft has Selected new and former
Members for the up and coming 2008-2009
Korean Basketball League.
3 Teams Decided to extend Contracts those Included
KT&G Chandler Marquin (202-F-82, college: San Jose St.)
Samsung Terrence Leather (206-C-81, college: S.Florida)
Dongbu Okosa Reggie (206-F/C-80, agency: Passing Lane, college: La Salle)
ET BLACKSLAM had the 1st pick and selected
Carlos Powell (201-F-83, college: S.Carolina) (201-F-83, college: S.Carolina)
2-Mobis Bryant Dunston (203-F)
3-Orions Garnett Thompson (207-F/C-80, agency: Strategic Sports, college: Providence)
4-KTF Steve Thomas (203-F-81, agency: Promotex, college: Middle Tenn.St.)
5-LG Sakers Ivan Johnson (203-C-84, college: Cal.St.-San Bernar.) (183-G-80, college: Cumberlands)
6-SK Terrence Shannon (203-F-79, agency: N.E.T., college: Elgin CC)
7-KCC Micah Brand (210-C-80, agency: CAA Sports, college: Massachusetts)
2nd Round
KCC-Brian Harper (208-F/G-85, agency: 540 Sports, college: Paine)
SK- Toree Morris (209-C-82, agency: Passing Lane)
LG Sakers- Crump Brandon (208-C-82, college: Tennessee)
KTF- James Peters (204-F-81, college: UNLV)
Orions- Robert Daniels
Mobis- Blankson Odartey (201-F/G-82, agency: N.E.T., college: UNLV)
ET- Eric Chenowith (215-C-79, agency: Priority Sports, college: Kansas)
Dongbu- Wendell White (198-G-84, college: UNLV)
Samsung- Damon Thornton (202-F-77, agency: Chris Pearson SM, college: N.Carolina St.)
KTG- Warner Calvin (201-F/C-80, college: Jacksonville)
So we have.....!
ET BLACKSLAM Carlos Powell & Eric Chenowith
Mobis Bryant Dunston & Blankson Odartey
Orions Garnett Thompson & Robert Daniels
KTF Steve Thomas & James Peters
LG Sakers Ivan Johnson & Crump Brandon
SK Terrence Shannon & Toree Morris (209-C-82, agency: Passing Lane)
KCC Micah Brand & Brian Harper
KT&G Chandler Marquin & Warner Calvin
Samsung Terrence Leather & Damon Thornton
Dongbu Okosa Reggie & Wendell White
Congrats to the New and the Returnee's |
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| Day 1 and 2 KBL Pre-Draft Camp | |
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| | | This Report Includes Day 1 and Day 2 of the annual Pre-Draft Camp
Which Started JULY 17TH tHRU JULY 19TH AT Bishop Gorman High School S.
Rancho Las Vegas, NV 89102,
111 players Registered will Vie for 20 Spots if selected Saturday JULY 19TH
During the Draft presentation at the Renaissance Hotel Ball Room,
The Registered Players are:
Uka Agbai (203-F-81, college: Boston Coll.)-Tony Akins (180-G-80, agency: Court Side, college: Georgia Tech)-Justin Allen (203-F-81, college: Arizona St.)-Steve Allen (208-C-83, college: Clemson)-Aubry Jeff-Reggie Bassette (206-C-77, college: ODU)-Chad Bell (213-C-82, college: Nevada)-Blair-Lakeith Blanks (198-F)-
Bowen Justin-Steffon Bradford (201-F-77, agency: Passing Lane, college: Nebraska)-Micah Brand (210-C-80, agency: CAA Sports, college: Massachusetts)-Evan Brock (204-F-84, college: Alabama)-Marlyn Bryant (193-G-82, agency: Champion Sports Management, college: S.Florida)
Babacar Camara (211-C-81, college: Cal.St. Fullerton)-Alejandro Carmona (194-G/F-83, agency: Next Level)-Eric Chenowith (215-C-79, agency: Priority Sports, college: Kansas)-Calvin Chitwood (203-F-86, agency: Passing Lane)-Kris Clack (195-G-77, college: Texas)
Brandon Cole (198-G-84)-DeAngelo Collins (206-F-82)-Boubacar Coly (206-F-83, college: Xavier)-Schea Cotton (196-G-78, agency: Ronsport, college: Alabama)-Jaz Cowan (205-F-83, college: Hampton)-Cunningham
