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THE SALINA JOURNAL UNITED STATES BASKETBALL LEAGUE FRIDAY, APRIL 30. 1999 CB CAGERZ PLAYER PROFILES None two Switzerland, Height 6-7. Weight 205 Position Forward Age 28 Residence Minot, N.D. Hometown West Memphis, Ark. College Fort JHays State.

1996 VUSBL experience Reasons in IBA. 'Overseas Venezuela. Scouting report "Probably our most explosive he is just "Cat-quick, has a various array of tricks in his bag he can use offensively well well." JKENYATTA CLYDE tfl-Height 6-8. Weight 220. "Age Residence Las Vegas, Nev.

Hometown Las Vegas, Nev. College Southern Utah. Graduated USBL experience Rookie. Overseas None. Scouting report "A lot of natural ability struggled a little bit early on set offense, but looked better recently road trip will allow him to show us he can get it done." QUENNON ECHOLS Height 7-0.

Weight 265. Position Center. Age 27. Residence Evansville, Ind. Hometown Panama City, Fla.

College Murray State. Graduated 1998. USBL experience None. France, Panama, ''Poland, Lebanon. Scouting report "A space-eater -I a shot does a nice job on defensive boards he needs to work on his foot quickness and staying out of foul trouble." MARK EDIGER Height Weight 220.

Position Forward. Age lYiHfesston. Hometown Hesston. College Bethel (Kan.) Graduated 1999. USBL experience Rookie.

Overseas None. Scouting report "Small-schoo player from Kansas who is a designated home player for the Cagerz fundamentally sound NAIA All American." ROY HAIRSTON Height 6-6. Weight 210. Position Forward. Age 25.

Residence Indianapolis. Cagerz '99 Schedule APRIL April 30 At Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. MAY May 1 At Florida, 6:30 p.m. May 3 At Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. May 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE, 7 p.m.

May 11 ATLANTA, 7 p.m. May 12 ATLANTA, 7 p.m. May 14 At Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. May 15 At Florida, 6:30 p.m. May 18- May 19- May 22 May 25 May 26 MAY 28 May 29 June 1 June 2 FLORIDA, 7 p.m.

ATLANTA, 7 p.m. At Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. LONG ISLAND, 7 p.m. CONNECTICUT, 7 p.m. GULF COAST, 7 p.m.

GULF COAST, 7 p.m. JUNE FLORIDA, 7 p.m. FLORIDA, 7 p.m. June 4 At New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. June 7 At Washington D.C., 6:30 p.m.

June 9 At Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. June 10 At Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. June 16 BROOKLYN, 7 p.m. June 17 RALEIGH, 7 p.m. June 19 At Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

June 22 At Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. June 23 At Florida, 6:30 p.m. June 25-30 USBL Tournament. Hometown Jersey City, N.J. College Purdue.

Graduated 1997. USBL experience Columbus (1998); New Hampshire (1997). Overseas Iceland, France, Taiwan, Phillipines. Scouting report "A natural-gifted athlete strong around the basket for us, he's going to rebound for us and plays tough defense a hard-nosed kid and one other teams will have to worry about." TODD "Height 6-10. Weight 240.

Position Forward. Age 32. Residence Salina. Hometown Salina. College Indiana.

Graduated 1988. USBL experience None. Overseas Five years Europe; five years Argentina. Scouting report "Starts the season on the injured reserve list after suffering a cracked rib fine outside 10 years of pro experience brings a savvy player to the Cagerz' roster." GARY JOHNSON Height 6-0. Position Point guard.

Age 23. Residence Washington D.C. Hometown Washington D.C. College Southern California. Graduated 1998.

USBL experience None one year in IBA. Overseas None. Scouting report 'Tough defensively and a very good passer good shooter and is hard as nails on defense." DANNY MOORE Height 6-11. Weight 240. Position Center.

Age 23. Residence Greenwood, Ind. Hometown Shelbyville, Ind. College Southwest Missouri State. Graduated 1998.

