The West Coast Pro Basketball League Commissioner Jim Parks announced the 2008 Awards recognizing outstanding achievements for both Executives and Players, participating members for the WCBL inaugural season just completed.
The West Coast Pro Basketball League Commissioner Jim Parks announced the 2008 Awards recognizing outstanding achievements for both Executives and Players, participating members for the WCBL inaugural season just completed.
Most Valuable Player-Regular Season: Josh Merrill (6'9''-F-74, college: UCSB) Santa Barbara Breakers
Coach of the Year-Regular Season: Co-Winners: Patrick Davis -Ventura Jets and Ron Meikle -Carlsbad BeachDawgs
Rookie of the Year: Ryan Read (6'3''-G-84, agency: Passing Lane) Carlsbad BeachDawgs
Most Improved Player: Jermaine Small (6'8''-F-77, college: Iona) Ventura Jets
Executive of the Year: Co-Winners: Andre Cobbs -High Desert Rattlers and Rob Robinson -Pasadena Slam
As it was easy to expect, the Santa Babraba Breakers (the only true professional team in the WCPBL) prevailed over the Ventura Jets in the Semifinal and then defeated the High Desert Rattlers, 122-103 in the West Coast Pro Basketball League championship game at the SBCC Sports Pavilion. The best performers in the Final game were Josh Merrill (6'9''-F-74, college: UCSB), who ended the game with 23 pts and 9 rebs, Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St.
As it was easy to expect, the Santa Babraba Breakers (the only true professional team in the WCPBL) prevailed over the Ventura Jets in the Semifinal and then defeated the High Desert Rattlers, 122-103 in the West Coast Pro Basketball League championship game at the SBCC Sports Pavilion. The best performers in the Final game were Josh Merrill (6'9''-F-74, college: UCSB), who ended the game with 23 pts and 9 rebs, Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St., NE), who added 21 points, and Allan Purnell (6'4''-G-82, college: Pacific), who scored 18 pts. The best in Rattlers was Mike Garrett (6'3''-G-77, college: San Jose St.), who scored 25 points in losing effort. The final record of the Breakers in the West Coast Pro Basketballl League is 18-0, but most of the times the opponents were not so much of 'weekend teams'. Also, we would suggest to remove that word 'Pro' from the league name: during the three months of competition, no official rosters have been released, nor game results, nor boxscores. The 'official' WCBPL website is exactly at the same stage of its start, and only the Breakers released an official website, with some updatings. Would you call this a professional league ?
The WCPBL playoffs start tonight, with the Carlsbad BeachDawgs facing the Pasadena Slam tonight at 5:00 pm at the Santa Barbara City College Gym. Home team Santa Barbara Breakers will meet the Ventura Jets in the second semifinal game at 7:05 pm. The two winner teams will meet tomorrow night for the first WCPBL Championship Game
The WCPBL playoffs start tonight, with the Carlsbad BeachDawgs facing the Pasadena Slam tonight at 5:00 pm at the Santa Barbara City College Gym. Home team Santa Barbara Breakers will meet the Ventura Jets in the second semifinal game at 7:05 pm. The two winner teams will meet tomorrow night for the first WCPBL Championship Game
On Saturday the Santa Barbara Breakers took on the Ventura Jets for the third time this season and defeated them once again. The Jets did put up a fight for 40 minutes of the game and held the lead late in the fourth quarter, but were eventually out scored for a final score of 113-108. For the Breakers Tim Taylor, Justin Johnson, Josh Merrill, and Adam Zahn all scored in the double digits, 19, 18, 16, and 15 respectively.
On Saturday the Santa Barbara Breakers took on the Ventura Jets for the third time this season and defeated them once again. The Jets did put up a fight for 40 minutes of the game and held the lead late in the fourth quarter, but were eventually out scored for a final score of 113-108. For the Breakers Tim Taylor, Justin Johnson, Josh Merrill, and Adam Zahn all scored in the double digits, 19, 18, 16, and 15 respectively. Rashyd Bird and Allan Purnell both scored 13 and Mark Peters brought in 11. For the Jets Small had 34 points, Dant Lincoln had 26, and Julius Samuels had 21.
Tyler Newton of the Santa Barbara Breakers sustained an ankle injury last week that will sideline him for 2-4 weeks. He will not play anymore games for the Breakers this season but will be ready for his next season overseas. Newton was averaging 9 rebounds and just less than 18 points a game for the Breakers. In his place, the Breakers signed Adam Zahn who recently played in overseas in Norway. Zahn played in the IBL for the Eugene Chargers last year when Coach Pickering noticd his talents.
