|
|
 |
|
Southeastern Exposure Basketball League (SEBL)
Baseline Sports Management Co.
|
The Field for the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Summer League is set...
July 3, 2008
Cartersville, GA - The field is set! The SEBL lineup of teams is ready to kick off the Summer League's 20th Anniversary on this coming Sunday at JH Morgan Gym in Cartersville. The teams and divisions are listed below...
2008 SEBL Summer Pro League Team Membership
B>SEBL League membership for 2007
==================================
Metro A-League Conference:
(NCAA Certified Summer League)
North Division
1. Rome ServPro-1
2. Supreme
3. Baseline-1
4. BC Celtics
5. BC Force
6. BC Skyline
South Divsion
7. BC Lakers
8. Atlanta Speedboys
9. D.O.T.S.
10. Black Monop
11. Tri-County
12. Young Gunz
====================================
City B-League Conference:
(non-NCAA Certified)
East Division
13. AWU-Howren
14. Summer Hill
15. Owen FH
16. Polk County
17. BC Sixers
West Division
18. North Metro Tech
19. BC Knicks-2
20. Rockmart
21. Cedartown
22. Dalton Wholesale Carpets
====================================
WSEBL (womens)
(non-NCAA Certified)
23. BaselineUSA
24. Prime Time
25. House of Liberty
26. Lady Colonels
27. Kennesaw
====================================
Mac-Town Ballers join SEBL Independent League...
Macon, GA (Nov. 2nd) - The Central Georgia Athletic Association proudly announces their new venture into Minor-league Basketball. The Mac-Town (Macon) Ballers will be participating in the Southeast Exposure Basketball League Independent (SEBLi) Winter season from Nov-Mar '08.
The Ballers are a team of young multi-cultural, talented, energetic and exciting players. Our inaugural season shall begin on Nov 17th at Memorial Park Gym, 2465 Second St, Macon, GA 31204 versus the Atlanta Speedboys. Tipoff is at 12:15pm. Recording artists "Da Union" will be performing during halftimes and after the final game. For more info go to www.leaguelineup.com/nlbl.
The Ballers will be holding free agent tryouts Saturday 10 Nov from 10am-4pm at Memorial Park Gym.
--------------------
Macon, GA (Nov. 3rd) - Mac-town GM/Coach John Clement reported the Ballers won the first of two pre-season matchups, 114-103, over fellow SEBLi member, the Atlanta Speedboys. Clement said it was a great start for the ballers...who despite playing with a reduced roster, played exceptionally well against the veteran Speedboys' club.
Bryce Johnson (6'4", F - Bellevue) put up 25 points while scoring PG Quinton Matthews (6'1", G - GCSU) added 21 of his own, to the Ballerss 114-point outburst.
Mac-Town gets by ABA Gwizzlies in exhibition game...
Gwizzlies Fall in Exhibition Game to SEBL foe...
Published:11/15/2007 1:10:53 AM
Web Editor: Hugh Zeitlin
13WMAZ.com News
Tuesday night, the Georgia Gwizzles faced the Macon Ballers in an exhibition contest.
The game went back and forth for the first half ending at 46-50 in favor of the Ballers, even though they only made 16 of 26 first half free throws.
In the second half, Steve Grayer (6'8''-F-65) of Casino Figueira Ginasio (POR) (6'8''-F-65, college: Wichita St.) (6'8-F, Wichita) continued to pound the Gwizzlies in the paint, adding 10 more to his game high 21 points. The Ballers were just to strong inside, while the Gwizzlies struck from beyond the arc with 5 three-pointers from Michael Toth (6'1-G).
It wasn't enough to topple the Men from Mac-Town as they go 2-0 in pre-season, winning 89-74.