USBL experience Rookie. Overseas None. Scouting report "Shined in the two exhibition games excellent offensive moves inside will provide Cagerz with much-needed size when he reports on May 11." SEAJiPEARSON Height Weight 225. Position Guard. Age 27.

Residence Lawrence. Hometown LaGrange, III. College Kansas. Graduated USBL experience None one year in IBA. Overseas None.

Scouting report "Versatile he play the two, he can play the three and he can play the will have to pick up some slack without having to carry the team." RYAN ROBERTSON Height 6-5. 190 Position Guard. Age 22. Residence Lawrence. Hometown St.

Charles, Mo. College Kansas. Graduated 1999. USBL experience Rookie Overseas None. Scouting report "No.

1 draft choice by the Cagerz will join team May 11 provides Cagerz with a player who can play the one or the two guard slot." JERVAUGHN SCALES Height 6-6. Weight 220. Position Forward. Age 27. Residence Dayton, Ohio.

Hometown Dayton, Ohio. College Southern. Graduated 1994. USBL experience Columbus Cagerz (1998). Overseas Switzerland, Australia, Spain.

Scouting report "Very fundamentally sound offensively has an up-and-under move that's almost a guarantee for him he's a leader by his actions." SIMPSON Height Weight 208. Position Guard. Age 25. Residence McPherson. Hometown Chicago, III.

College Fort Hays State. Graduated 1997. USBL experience Philadelphia Power (1997). Overseas Iceland, Israel. Scouting report "Very athletic, very gifted natural athlete a tremendous athlete around the he's going to have to get his outside shot down to be successful." BILJ.YJTHOM AS Height 6-4.

Weight Position Guard. Age 23. Residence Lawrence. Hometown Shreveport, La. College Kansas.

Graduated 1999. USBL experience Rookie. Overseas None. Scouting report "Good shooter range underrated defensively comes from a fundamentally sound KU program." GERALD WALKER Height 6-1. Position Point guard.

Age 25. Residence San Leandro, Calif. Hometown Oakland, Calif. College San Francisco. Graduated 1996.

USBL experience None. Overseas Two seasons in Korea. Scouting report "Athletic, extremely takes it to the hole very strongly and is an amazing passer. SEDRIC WEBBER Height 6-6. Weight 208.

Position Forward. Age 22. Residence Columbia, S.C. Hometown New York, N.Y. College College of Charleston.

Graduated 1999. USBL experience Rookie. Overseas None. Scouting report "Another very strong athlete who has been working very hard on his shooting from the outside forced to play inside at college, working at the three and has really responded. By HAROLD BECHARD SEASON OPENERS Tonight's lineup includes 5 games -i Two-time defending champ Atlantic City opens against Raleigh By The Salina Journal Five games highlight the opening night of the 1999 United States Basketball League season.

The USBL is beginning its 15th season tonight with a record 13 franchies. The marquee matchup features the two-time defending USBL champions Atlantic City Seagulls hosting the Raleigh Cougars. The Seagulls will be attempting to become the first USBL team to win three championships in a row. They have won the Title in both 1997 and 1998. The USBL will also return to the area of Florida, when the Gulf Coast SunDogs begin a new season tonight against the Kansas Cagerz, who moved their franchise from Columbus, Ohio.

The Brooklyn Kings will play their inaugural USBL game when they host the Washington Congres- sionals at Long Island University. In other action, former NBA player Darryl Dawkins begins his USBL coaching stint when he takes his Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs to visit Rick Barry and the New Jersey Shorecats. Finally, the Long Island Surf will begin another run to the USBL championship game when they travel to New Hampshire to face the Thunder Loons. The regular season will consist of 169 games. The seventh-annual USBL Postseason Festival is scheduled to be be played June 25-30 at Morehead State University in Atlanta.

