First WCBL Awards announced

The West Coast Pro Basketball League announces that Owner/Head Coach Patrick Davis and General Manager Susan Houlihan-Davis of the Ventura County Jets were awarded as the WCBL 2009 Executive of the Year Award. The Jets were successful in further establishing their team and organization in the Ventura County area, receiving significant media coverage, while continuing to build and increase their fan base in the Ventura/Oxnard region. The league also announced that Kirk Turner of the Newport Beach Surf was given the 2009 Coach of the Year Award to Turner, who has also previously coached in the American Basketball Association, led his Surf team to a second place finish during the regular season and into the League Playoff Championship Game against the Santa Barbara Breakers. The Surf finished at 11-6 while leading the league in scoring. Through participation of WCBL League play, Turner and the Surf have been invited to tour Mexico later this summer and forward Mike Martin (6'7''-F-85, college: Chico St.) has secured a playing opportunity in the Mexican Professional League for 2009.