Mac-Town Ballers Roster:
F/C 6'7 240 Kedrione Harris of Fort Valley State University (6'7''-F/C)
G/F 6'6 220 KEITH CAGLE
G/F 6'5 200 WARREN BEAULAH
G/F 6'4 215 Bryce Johnson of Bellevue University (6'24'-F)
G 6'2 195 KEVIN WRIGHT
G 6'1 221 TIMOTHY GREEN
PG 6'1 185 Andrew Brown (6'0''-G-82, college: Mercer)
PG 6'0 190 JONTAVIOUS CASLIN
F 6'3 190 ALONZO CRITTENDEN
G/F 6'4 205 QUINTON HARDNETT
PG 6'0 190 Ray Northern (6'0''-G)
PG 6'0 170 Aaron Tramaine of Berry College (6'0''-G-85)
SG 6'4 200 DeSean Hadley of Dodge City Legend (6'4''-G-77, college: E.Michigan)
F/C 6'8 268 Steve Grayer (6'8''-F-65, college: Wichita St.)
F/C 6'7 260 TONY LOWE
G/F 6'3 185 SHON ENGLISH
F 6'4 250 STEVE HAYWOOD
PG 6'1 185 QUINTON MATTHEWS
Baseline blasts Speedboys...
BASELINE CRUISES 151-119 OVER ATLANTA SPEEDBOYS
Cartersville, GA (Nov. 18, 2007) - On Sunday, the Baseline Warriors caught the Atlanta Speedboys undermanned and took full advantage, as eight players rang up double-figures, en route to a 151-119 win.
Baseline built an 82-58 lead at the half, and never looked back as the Speedboys fought hard, but didn't have enough troops on this day to make a dent. The Speedboys had just come off an impressive 123-105 win over the Mac-Town Ballers in Macon (GA) on Saturday and were looking good heading into Sunday's match-up with Baseline.
Darren Harrington led all scorers with with 43 points, coming on an amazing 11 treys in the game. He was followed by DeCourney McGowan with 27, Billy Brewster with 26 and Dwayne Swayne with 17.
Newcomer Ronny LeMelle led Baseline with 30 points, as Rodney Kirtz (6'3''-G-79, college: Mercer) drilled 27, Darnell Miller (6'5''-G-82) of Etendard de Brest (FRA) 24, Chris Jones (6'6''-F-82, college: Reinhardt) 19 and Antonio Cook 15. Lamar Hudson and Mike Reynolds also hit 12 each, while Jonathan Small made his return to the Warriors with 11 points.
The 3-1 Warriors will now compete in the Atlanta Metro College Thanksgiving Classic this weekend, where they will battle Atlanta Metro at 7:30pm on Friday and Albany Tech at 6:00pm on Saturday. The following roster has been announced for the event...
BASELINE WARRIORS ROSTER:
Ronnie LeMelle (6'5''-G-81, college: Auburn) of CB Ourense (ESP)
Darnell Miller, 6'5" PG West Georgia/George Washington
Chris McFarland (6'6''-F-82) of Sampaense / Tecoimbra (POR), Appalachian
Adrian Jones (6'6''-F/G, college: Georgia)
B.J. Puckett (6'9''-F-83), Clayton State
Adrien Borders (6'0''-G-83), Wofford College
Rodney Kirtz, 6'3" SG, Mercer University
Bobby Rouse (6'5''-G/F-76, college: USC-Salkahatcie JC)
Chris Jones, 6'5" F, Reinhardt College
Antonio Cook (6'6''-G/F-80, college: Tennessee St.)
Casey Moore (6'5''-G/F, college: Barton (NC))
Chris Morgan (6'0''-G-84, college: Wallace St. CC)
DeJuan Clark (6'2''-G, college: Tougaloo)
Cody Garner (6'9"-C, college: Ollivet)
Scott Windom (6'6''-F), Summer Hill Post Grad
SEBL Alumni making news in leagues around the globe...
Cartersville, GA - Further proof of the quality of players who compete in the Southeastern Exposure Basketball League (SEBL). There is a plethora of players around the globe. So many, its hard to keep up with. Below are a few more of the most recent who have competed in the SEBL....