If that site is unavailable, Kansas Cagerz head coach Tom Hughes has told the USBL office Untied Statu BrtkettaH IMfiM AflTlmesCOT Northern DhrUttm Pet OB 0 0 .000 Connectal 0 0 .000 Long Island 0 0 .000 New Hampshire 0 0 .000. Mid-Atlantic Dtvtaton Atlantic City 0 0 .006 NewJereey 0 -0 Pennsylvania 0 0 .000 Raleigh 0 0 .000 Washington 0 0' ,000 Southern Division PjaGB Atlanta 0 0 .000 Florida 0 0 .000 Gulf Coast 0 0 .000 Kansas 0 0 .000 Tonight's Qanws Kansas at Gull Coast, 6:09 p.m. Long Island at Naw Hamftshtfa, 6:30 p.m. Raleigh at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m.. Washington at Brooklyn, p.m.

Pennsylvania at New Jersey, p.m. Saturday's Connecticut at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m, Kansas at Honda, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Long Island, 6:30 pjn. 1 that the Salina Bicentennial Center could be available for the tour nament. The tournament is a single-elimination format, with the champions of the USBL's three Northern, Mid-Atlantic an8 Southern receiving first-rounS byes.

The remaining 10 teams match up in five first-round games, with the five winners joining the three division winners for the eight team, single-elimination tournament. LOng Island (Northern), Atlantic City (Mid-Atlantic) and sonville (Southern, now Gulf Coast) were the division ons last season. Atlantic City won the championship with a 100-96 decision over Long Island, while Jacksonville edged Connecticut, 117-114, for third place. Cagerz Kansas team in Florida today for opener FROM PAGE C1 Young averaged 14.1 points a game in 18 games last year for the Barracudas. He started 11 games and shot nearly 55 percent from the field.

Jermaine Walker, a 6-6 forward from Miami led the Barracudas in scoring last year at 19.6 points a game and is expected to be one of tonight's starters for Gulf Coast. The SunDogs lost one of their top players for a few weeks when 6-4 guard Damon Jones of Houston signed a contract with the Boston Celtics. Jones will rejoin the team when the NBA season ends. The biggest (literally) pickup of the preseason for the SunDogs came on April 20 when they an- nounced the signing of area resident and former NBA player Clifford Rozier. The 6-11 Rozier, who played 'at Louisville, was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1994 and most recently played for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

"Clifford is a great player, who not only brings NBA experience," Morgan said, "but with his size will definitely be a dominating force in the middle and we expect to run our offense through Clifford." Following tonight's game, the Cagerz continue their road trip with a Saturday game jn Palm Beach, against the' Florida Windjammers and Monday night in Suwanee, against the Atlanta Trojans. USBL TEAM-BY-TEAM CAPSULES ATLANTA TROJANS Location Suwanee, Ga. Head Coach Curtis Berry. Arena Suwanee Sports Academy Team Colors Black, Gold and White. Franchise History Atlanta Eagles (1991-1993); Atlanta Trojans '(1994-present).

1998 Finish Southern Division (3rd); 9-17 Jsverall, 1-1 in playoffs. I ATLANTIC CITY SEAGULLS Location Atlantic City, N.J. Head Coach Kevin Mackey. Arena Atlantic City H.S. Sports Complex Team Colors Black, Gray and Orange.

Franchise History Atlantic City Seagulls (1995-present). 1998 finish Northern Division (1st); 18-8 overall, 3-0 in playoffs, USBL champs. Location BROOKLYN KINGS Brooklyn, N.Y. Head Coach Sam Worthen. Arena Schwartz Athletic Center Team Colors Black, White and Gold.

Franchise History year). Brooklyn Kings (1st CONNECTICUT SKYHAWKS Location Milford, Conn. Head Coach Ray Hodge. Arena William Pitt Center Team Colors Blue and Black. Franchise History Connecticut Colonials (1985); New Haven Sky hawks (1988-1992); Connecticut Skyhawks (1993- present).

