Denver Truckers to Meet Akron Wingfoots in 2005 SEAMCO NABL Desert Challenge Cup June 17-19 at Home Courts in Henderson, Nevada
The historic Denver Truckers basketball club will be traveling to the Home Courts in Henderson, Nevada on June 17-19 to play the legendary Akron Wingfoots in the 2005 SEAMCO NABL Desert Challenge Cup.
(PRWEB) June 7, 2005 -- Home Courts in Henderson, Nebada will be the site
when the Denver and Akron Wingfoots again meet. The Truckers defeated the
Wingfoots 2 games to 1 in the SEAMCO NABL Portland Challenge Cup back in
January, 2 games to 1. From that tournament, Denver forward Antoine Whelchel
(Murray St) went on to play FIBA pro ball in Peru and forward Emile Sheperd
(Seattle Pacific) went to the pros in Mexico while Wingfoots guard Will Brown
(Texas &M Kingsville) went to the pros in Mexico, power forward Deon David
(Chadron St.) went to the pros in the Dominican Republic, swingman Jamal Thomas
(Angelo St) went pro in Poland, and center Heath Bailey (Angelo St) went pro in
China.
Both teams will again feature outstanding recent college stars
looking to get FIBA pro jobs overseas. Both the Denver Truckers and the Akron
Wingfoots are historic mens elite club basketball teams.
The games will
be played at Henderson Home Courts, a 100,000 square foot athletic facility
located in Henderson, Nevada. The Home Courts complex is now the main home to
NABL Tournaments. The NABL, founded in 1934, consists of the Akron Wingfoots,
Denver Truckers, Philadelphia Tapers, Kansas City Steers, Cleveland Pipers,
Hawaii Chiefs, Marathon Oilers, and Los Angeles Jets. All are historic
basketball clubs. The July 17th game will be telecast by the TVS Television
Network.
NABL teams play college teams from the USA, Mexico, and Canada;
FIBA international teams; military teams; and other NABL teams. All play
fundamental basketball in order to provide recent collegiate players of high
character and world class talents an opportunity to be showcased for FIBA pro
teams around the world.
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