Jamario Moon (6'8''-F-80, college: Meridian CC) of the Toronto Raptors is leading the class. JaMario, who formerly played with the Rome Gladiators (2005) and D.O.T.S. (2006) in the SEBL Summer Pro League signed a two-year contract with the Raptors after impressing team officials during a free agent tryout. Moon has been one of the early-season surprises in the NBA. He has earned a starting spot and is averaging 8 ppg and 7 rebs, with highs of 15 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blk and 3 steals thus far. Moon helped lead the Gladiators to the 2005 SEBL Summer League Title, only a month and a half after the Glads also won the '05 WBA Championship. In the his first few weeks in an NBA uniform, the 27-year old high-flying rookie, has already made ESPN's "Plays of the Day" on several occasions with his acrobatic slams!
Ernest Scott (6'7''-F-82) of Cartersville Baseline has made the opening day roster of the D-League's Idaho Stampede, the NBA affiliate of the Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Supersonics. Scott, who has played for several SEBL teams, including the Tri-County Crusaders (2004), D.O.T.S. (2006), led the Baseline-1 squad to the 2007 Metro Conference Title, while being named the Tournament's MVP.
Jamal Johnson (6'7''-C-81) of Liceo Particular Mixto de los Andes (CHI), is a long-time SEBL player, playing with BC Lakers, Rome Gladiators, and BC Metro. He was named the SEBL League MVP in 2005 and has been chosen as an All-League Selection in each of his SEBL Seasons. He also played with Baseline in the SEBL Jamboree this past summer. He is currently averaging 24 ppg in Chile for Liceo Mixton, where he is a teammate of Terrence Hill.
Terrence Hill (6'5''-G-82) of Liceo Particular Mixto de los Andes (CHI). Terrence has made his rounds in South America, as well as the SEBL. He has played for the Baseline-1 squad, helping them to the 2004 and 2007 league titles, as well as briefly with the Cartersville Warriors SEBL entry in 2006. He has played in Argentina, Dominican Republic in South American and is currently teammates with Jamal Johnson. Hill recently chalked up 29 points in a Liceo Mixto team victory.
Jonathan Reed (6'0''-G-79) of Shamrock Rovers Hoops (IRL) (6'0''-G-79, college: Clayton St.). Reed who has played for BC Lakers and the Metro Stars in the SEBL, has also played for Baseline during the SEBL Independent seasons. He has played professionally in Switzerland, and now has returned to Ireland for a second season, where he has taken on a player-executive's role with the Shamrock franchise. Reed is an entreprenurial person, who is helping the Hoops on and off the court. He is currently averaging 20 ppg and leading the league in assists for the 2nd straight season, with 12 apg.
Golden Ingle (5'11''-G-81) of Cartersville Baseline. Golden has helped the Baseline organization win several SEBL Championships over the years (2001 and 2007). He was in the news a few months ago after signing to play in the Mexican LNBP. After a rocky go of it in Mexico, Ingle has made a good move to the Jacksonville Jam of the newly for PBL pro league. Ingle was named the SEBL Tournament MVP in 2001 and the garnered the league MVP Award in 2007.
Kevin Young (6-1 G, College: Clayton State). Kevin Young has played in the SEBL with BC Lakers, Baseline and the Metro Stars. He has moved into the management side of professional sports, after serving as an assistant coach at Utah State two years ago, then the Head Coach of the Shamrock Rovers Hoops in Ireland last season. He has landed a great role with the NBA D-League's Utah Flash, as the Director of Basketball Operations. His experience at the college level in Utah presented him with some great contacts. Young, with his professionalism and drive, will surely rise the ranks in the years to come.
Zack Anderson (6'11''-F/C-78, college: Hawaii-Pacific) who has played in the SEBL with the Harrison Hoyas (1997) during his high school career, then later briefly as a member of the the Cartersville Warriors, has landed a job playing in the country of Jordan. He recently signed with the Orthodox Sports Club for the upcoming season. He will reporting for training camp next week.
