ABA Standings
2006-07
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Vermont won the ABA Championship 2007(Photo: Times Argus)
Vermont won the ABA Championship 2007 (Photo: Times Argus)
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Vermont wins the ABA Championship
The Vermont Frost Heaves defeated the
Texas Tycoons 143-95 in fromt of their fans at the Barre Municipal Auditorium, to
win the 2007 ABA Championship. The city of Barre and the Frost Heaves will
celebrate with a parade and potluck dinner tonight. The Tycoons started quickly
the final game with 2 early three pointers to lead 6-2, but the hospitality
ended there and Vermont took an 8-7 edge and never looked back. Smothering full
court pressure forced many Tycoon turnovers and three point sharp shooting by
Aaron Cook (6'2''-G-83, college:
Hartford)
and Tyrone Levett (6'5''-G/F-80, college:
Alabama St.)
of the Frost Heaves forced a pace that Texas couldn't match and after one
quarter, Vermont led 42-18. The second quarter was played evenly until the five
minute mark, when Vermont went on a 15-0 run to close out the half and take a
79-46 lead to the locker room. Texas never pulled to closer than 18 in the
second half and the championship was in hand. Vermont reached the century mark
on Melvin Creddle (6'1''-G-82, college:
Mount Olive)'s
free throws with 6:03 left in the third quarter. The Heaves slowed the pace in
the 4th quarter, with the game in hand and the crowd was treated to some
spectacular athletic dunks by both teams. Vermont was paced by
Tyrone Levett with 33 points on 6-7 shooting from three point range,
Aaron Cook with 25,
Melvin Creddle with 21 and Antonio Burks with 20.
Kelvin Parker (6'0''-G-82, college:
NW Missouri St.) added 11 points and 14 assists.
Josh Bryant (6'7''-F-82, college:
St.Joseph's)
led Vermont with 12 rebounds. Texas had five players in double figures, led by
Donnie Beacham (6'5''-F-81, agency:
ND Corner Sports, college:
Texas Arlington) with 16.
ABA All-Star Game 2007
Halifax, Nova Scotia. The ABA All-Star Host Committee is preparing a complete
summary of the exciting ABA All Star Weekend. It will be posted shortly on the
website.
West All Stars (138)
William Knight (6'5''-F/G-79, college:
UCLA) (MVP)
25, Donnie Beacham (6'5''-F-81, college:
Texas Arlington) (Slam Dunk Champ) 22,
Jerry Williams (6'6''-F-79, college:
Cumberland (KY)) 17,
Jamel Staten (6'6''-G-83, college:
Minn.St.-Mankato)
15, Tyrone Davis (6'6''-G/F-79, college:
Coahoma CC)
14, Curtis Haywood (6'6''-G-75, college:
Oklahoma City) 13,
Jeremy Bell (6'0''-G-83, college:
Williams Baptist) 8,
Mike Parker (6'1''-G, college:
Sacred Heart) 8,
Cardell Butler (6'4''-F-81, college:
Utah St.)
7, Lonnie Randolph (6'1''-G-83, college:
Drake)
5, Curtis Brown (6'9''-F) 4.
East All Stars (126)
Greg Plummer (6'4''-G-83, college:
Eckerd)
25, Rob Sanders (6'7''-F-83, college:
Providence)
21, Robert Martin (6'8''-F-73, college:
High Point)
19, Drew Washington (6'2''-G-86) 18,
Cedric McGinnis (6'9''-C-77, agency:
Rhonda Price, college:
Georgia Southern) 13,
Katu Davis (6'2''-G-74, college:
Georgia)
11, Aaron Cook (6'2''-G-83, agency:
Rose Professional Mngmnt, college:
Hartford)
(3-pt Champion) 7,
Antonio Burks (6'6''-F-82, college:
Stephen F. Austin) 6,
Cordell Jeanty (6'5''-F-79, college:
John A.Logan CC) 6.
Donnie Beacham (6'5''-F-81, college:
Texas Arlington) was crowned as the ABA Slam Dunk Champion, prevailing over Cape
Cod Rob Sanders (6'7''-F-83, college:
Providence),
who was the runner-up of the contest. Earlier in the evening,
Aaron Cook (6'2''-G-83, agency:
Rose Professional Mngmnt, college:
Hartford)
of the Vermont Frost Heaves won the Three-point shooting contest, beating
William Knight (6'5''-F/G-79, college:
UCLA) of
Atlanta 12-9 in the final round.
