Sam Clancy
Some days ago, the All American Professional Basketball League conducted a dispersal draft of players from the CBA and NBDL leagues. 2004-05 All-CBA Player of the Year Sam Clancy (201-F-80, college: USC) of the Idaho Stampede was first draft pick by the AAPBL's Mankato Mallards. Second pick was Britton Johnsen (208-F-79, agency: Priority Sports, college: Utah) to the Hutchinson BallHogs. Mike Moten, coach of the Butte Bandits, chose Bobby Lazor (205-F-76, college: Arizona St.) as number 3. The top 3 draft picks all hail from the CBA. The coaches of each of the 10 AAPBL teams will follow up with their draft picks by phone or by letter and will retain right of first refusal through the 2005-2006 season. Following is a list of the dispersal draft picks:
BILLINGS RIMS: Jackie Butler (CBA) Toshiro Germany (CBA) Randy Livingston (CBA) Kasib Powell (CBA) Chad Prewitt (CBA) Alhaji Mohammed (CBA) DeSean Hadley (CBA) Doug Overton (CBA)
BUTTE BANDITS: Bobby Lazor (CBA) Donald Williams (CBA) Patrick Okafor (CBA) Brian Lubeck (CBA) Darrin Hancock (CBA) LeRoy Hurd (NBDL) George Williams (NBDL) Byron Mouton (NBDL)
GREAT FALLS COWBOYS: Carlos Daniel (CBA) Maurice Spillers (CBA) Kevin Sweetwyne (CBA) David Jackson (NBDL) Ronald Blacksheer (NBDL) Gary Hill-Thomas (NBDL) Miah Davis (NBDL)
HUTCHINSON BALLHOGS: Britton Johnsen (CBA) Adam Parada (NBDL) Casey Sanders (CBA) Melvin Sanders (CBA) Lazarus Sims (CBA) Reggie Jordan (CBA) Cordell Henry (CBA) Derrick Zimmerman (NBDL)
LINCOLN GENERALS: Stais Boseman (CBA) Jermaine Walker (CBA) Reed Rawlings (NBDL) Keith Closs (CBA) Marshall Phillips (CBA) DeeAndre Hulett (CBA) Livan Pyfrom (CBA) Omar Cook (NBDL)
MANKATO MALLARDS: Sam Clancy (CBA) Ramel Curry (NBDL) Andre McCullough Shawn Daniels (CBA) Sam Cook
MINOT MINUTEMEN: Charles Gaines (CBA) Alpha Bangura (CBA) Brad Buddenborg (CBA) Jerome Beasley (NBDL) Austin Nichols (NBDL) Seth Doliboa (NBDL) Kitwana Rhymer (NBDL) Sam Mack (CBA)
TOPEKA TORNADO: Billy Thomas (CBA) Lawrence Nelson (CBA) Wayne Turner (CBA) Derek Grimm (CBA) Lonnie Jones (CBA) Juaquin Hawkins (NBDL) Louis White (CBA)
WICHITA BOMBERS: Jarrod Gee (CBA) Bryant Notree (CBA) Julius Page (CBA) Romeo Augustine (NBDL) David Young (NBDL) Maurice Baker (CBA) Jeff Brandt (CBA) Alex Sanders (CBA)
WYOMING GOLDEN EAGLES: Darius Rice (NBDL) Nick Sheppard (CBA) Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (NBDL) Sung-Yoon (NBDL) John Smith (NBDL) Carl English (NBDL) Marcus Moore (NBDL)
The AAPBL will also run a draft of its summer league players at the end of the same league, on Friday, July 22.