Trent Eager (6'7''-G/F-81, agency: Promotex, college: Jacksonville St.), who played with the Rome ServPro squad in 2004 and 2006 is a joined the Rio Grand Valley Silverado club in the CBA, where he is teaming with fellow SEBL Alum Mike Dean. Dean also played with Servpro of Rome in the SEBL, helping to lead them to several City and Metro Conference Titlles.
Harvey Thomas (6'9''-F-82, college: Baylor), who played for the D.O.T.S. team in the SEBL in 2005 and '06 has joined the CBA's Yakama Sun Kings.
Toby Smith (6'9"-F/C, College: Connors St), who played for the Lawrenceville Jazz in the '06 campaign of the SEBL Summer Pro League, as well as with the Gwizzlies, is playing with Rio Grand Valley of the CBA, where he is teaming with Mike Dean and Trent Eager.
Baseline holds on for 80-77 win over Atlanta Metro College...
Atlanta, GA (Nov. 23, 2007) - Baseline worked out to double-digit leads on several occaasions through out the second half, but had to hold off a frenzied Atlanta Metro run in the closing minutes to hang on for an 80-77 win in the opening game of the AMC Thanksgiving Classic Friday night.
The Warriors, behind the scoring of Ronny LeMelle (6'5''-G-81) of Baseline-2 and Rodney Kirtz (6'3''-G-79) of Baseline-2 worked out an early lead. The duo combine for four threes as Baseline built at 20-13 lead. But, the Panthers went on a run mid-way through the half and eventually led by as much as 29-23. Baseline's BJ Puckett nailed a three and Scott Windom came off the bench to get two key buckets to ignite a 9-0 run. The Warriors took a 42-40 lead into the intermission. In that first half, Baseline shot 57% from the field on 16-28 shooting, while holding the Panthers to 43.6% on 17 of 39 from the floor. But, AMC was still in the contest through a huge 24-12 rebounding advantage, including 14 offensive boards. The second opportunites were paying off for the Panthers. LeMelle and Rodney Kirtz had 12 and 10 points, respectively in the first half for Baseline. Shopaka led AMC with 14.
In the second half, Baseline opened on a 6-0 run to push it's lead out to eight. Though Atlanta Metro was cold, Baseline could not capitalize consistently. The Panthers got two quick buckets from Pellot-Rosa to trim the lead down to four. But, Baseline would counter with consecutive old-fashioned 3-point plays from BJ Puckett and Adrien Borders (6'0''-G-83) of Baseline-2. Borders would have an impressive stretch of offense, hitting a three-pointer, then later connecting on three free throws after drawing a foul on a trey attempt. Baseline built a cushion it would keep for most of the second half. After enjoying its biggest lead at 71-58, Baseline began to tighten up, taking a series of tough, low-percentage shots. The Panthers got quick baskets and trimmed the lead to 76-70, with only 2:20 remaining. Baseline would increase its lead on two Ronny LeMelle freethrows. After a Panther miss, Adrian Jones (6'5''-F/G, college: Georgia) drew a foul, hitting one of two at the line, with only 1:10 remaining. Baseline was seemingly in control with a 79-70 lead. But, Atlanta Metro would hit a three pointer, cutting it to six with 35 seconds remaining. Then, after a Baseline turnover, Metro drew a foul in the lane and hit both free throws, trimming their deficit to 79-75. Baseline went into a spread to utilize time, after running the clock down, the Warriors missed a shot attempt. Metro got the ball back and promptly missed a shot, but got two offensive rebounds before nailing a desparate floater from the baseline to get to with in two, at 79-77 with 16 seconds left. On the ensuing inbounds, Baseline broke the Panther's full-court pressure, before Chris Jones was fouled with nine ticks showing. Jones missed the first freethrow, followed by a make. Down 80-77, the Panthers inbounded and got a three attempt off quickly, missed, but the long rebound went out to another Panther, who missed another try. The loose ball bounced to another Panther player, who quickly flipped to a teammate, who launched another desparation trey attempt as the buzzer sounded. The shot lipped in and out of the rim, allowing Baseline to escape with the win.