Ray Robert Daniels-Quincy Davis (206-F/C-83, agency: Passing Lane, college: Tulane)-Drafts Trenton-Drayton E.J-Bryant Dunston (203-F)-Elliot Rodney-Michael Fey (213-F/C-83, agency: Passing Lane, college: UCLA)
Fuqua Elbert-Chris Garnett (211-C-80, college: Indiana SE)-Nathan Green (203-F-75, college: Idaho St.)-Aaron Haynes (202-F-81, agency: Passing Lane, college: Boise St.)-Curtis Haywood (198-G-75, agency: Huss Sport Agency, college: Oklahoma City)-Hazekton Scott-
Jamal Holden (206-C-80, college: UALR) Terrance Hunter (203-F-83, agency: AI Sports MM, college: Delaware St.)-Antoine Hyman (208-C-75, agency: Passing Lane, college: Keuka)-Sani Ibrahim (207-C-82, college: Gulf Coast CC)-Jackson Christopher-
James Jackson (206-F-81, college: E.Michigan)-Anthony Johnson (195-F-81, college: UAB)- Ivan Johnson (183-G-80, college: Cumberlands)-Justin Johnson (183-G-83, agency: Court Side, college: Mississippi)-Kevin Johnson (186-G-66, college: California)-Joiner-Jones Jonathan
Jason Keep (208-C-78, agency: Larry Fox Services, college: San Diego)-Mark Kelley (204-F/C-84, college: Cal-Irvine)-Armein Kirkland (203-F/G-84)-William Knight (196-F/G-79, college: UCLA)(Billy)-Langhi Dan-Larkai Dzaflo
Orion Linton (186-G-87)-Donald Little (211-C-78, college: Cincinnati)-Bryant Matthews (201-G/F-82, college: Virginia Tech)-Jarred Merrill (206-F-81, agency: Pro Management Agency, college: Oklahoma Christian)-Corey Minnifield (202-F-81, agency: N.E.T., college: Loyola (LA))-Toree Morris (209-C-82, agency: Passing Lane)
Parham Ashely-Patterson-James Peters (204-F-81, college: UNLV)
Sullivan Phillips (196-F-79, college: Columbia Union)-Pippen William-Sidney Pointer (193-G/F, college: Chattanooga State JC)-Carlos Powell (201-F-83, college: S.Carolina)
Jason Sasser (201-F-74, college: Texas Tech)-Akeem Scott (186-G-83, college: High Point)-Smith Jason-Karim Smith  (203-G/F-78, agency: ProSportsCareers, college: LIU Brooklyn)-Smith(Guruci)Leon-
Dillion Sneed (203-C-84, college: E.Tenn.St.)-Stallworth Albert-Greg Stiemsma (211-C)-Summers Robert
Steve Thomas (203-F-81, agency: Promotex, college: Middle Tenn.St.)-Garnett Thompson (207-F/C-80, agency: Strategic Sports, college: Providence)-Damon Thornton (202-F-77, agency: Chris Pearson SM, college: N.Carolina St.)
Mack Tuck (198-G/F-75, college: Cent.Oklahoma)-Vann Christopher
Anthony Wilkins (201-G-80, college: Kent St.)-William Tarvis-Curtis Williams (205-F/C-77, college: Louisiana Tech)-Demetrius Williams (206-F-81, agency: N.E.T., college: Loyola, IL)-Jermaine Williams (201-G/F-79, college: LSU)
VETERAN Players 2007 KBL
Blankson Odartey (201-F/G-82, agency: N.E.T., college: UNLV)-Crump Brandon (208-C-82, college: Tennessee)-Mitchell Carl (206-F-79, college: N.Kentucky)
Session Marcus (198-G/F-81, college: St.Mary's (TX))-Terrence Shannon (203-F-79, agency: N.E.T., college: Elgin CC)-Thomas Victor (201-F-79, college: La Salle)-Warner Calvin (201-F/C-80, college: Jacksonville)-Wrenn Doug (203-F-80, college: Washington)
Some Names may have been over-looked and not on the manifest at this report,
Good Luck Participants for the 2008 KBL Pre-Draft Camp. |
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| Canada stays in the race, sends Korea packing | |
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