West Virginia Blazers
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The West Virginia Blazers are a basketball
team in the American Basketball Association set to begin play in 2008-09. Based in Bluefield
, the Blazers will play their home games at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
.
Head Coach: Tony Webster
Assistant Coach: Willie Ellison
Assistant Coach: Brian Kidd
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team in the American Basketball Association set to begin play in 2008-09. Based in Bluefield
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342.-Geography & Climate:...
, the Blazers will play their home games at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
The Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center is a 1,500-seat indoor arena and convention center located in Beckley, West Virginia. It is used primarily for basketball and is home to the West Virginia Blazers basketball team. It was built in 1970.The arena, identifiable on the outside by its...
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Current roster
'Final 2009-10 Roster'Head Coach: Tony Webster
Assistant Coach: Willie Ellison
Assistant Coach: Brian Kidd
| # | Pos. | Ht. | Player | Acquired | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  |
G | Aaron Butler | 2009 | Bluefield State Bluefield State College Bluefield State College is a historically black college located in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is a part of West Virginia's public education system and offers baccalaureate and associate degrees. The school is not connected in any way with Bluefield College in nearby Bluefield,... |
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| 7 | |
G | 5'11 | Jordan Carter | 2009 | George Mason George Mason University George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County... |
| 5 | |
G | 5'9 | DeNelle Hale | 2008 | Frostburg State Frostburg State University Frostburg State University is a four-year university located on a campus in Frostburg, Maryland, in Western Maryland, and is part of the University System of Maryland. FSU is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.-History:... |
| 44 | |
F | 6'3 | Jeremy Lewis Jeremy Lewis Peter Jeremy Lewis is the president and CEO of Big Fish Games, a developer, producer and distributor of casual games on a number of platforms, including PC, Mac, Facebook, iPhone, iPad and Nintendo DS. Lewis, who is known as Jeremy, graduated from Amherst College and worked as a managing director... |
2009 | Concord Concord University Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".Founded by... |
| 42 | |
F | 6'6 | Corey Love | 2008 | Bluefield State Bluefield State College Bluefield State College is a historically black college located in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is a part of West Virginia's public education system and offers baccalaureate and associate degrees. The school is not connected in any way with Bluefield College in nearby Bluefield,... |
| 20 | |
G | 6'4 | Chawn Martin | 2008 | Bluefield State Bluefield State College Bluefield State College is a historically black college located in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is a part of West Virginia's public education system and offers baccalaureate and associate degrees. The school is not connected in any way with Bluefield College in nearby Bluefield,... |
| 40 | |
G | 6'3 | James Montgomery, Jr. | 2009 | Bluefield College Bluefield College Bluefield College is a small, Christian liberal arts college in Bluefield, Virginia, United States, in Tazewell County. It offers 22 majors, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools... |
| 14 | |
G/F | 6'5 | R. Chris Nichols | 2008 | Concord Concord University Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".Founded by... |
| 24 | |
F | 6'6 | Joseph Preast | 2008 | Davis & Elkins/Concord Concord University Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".Founded by... |
| 31 | |
C/F | 6'7 | Greg Puckett | 2009 | Concord Concord University Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States, founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer".Founded by... |
| 3 | |
G | 6'3 | Neil Rasnake | 2008 | Western Carolina Western Carolina Catamounts The Western Carolina Catamounts are the athletic teams of Western Carolina University. The Catamounts compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Southern Conference. Western fields sixteen varsity sports teams. The Catamount football team competes in Division I Football... |
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G | 6'0 | Carlos Vanhook | 2009 | Bluefield State Bluefield State College Bluefield State College is a historically black college located in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is a part of West Virginia's public education system and offers baccalaureate and associate degrees. The school is not connected in any way with Bluefield College in nearby Bluefield,... |
Season-by-season record
| West Virginia Blazers (ABA) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | |Post-season | ||||
| Record | Win % | Record | Win % | Result | |
| 2008 | 11-15 | .423 | 0—0 | .000 | - |
| 2009 | 8–12 | .400 | 1—1 | .500 | Lost in Round Two |
| 2010 | 9-8 | .529 | 0—1 | .000 | Lost in Round One |
| Sub-Totals | 28–35 | .444 | 1–2 | .333 | 0 Championships |