The South Carolina All-Stars after five seasons in Greenville, SC and having played in the UMBL, TRBL, and now the ECBL seem to have things coming together going into its second season in the ECBL. The team is now ran by Derrell Beason (6'0''-PG) and Justin Houser (6'9''-F), two players who played for former owner/coach Larry Davis, who decided to step away from the team at the completion of the 2015 season.
Last season Beason was a ECBL All-Star. Before joining the SC All-Stars last season he had led the Palmetto Flight to the conference championship in the TRBL as a player/coach in their first season.
This season Beason will again hold both roles while also being co-General Manager with Houser as they're looking to build on last season success and try to advance to the ECBL Championship on June 25. The team played their first five seasons at Greenville First Baptist Church, but with the addition of the SC Upstate Redhawks to the Greenville area the team decided it was a great time to move the team to Spartanburg where most of the players are from.
The All-Stars will play their home games in 2016 at Cleveland Chapel Baptist Church and will feature former all-league players Omar Sanders (6'7''-F-90, college: S.Carolina St.), Darryl Evans (6'0''-G-87, college: Furman), along with Beason.
Florence Wildcats semi-pro program continues to grow - 9 days ago
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A year after the inaugural season of the Florence Wildcats' semi-professional basketball team, the organization is looking to bring something brand new to the Pee Dee community. Next spring, the Wildcats not only will have a men's basketball program, but they also will have a women's semi-professional team. 'There's just a huge demand for it,' said Isaac Wilson the Wildcats' director of business operations. 'There's never been one in the Pee Dee area. We wanted to do something different a... [read more]
A year after the inaugural season of the Florence Wildcats' semi-professional basketball team, the organization is looking to bring something brand new to the Pee Dee community. Next spring, the Wildcats not only will have a men's basketball program, but they also will have a women's semi-professional team. 'There's just a huge demand for it,' said Isaac Wilson the Wildcats' director of business operations. 'There's never been one in the Pee Dee area. We wanted to do something different and bring our community women's basketball.' The women's basketball team will play in the East Coast Basketball League's sister league, the Women's Elite Development Basketball League. Tryouts will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17. The fee is $50. 'It's something we are really excited about,' Wilson said. 'We've narrowed down our candidates for our coaches, and we think this is just going to be a great opportunity for our community as a whole.' The Wildcats advanced to the second round of the ECBL playoffs in their first season, but one of the biggest achievements was seeing stars Quincy Washington (6'5''-G, college: Charleston), who averaged a league-best 41 points per game, and Leroy Williams (6'5''-F-88), who had a league-best 14 rebounds per game, get scholarship offers to play basketball at Allen University, an NAIA school in Columbia. 'It's been really challenging but a lot of fun,' Wilson said. 'Seeing Quincy and Leroy go on to the next step in their lives is what we were started for. We want to help assist these young guys and help them out and we were able to do that. It's just an awesome thing to see how it's all worked out, and we know the best is yet to come.' The slogan of the Florence Wildcats is 'Community first, then basketball.' While the Wildcats look to continue to excel on the court, Wilson believes adding the women's program can help the community off the court. 'This gives better opportunities for the young women out there as well,' Wilson said. 'What we want to see is the men and women work collaboratively together to reach everyone in the community. There's only so much that guys can do for young girls, but the women can be that role model for the young girls out there.' Everything is still on schedule for the Wildcats to play in the newly built city of Florence basketball complex in 2018 with the women playing first, followed by the men. 'We want to keep it affordable,' Wilson said. 'Our ultimate goal is to be that help in the community and to connect, and one way we do that is through basketball.' Courtesy of: scnow.com
Rowan County Bulls to join the League - 14 days ago
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The East Coast Basketball League announced the addition of the Rowan County Bulls as a new addition in the Northern Conference for the 2018 season. Stephen Heggins will act as the owner for the new franchise and currently is the owner of Run It Down a travel team that plays throughout the Carolinas in money tournaments and has also taken his team and played in a international rules tournament in St. Maarten. Stephen has played for both the Winston Salem Certified and the PrimeTime Players... [read more]
The East Coast Basketball League announced the addition of the Rowan County Bulls as a new addition in the Northern Conference for the 2018 season. Stephen Heggins will act as the owner for the new franchise and currently is the owner of Run It Down a travel team that plays throughout the Carolinas in money tournaments and has also taken his team and played in a international rules tournament in St. Maarten. Stephen has played for both the Winston Salem Certified and the PrimeTime Players over the course of his career and is very aware of what it takes to maintain a successful franchise in the ECBL. The team will be based in China Grove where Mr. Heggins has been the owner of Wash Me Detail Shop for the last 10 years.
Finals MVP: Chris Moore (6'2''-PG-86) of PTP Player of the Year: Chris Moore (6'2''-PG-86) of PTP Guard of the Year: Chris Moore (6'2''-PG-86) of PTP Forward of the Year: Quincy Washington (6'5''-G) of FW Center of the Year: Omar Sanders (6'7''-F-90) of SCA Defensive Player of the Year: Daniel Quarles (6'8''-C/F) of AE Coach of the Year: Chris Thomas of PTP
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