Tyler Newton of the Santa Barbara Breakers sustained an ankle injury last week that will sideline him for 2-4 weeks. He will not play anymore games for the Breakers this season but will be ready for his next season overseas. Newton was averaging 9 rebounds and just less than 18 points a game for the Breakers. In his place, the Breakers signed Adam Zahn who recently played in overseas in Norway. Zahn played in the IBL for the Eugene Chargers last year when Coach Pickering noticd his talents.
The Santa Barbara Breakers hosted the High Desert Rattlers Friday night and struggled to keep their perfect record. Neither the Breakers nor the Rattlers could keep a good lead over the other. Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St., NE) came into the game for the Breakers in the final minutes and helped his team secure the victory with a final score of 125-122, Breakers. This is by far the closest game yet for the Breaker, bringing their record to 12-0 and the Rattlers record to 4-2.
The Santa Barbara Breakers hosted the High Desert Rattlers Friday night and struggled to keep their perfect record. Neither the Breakers nor the Rattlers could keep a good lead over the other. Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St., NE) came into the game for the Breakers in the final minutes and helped his team secure the victory with a final score of 125-122, Breakers. This is by far the closest game yet for the Breaker, bringing their record to 12-0 and the Rattlers record to 4-2.
During the past weeks, the Santa Barbara Breakers extended their season-long winning streak to eleven games, and the sensation is that this West Coast Pro Basketball League can not be considered much of a one-team league. In fact, till now only one team (the Breakers) played a full schedule in the same home court, and only them have a reliable website with a stable roster.
During the past weeks, the Santa Barbara Breakers extended their season-long winning streak to eleven games, and the sensation is that this West Coast Pro Basketball League can not be considered much of a one-team league. In fact, till now only one team (the Breakers) played a full schedule in the same home court, and only them have a reliable website with a stable roster. None of the other teams in the WCPBL played more than a half of the Breakers games, and some of their best players switched between one team and another. The so-named 'official league website' never displayed the game results, neither the full team rosters. It all seems more a weekend, amateur league than a true professional one. We forecast an easy triumph of the Breakers in the upcoming 'WCPBL Championship Weekend' scheduled for June 20-21 at the SBCC Sports Pavilion, not by case their home venue.. However, see here down the last results we found of the Breakers' games Thursday, May 15, 2008: High Desert Rattlers 116 - Santa Barbara 126 Thursday, May 22, 2008: Newport Beach Surf 130 - Santa Barbara 144 Sunday, May 25, 2008: Ventura Jets 89 - Santa Barbara 105
The Hollywood Shooting Stars have played only one game till now in the WCBL, ane they will meet again the Santa Barbara Breakers tonight. To strengthen their roster, they have added former CBA forward Derek Gregory (6'7''-F-79, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) from the Yakima Sun Kings, along with former IBL guard Harry Lum (6'2''-F-80, college: Florida Intern.
The Hollywood Shooting Stars have played only one game till now in the WCBL, ane they will meet again the Santa Barbara Breakers tonight. To strengthen their roster, they have added former CBA forward Derek Gregory (6'7''-F-79, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) from the Yakima Sun Kings, along with former IBL guard Harry Lum (6'2''-F-80, college: Florida Intern.). Hollywood has also attained Johnnie Parker (6'8''-F-78, college: Missouri) from the same Breakers, who was traded for a player to be named by coach Pickering. Parker averaged six points and five rebounds in two games this season in a Santa Barbara uniform. The Stars will undoubtedly need contributions from all of their players in support of team scoring leader Tawaris Gilbert if they wish to compete with a Breakers team that dominated them in a 106-87 victory some weeks ago.
The Santa Barbara Breakers seems really unbeatable in this year West Coast Pro Basketball League. After all, they are the only team with a running website, have lots of players with previous pro experience and a good team organization. Given the results, we can not say the same of the other teams in the league. In their last two games, the Breakers easily defeated Newport Beach 100-82 and Ventura 118-95. Their record is now 6-0 and we expect that they will end season undefeated.
The Santa Barbara Breakers seems really unbeatable in this year West Coast Pro Basketball League. After all, they are the only team with a running website, have lots of players with previous pro experience and a good team organization. Given the results, we can not say the same of the other teams in the league. In their last two games, the Breakers easily defeated Newport Beach 100-82 and Ventura 118-95. Their record is now 6-0 and we expect that they will end season undefeated.
