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CBA ONLY PORTION OF SCHEDULE OPENS TONIGHT
01.06.2009

Albany, NY (January 6, 2009) — With the CBA-ABA Interleague Challenge now complete, the CBA enters the remaining portion of their season against their league brothers. The CBA finished the series with a 16-2 record against ABA teams with an average victory of 28.4 points a game. CBA teams also took 105.5-quarter points out of a possible 112-quarter points.


KEVIN KEATHLEY NAMED COACH OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER
01.01.2009

ALBANY, NY (January 1, 2009) – The Continental Basketball Association today announced that East Kentucky Miners Head Coach Kevin Keathley was named the December Coach of the Month for his teams performance in the past month.


MIKE DEAN JOINS RARE COMPANY
12.22.2008

ALBANY, NY (December 22, 2008) — The East Kentucky Miners have been on the road to success the past week, as they are now 6-0 in the CBA-ABA Inter-League Challenge. Part of the reason for that success has been the play of guard Mike Dean.


JERMAINE BLACKBURN EARNS CBA PLAYER OF WEEK AWARD
12.22.2008

ALBANY, NY (December 22, 2008) — The Continental Basketball Association today announced that Jermaine Blackburn of the East Kentucky Miners was named the first “CBA Player of the Week” of the 2008-09 season. Blackburn averaged 20.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game for the 6-0 Miners as they play the first section of their schedule against assorted ABA teams in the CBA-ABA Interleague Challenge.


EAST KENTUCKY MINERS TAKE GAME ONE OF INTERLEAGUE CHALLENGE
12.12.2008

Albany, NY (December 12, 2008) –The ABA-CBA Interleague Challenge kicked off last night in Owensboro, Kentucky as the East Kentucky Miners traveled to take on the Kentucky Bisons.


CBA ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE CHANGES
11.06.2008

ALBANY, NY (November 6, 2008) — The Continental Basketball Association today announced changes in the schedule for the 63rd season of play.


SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR CBA’S 63rd SEASON
10.06.2008

ALBANY, NY (October 6, 2008) — The oldest professional basketball league in the world will begin its 63rd consecutive season on Friday, December 12, as the Continental Basketball Association tips off the 2008-09 campaign with four games scheduled for opening weekend.


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SATURDAY'S GAMES >>
CBA FINALS
Lawton Fort Sill
86
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Minot
76
Lawton Fort Sill Wins Series, 3-2
FRIDAY'S GAMES >>
CBA Finals
Lawton Fort Sill
82
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Minot
96
Series Tied, 2-2

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Albany Patroons
In their final two home games of the regular season, the Patroons tried whatever they could to defeat the Rio Grande Valley Silverados, only to lose on Tuesday night to the McAllen crew 122-112 in overtime [5.5-1.5]. Nat Burton put in 30 points for the Patroons, while Jason "J-Bird" Williams had 25 points and 13 rebounds. On Wednesday night, the Patroons rested several of their starters and allowed their bench to play the final home game against Rio Grande Valley. Unfortunately for the Patroons, they were defeated by the Silverados 132-105 [7-0]. Ian Young and Lucious Jordan each scored 25 points; rookie Dabo Kabov had his first double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Green and Gold. In their final series of the season, the Patroons traveled to Lawton, Oklahoma for a two-game matchup against the Cavalry. In another punishing defeat, the Patroons were upended 150-104 [7-0], despite Nat Burton scoring a season-high 46 points; Burton also pulled down 14 rebounds. Ian Young added 24 points for Albany. The Patroons finished their 2007-08 season with a 150-130 [6-1] loss on the road at Oklahoma.
East Kentucky Miners
After setting a CBA record for most points in a game with 194 in a win over the Krunk, the East Kentucky Miners set another team record in their Wednesday night game against the Minot Skyrockets - by losing 134-121 [6-1], the Miners set a franchise record for most points allowed. Mike Dean had a double-double of 40 points and 12 assists; while Steve Thomas put up 20 points and pulled down 19 rebounds. Josh Pace added 30 points to his totals.
Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
If the regular season is any indication, the upcoming playoff series between the Cavalry and the Sun Kings will be a series for the ages. On Monday night at the SunDome, the Cavalry took apart Yakama 98-82 [6-1], on the strength of 27 points from Daryan Selvy and 18 points from Nate Green; Marvin Phillips led in rebounding with 10 boards. Next up for the Cavs was a two-game series against the Albany Patroons, and a chance for former Patroons head coach Micheal Ray Richardson to face his former squad. He did not disappoint, as the Cavalry scored a franchise-high 150 points in a 150-104 [7-0] slaughtering of the Patroons. While Daryan Selvy had 22 points for Oklahoma, Tony Key added 20 points; Curtis Haywood earned a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Cavalry finished the regular season with a 150-130 [6-1] beatdown on the Albany Patroons at the Great Plains Coliseum.
Minot Skyrockets
The Minot Skyrockets are on a roll, and they showed their dominance in a 134-121 [6-1] home victory Wednesday night against the East Kentucky Miners. Ronnie Fields led the Skyrockets with 25 more points; Ray Cunningham followed with 23 points and Kevin Johnson notched 24 points. After that came two "tune-up" matches. In the first game Friday night at the Launchpad, the Skyrockets handily crushed the Krunk 116-94 [6-1], as Ray Cunningham scored 28 points and 10 rebounds; Christopher Reaves added 25 points, and Darius Mattear pulled down 13 rebounds. The Skyrockets' final game of the season came with a large crowd at the Minot Municipal Auditorium - and a 123-84 [7-0] killing of the Atlanta Krunk. Darius Mattear led the Skyrockets with 25 points and 20 rebounds in the game; while Kellen Miliner scored 20 points for the Skyrockets.
Pittsburgh Xplosion
After a long rest, the Xplosion traveled to Butte for the final two games of its regular season. On Wednesday night, however, the Daredevils drove over the Xplosion, 116-97 [6-1], despite 17 points from Dajuan Tate, 16 points from Albert White, and a double-double of 14 points and 10 boards from John DeGroat. In their final game of the regular season, the Xplosion battled the Butte Daredevils for 48 minutes, and finally won the game on the road 116-113 [5-2]. John DeGroat was the top scorer for the Black and Gold, finishing with 27 points and 11 rebounds; former Xplosion assistant coach DeVaughn Halsel stepped in uniform and got 10 points and 12 rebounds; while Albert White finished with 24 points.
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