1998 Finish Northern Division (2nd); 17-9 overall, 2-2 in playoffs. FLORIDA WINDJAMMERS Location Coconut Creek, Fla. Head Coach Darren Morningstar Arena Palm Beach College Team Colors Purple, Red and Yellow. Franchise History Tampa Bay Windjammers (1996-98); Florida Windjammers (1st year). 1998 Finish Southern Division (4th); 8-18 overall, 0-1 in playoffs.

GULF COAST SUNDOGS Location Sarasota, Fla. Head Coach Rex Morgan Arena Manatee Convention and Civic Center Team Colors Blue and Gold. Franchise History Jacksonville Hooters (1988-1992); Daytona Beach Hooters (1993); Jacksonville Hooters (19931994); Jacksonville Shooters (1995); Jacksonville Barracudas (1995-1998); Gulf Coast SunDogs (1st year). 1998 Finish Southern Division (1st); 18-7 overall, 2-1 in playoffs. KANSAS CAGERZ Location Salina, Kan.

Head Coach Tom Hughes. Arena Bicentennial Center Team Colors Red, White and Black. Franchise History Columbus Cagerz (1998); Kansas Cagerz (1st year). 1998 Finish Southern Division (3rd); 9-16 overall, 2-1 in playoffs. LONG ISLAND SURF Location Oyster Bay, N.Y.

Head Coach James Ryans Arena University of Stony Brook Sports Complex Team Colors Black, Teal and Pink Franchise History Long Island Surf (1991 -present) 1998 Finish Northern Division (1st); 18-7 overall, 2-1 in playoffs, runnerup. NEW HAMPSHIRE THUNDER LOONS Location Franklin, N.H. Head Coach Bill Miller Arena New Hampshire Technical Institute (1 Team Colors Green, Silver and Black. Franchise History New Hampshire Thunder Loons (1996-present). 1998 Finish Northern Division (4th); 5-21 overall, 0-1 in playoffs.

RALEIGH COUGARS Location Raleigh, N.C. Head Coach James Twiggy' Sanders. Arena Dorton Arena Colors Orange and White. Franchise History Raleigh Cougars (1997-present). 1998 Finish Southern Division (2nd); 11-14 overall, 0-1 in playoffs.

NEW JERSEY SHORECATS Location Ocean, N.J. Head Coach Rick Barry. Arena Asbury Park Convention Hall Franchise history New Jersey Shorecats (1998-present). 1998 Finish Mid-Atlantic Division (3rd); 14-12 overall, 1-1 in playoffs. PENNSYLVANIA VALLEYDAWGS Location Easton, Pa.

Head Coach Darryl Dawkins. Arena Stabler Arena Team Colors Navy Blue and Golden Yellow. Franchise History Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (1st year). WASHINGTON D.C. CONGRESSIONALS Location Washington, D.C.

Head Coach Mike McLeese. Arena Blair High School Team Colors Blue and Gold. Franchise History Washington D.C. Congressionals (1998-present). 1998 Finish Mid-Atlantic Division (2nd); 179 overall, 0-1 in playoffs.

USBL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE April 30 Raleigh al Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Pennsylvania at New Jersey, 6:35 i.m. Kansas at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. Long Island at New Hampshire, 6:30 May 1 Washington at Long Island, 6:30 p.m.

Kansas at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. May 2 Raleigh al Washington, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Florida, 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.

i May 3 Kansas at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Atlantic City at Washington, 6:30 p.m. May 4 Atlantic City at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Long Island, 6:30 p.m.

Florida at Gull Coast, 6:05 p.m. May 5 Atlanjic Oily at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Pennsylvania at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Coast at Florida, 6:30 p.m. May 6 tfow Hampshire al Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

i Connecticut at Long Island. 6:30 p.m. i May? Gulf Coast at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Kansas, 7 p.m. MayS Atlanta at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Mays Washington at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Connecticut at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.

May 10 Atlantic City at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. Florida at Washington, 6:30 p.m. May 11 Pennsylvania at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. May 12 Washington at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Florida at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Long Island, 6:30 p.m.