While the Santa Barbara Breakers went on in winning, defeating the Pasadena Slam 124-112 led by Josh Merrill (6'9''-F-74, college: UCSB), who scored 23 pts and grabbed 15 rebs, it seems that the ABA team to compete in the West Coast Pro Basketball League won' t be Orange County, but the Maywood Buzz. The Buzz joned the league and got a nice start in their debut game, shutting down the Ventura Jets. The Buzz was lead by Ramel Lloyd (6'4''-G-78, college: Long Beach St.
While the Santa Barbara Breakers went on in winning, defeating the Pasadena Slam 124-112 led by Josh Merrill (6'9''-F-74, college: UCSB), who scored 23 pts and grabbed 15 rebs, it seems that the ABA team to compete in the West Coast Pro Basketball League won' t be Orange County, but the Maywood Buzz. The Buzz joned the league and got a nice start in their debut game, shutting down the Ventura Jets. The Buzz was lead by Ramel Lloyd (6'4''-G-78, college: Long Beach St.) who scored 25 pts and Adam Zahn (6'8''-F-84, college: Oregon) who added 20 pts and 8 rebs. Buzz GM and Head Coach Burrel Lee stated to media that his team would participate to the WCPBL Tournament, to be held in Santa Barbara June 20-22.
We don' t know yet so much about the WCPBL other franchises, for sure it seems that the Santa Barbara Breakers are the only team in this league well organized and working. The Breakers played their third game on Saturday, April 19, defeating the visiting Carlsbad Beach Dawgs 117-108 thanks to a winning effort in the second half.
We don' t know yet so much about the WCPBL other franchises, for sure it seems that the Santa Barbara Breakers are the only team in this league well organized and working. The Breakers played their third game on Saturday, April 19, defeating the visiting Carlsbad Beach Dawgs 117-108 thanks to a winning effort in the second half. In fact, the Beach Dawgs had imporessive performing from Ryan Read (6'2''-G), who was a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc in the first quarter and finished the game with 22 points including going 6-for-8 from three, while Frank Robinson (6'4''-G-84) led the road team with 25. After a bad start, Santa Barbara built up a 55-49 lead going into the second half, led by Josh Merrill (6'9''-F-74, college: UCSB) who ended the game at 25 points, and Rashid Byrd (7'0''-C-81, college: E.Oklahoma St. JC) who tallied 15 points in the first period and scored 21 points in the game. The other good performers in the Breakers were Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St., NE), who scored 23 pts and Allan Purnell (6'4''-G-82, college: Pacific), who added 22. Thanks to this win, Santa Barbara is alone at the top of the WCPBL table undefeated.
The West Coast Pro Basketball League started last weekend, at the Santa Barbara City College Sports Pavilion. The host team Santa Barbara Breakers defeated 106-94 the Newport Beach Surf in the first game, and the night after they won again, 106-87, over the Hollywood Shooting Stars.
The West Coast Pro Basketball League started last weekend, at the Santa Barbara City College Sports Pavilion. The host team Santa Barbara Breakers defeated 106-94 the Newport Beach Surf in the first game, and the night after they won again, 106-87, over the Hollywood Shooting Stars.
According twith the official West Coast Pro Basketball League website, we are now able to add some informations about the teams that will compete in its 2008, inaugural season. We have yet introduced the Santa Barbara Breakers, that will be coached by Curt Pickering . The Ventura Jets will be coached by Patrick Davis and the Pasadena Slam by Rob Robinson . The High Desert Rattlers will be coached by Andre Cobbs , and Daryl Gowens will coach the Newport Beach Surf.
According twith the official West Coast Pro Basketball League website, we are now able to add some informations about the teams that will compete in its 2008, inaugural season. We have yet introduced the Santa Barbara Breakers, that will be coached by Curt Pickering . The Ventura Jets will be coached by Patrick Davis and the Pasadena Slam by Rob Robinson . The High Desert Rattlers will be coached by Andre Cobbs , and Daryl Gowens will coach the Newport Beach Surf. The Carlsbad Beach Dawgs will be coached by Ron Meikle , and nothing less that 'Sik Wid It' Robin Kennedy (5'11''-G-74, college: Nevada) will be the player/coach of the Hollywood Shooting Stars. His ABA team, the Orange County Gladiators, confirmed the participation to the inaugural season of the WCPBL, coached again by Tony Farmer
