Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Cartersville based Baseline Warriors headed back to China this week...

PRESS RELEASE
From: David Archer, Jr.
September 24, 2008
 
Cartersville, GA - The Cartersville-based Baseline Warriors pro basketball team will be returning to China this week, leaving on Thursday morning, bound for Shang Hai.
 
In preparations for departure, the team will practice today from 5:30pm-8:30pm at JH Morgan Gym on Aubrey Street in Cartersville. Practice is open to the public.
 
The Baseline team went on this same tour last April, and posted a 7-5 record against the top Chinese pro teams. They will land there on September 26th and return on October 15th. While there, they will play 14 games against Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), as well as pro team from South Korea and Russia.
 
Here is some information below about the roster...
 
Baseline set to return to China for pro tour... - Sep 16, 2008 (by David Archer)
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Penland


Sloan


Wooten


Hamilton


Sheppard
Cartersville, GA - Baseline Sports Management announces it will be returning to China this month for a 12-15 game tour. Baseline will take on teams from the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in partnership with Chinese Hoops Agency and Robert Wang. The Baseline Warriors went on a tour in April and finished with a 7-5 record.

 
The roster has been selected for this tour and will be as follows...

 
Baseline-USA:
Brandon Kelley (5'11''-G-84, college: Clayton St.) of Atlanta Speedboys (SEBL)
Adrian Penland (6'1''-G-80, college: Lander University) of Young Gunz (SEBL)
Michael Sloan (6'4''-G-84, college: Clayton State) of Atlanta Speedboys (SEBL)
Ronell Wooten (6'4''-G-85, college: Kennesaw State) of Cartersville Baseline Warriors (WBA, SEBL)
Joe Hamilton (6'6''-F-79, college: Virginia Tech) of Cartersville Baseline Warriors (WBA, SEBL)
Jacob Frasier (6'6''-F-82, college: Mobile) of Buford Magic (WBA)
Michael McCowan (6'8''-F-83, college: New Mexico/West Georgia) of Cartersville Baseline Warriors (SEBL)
Nick Sheppard (6'11''-C-76, college: LSU/Pepperdine) of Newport Beach Surf (ABA), Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers (NBA)
Donovan McMullen (6'11''-C-85, college: Reinhardt College) of Atlanta Speedboys (SEBL)
EJ Johnson, (6'10"-C-77, college: Marshall University)

Head Coach: Marcus Hughes, Alabama A&M
General Manager: David Archer, Jr., Kennesaw State

Note: Baseline Sports is a division of The Human Race, Inc., a Georgia 501(c)3 Non-profit Corporation. The Human Race Organization also operates the SEBL Summer Pro Am League, the Summer Hill Post Grad program and Summer Hill Blue Devils, the SH Minority Baseball project, the G.I.R.L.S. outreach programs, provides community service projects for the Bartow County Juvenile Court's Restorative Justice Program, and assists with the JC Theatre Productions organization.
 
For more information please contact David Archer Jr., at 770-606-3764 or darcherjr@yahoo.com. Or, visit http://www.usbasket.com/gba.gba.asp, http://www.leaguelineup.com/summerhill or http://www.leaguelineup.com/sebl.

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