Shopaka led Atlanta Metro with 23 points, while Steverson had 12. Brown and Pellot-Rosa both finished with nine for the Panthers, who will play Snead State on Saturday evening at 7:30pm, in the final contest of the Classic.
Adrien Borders finished with 17 points, six assists and two steals on the night for Baseline, while LeMelle had 15 points. Jones had 14 points on 5-5 shooting from the floor, to go along with seven rebounds, while Rodney Kirtz turned in 12 points, six assists and two steals. B.J. Puckett (6'9''-F-83) of Baseline chalked up 11 points, Chris Jones five, Scott Windom four and Bobby Rouse two.
Baseline, now 4-1 (21-4 overall) will now face Albany Tech (3-2) on Saturday evening at 6:00pm on the Atlanta Metro College Campus. Albany Tech fell to Snead State on Friday evening by the score of 83-67.
Warriors beat Albany Tech, 105-96, to go 2-0 at AMC Classic
Atlanta, GA (Nov. 24, 2007) - Baseline finished the Atlanta Metro College Thanksgiving Classic with a 2-0 record, after dispatching Albany Technical College 105-96 on Saturday evening.
DeJuan Clark (6'2''-G, college: Tougaloo), who rejoined Baseline for the game on Saturday, and Adrian Jones (6'5''-F/G, college: Georgia) led the way in the first half. Warriors built a 17-point cushion (43-26) at the 6:05 mark. The Warriors would go cold for a stretch, shooting a string of ill-advised three pointers. Albany Tech would take advantage, battling back with quick transition buckets. Ransom also got hot from the wing, drilling four threes for Albany in the final six minutes of the half. Albany would trim their deficit to 49-42 by half-time. For the Warriors, Clark had 12 point and A.Jones 11 in the first half and Adrien Borders (6'0''-G-83, college: Wofford) would come off the bench to score eight points, including going six of six at the freethrow line.
In the second half, Baseline would maintain its spread most of the way, fighting off several Albany rallies. Each time Albany would generate a run, Adrian Jones and Rodney Kirtz (6'3''-G-79, college: Mercer) would come with a huge three to counter. In the latter stages of the game, Albany's defense triggered several turnovers and subsequent baskets. Their high-energy play saw a number of offensive rebounds and follow-up dunks. Baseline saw their double-digit lead shrink to 88-84 with four minutes remaining. Jones and Kirtz would drill threes on consecutive trips down the floor. Ronny LeMelle (6'5''-G-81, college: Auburn) would be the recipient of two nifty tansition passes from Clark and Borders. LeMelle's buckets capped a 10-0 Baseline run to put the game out of reach.
Ransom and O'neal finished with 21 each for Albany Tech, who slipped to 3-3 on the season. Pierce got 18 and Thomas 10.
For Baseline, Adrian Jones led the way with 23 points, on 6/9 shooting from beyond the arc and also grabbed five rebounds and dealt four assists. Clark turned in 18 points and 15 assists on the night, while LeMelle had 16 points. B.J. Puckett (6'9''-F-83, college: Clayton St.) scored 13 points and pulled 10 rebounds, Kirtz downed 12 and Borders finished with 10 points and four assists. Chris Jones (6'6''-F-82, college: Reinhardt) had six points and eight boards, while Antonio Cook (6'6''-G/F-80, college: Tennessee St.) got five points and Bobby Rouse (6'5''-G/F-76, college: USC-Salkahatcie JC) had two points and eight boards.
The Warriors, who improved to 5-1 on the season, and 22-4 overall since July, will be off until a Dec. 2nd re-match against the Atlanta Speedboys. Tip off is set for 2:30pm at JH Morgan Gym on Aubrey Street in Cartersville (GA).