May 13 Washington at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. Florida at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Gull Coast. 6:05 p.m. May 14 Kansas at Raleigh.

6:30 p.m. Atlantic City at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Connecticut at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. May 15 New Jersey at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. Gulf Coast at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m.

Kansas at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Long Island, 6:30 p.m. May 16 Gulf Coast at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Long Island, 2 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

May 17 Brooklyn at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. May 18 Gulf Coast at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Florida at Kansas, 7 p.m. Long Island at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Haleigh, 6:30 p.m.

May 19 Atlantic City at Long Islund, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas, 7 p.m. Pennsylvania at Washington, 6:30 p.m. May 20 Washington at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m.

Gulf Coast at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. May 21 New Jersey at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. New Hampshire at Long Island, 6:30 p.m. May 22 Raleigh at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Pennsylvania at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. Kansas at Atlanta. 6:30 p.m. Long Island at New Hampshire. 6:30 p.m.

May 23 Raleigh at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Atlantic City at Pennsylvania, 3 p.m. May 24 Brooklyn at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. Atlanta at Florida, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Connecticut, 6 p.m.

May 25 Raleigh at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. Atlantic City at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. Long Island at Kansas, 7 p.m.

May 26 Atlantic City at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. Long Island at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Kansas. 7 p.m. May 27 New Jersey at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m.

Gulf Coast at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. May 28 Pennsylvania at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. Washington at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Gulf Coast at Kansas, 7 p.m. New Hampshire at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

May 29 Connecticut at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. Gulf Coast at Kansas, 7 p.m. New Hampshire at Long Island, 6:30 p.m. May 30 Raleigh at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Long Island, 6:30 p.m.

Pennsylvania at Florida, 6:30 p.m. June 1 Florida at Kansas. 7 p.m. June 2 Atlantic City at Raleigh. 6:30 p.m.

Pennsylvania at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Florida at Kansas, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. June 3 Atlanta at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. June 4 Atlantic City at Washington D.C., 6:30 p.m.

Pennsylvania at Hew Hampshire. 6:30 p.m. Kansas at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Atlanta at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Long Island at Connecticut, 6 p.m.

June 5 New Jersey at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Long Island at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. Gulf Coast at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. June 6 Gulf Coast at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

New Hampshire at Connecticut, 6 p.m. June 7 Kansas at Washington D.C., 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Raleigh at Long Island, 6:30 p.m. June 8 Raleigh at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Long Island at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. June 9 Raleigh at Connecticut. 6 p.m.

Kansas at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. Long Island at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Washington D.C. at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

June 10 Kansas at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. Atlantic City at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. June 11 Washington D.C. at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at New Jersey, 6:35 p.m. Florida at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. Long Island at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. June 12 Pennsylvania at Washington D.C., 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m.

Gulf Coast at Florida. 6:30 p.m. Connecticut at Long Island, 6:30 p.m. June 13 Atlanta at Washington D.C., 6:30 p.m. Pennsylvania at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

New Hampshire at Flonda, 6:30 p.m. June 14 Brooklyn at Connecticut, 6 p.m. June 15 New Jersey at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m.

June 16 Washington D.C. at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Kansas, 6 p.m. June 17 Florida at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m.

Raleigh at Kansas, 6 p.m. Long Island at Connecticut, 6 p.m. June 18 Atlantic City at Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Washington D.C., 6:30 P.m. Pennsylvania at Long Island, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta. 6:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Connecticut, 6 p.m. June 19 Florida at Raleigh. 6:30 p.m.

Washington D.C. at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. Kansas at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. June 20 Raleigh at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Connecticut, 6 p.m. June 22 Raleigh at Pennsylvania, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Kansas at Gulf Coast, 6:05 p.m. Long Island at New Hampshire, p.m.

June 23 Raleigh at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Pennsylvania at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m. Kansas at Flonda. 6:30 p.m. Gulf Coast at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Long Island at Connecticut. 6 p.m..