On Dec. 2nd, at JH Morgan Gym, the Summer Hill Blue Devils will also host the Orangeburge Krazy Kats' women's and men's teams. The women's game will tip off at 4:00pm, while the men will clash at 5:30pm.
Atlanta Speedboys release roster for 2007-8 SEBL Independent Season...
Atlanta, GA - The Atlanta Speedboys have released their final roster for the 2007-8 SEBL Independent Season. The Speedboys are a member of the SEBL Independent Pro Division.
Atlanta Speedboys Roster
Marcus Byams (6'6''-F, college: Georgia Southern), 6'6" PF, Georgia Southern University
Keith Payne, 6'4" PF, Rust College
DeCourney McGowan, 6'7" SF, Albany State
Romell Wright, 6'2" G, Lagrange College
Darren Harrington, 6'1" SG/PG, Texas A&M
Charles Williams, 6'10" C, Jarvis College (TX)
Billy Brewster, 6'6" SF, Texas A&M
Fred Odum, 6'2" SG, Southern California
Dwayne Swain, 6'5" SF, University of Delaware
Brandon Kelley (5'11''-G-84, college: Clayton St.), 5'8" PG, Clayton State University
Martice Moore, 6'8" SF Colorado Univ./Georgia Tech
Demitrice Williams, 6'3" G, Southern Alabama
Owner/General Manager: William Dawson
Head Coach: LT Jefferson
Baseline builds big lead, holds off Macon for 89-86 win...
Baseline survives wild comeback attempt by Macon Ballers, hang on for 89-86 win...
Cartersville, GA (Dec. 2, 2007) - Chris Jones (6'6''-F-82) and Ronny Ronny Ronny LeMelle (6'5''-G-81) combined for 46 points, as Baseline fought off a Macon Ballers rally in the final minutes, to hang for an 89-86 win on Sunday evening at JH Morgan Gym.
Baseline and the Macon Ballers traded baskets for the first six minutes. Baseline, despite starting slow from the perimeter, worked out to a slim spread at 19-17. Then the flood gates opened when the Warriors' defense caused the Ballers to cough up the ball in succession. The Warriors would break free behind transition buckets by Jones, LeMelle and Mike Reynolds. Jones and LeMelle would also combine for five treys in the run. With 3:10 left in the opening half, Baseline had built a 45-19 lead. Macon managed to trim Baseline's lead to 54-33 going into the intermission.
Baseline pushed its lead back out to 25 at the beginning of the half and seemed to be in control. But, Macon began a steady climb back into the game, as the Warriors' well went dry. The Ballers defense stiffened and Baseline couldn't get clean looks at the basket. The momentum turned in the more active Ballers' favor, and they raced back behind the penetration buckets of Quintin Matthews and outside shooting of Steve Grayer (6'8''-F-65). Jones would keep Baseline ahead with two threes down the stretch. But, Macon still raced back to get with in 87-86 on a Shon English bucket with 11 seconds remaining. Baseline turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounds. Macon took the ball out with nine ticks left and Matthews was called for travelling, as he drove the left side of the lane, squandering their opportunity to retake the lead for the first time since the opening minute of the game - and giving the ball back to the Warriors. This time, LeMelle secured the inbounds pass and raced down court to avoid the foul. Macon fouled with 2.1 seconds left on the clock. LeMelle sank both shots to put Baseline up by three. After a Baseline timeout, to set up a defensive strategy to prevent a game-tying shot, Macon threw the ball in and Matthews' 48-foot desparation attempt was wide right, allowing Baseline to escape with the win.
Grayer led a very cagy, veteran Macon squad with 33 points, including five three pointers and 10-13 from the charity stripe. Matthews followed with 22 and English had 15.
For Baseline, who moved to 6-1 on the season, Jones finished with 24, while LeMelle downed 22 and Reynolds 13.
The Lady Devils are scheduled to get back to action on next Sunday against the Orangeburg Krazy Kats at 3:00pm, while Baseline will battle the Atlanta Speedboys at 6pm at JH Morgan Gym in Cartersville.
|
|
