Sharks Capture 2014 ABL Championship by Defeating the Orlando Lightning, 90-84 - Aug 4, 2014
The Fort Lauderdale Sharks took everything they had to defeat the upstart Orlando Lightning, 90-84, in the 2014 ABL Championship game on Friday night. Both teams entered the finals with identical records and had played each other even throughout the regular season. The Lightning came in prepared to handle the Sharks stingy defense and had many chances in the first half to pull away from Fort Lauderdale. The Sharks, known for their tenacious and swarming defense took a two point lead into halftime behind the long-range shooting of Martavis Kee (6'2''-G), a former Florida International University standout. Fort Lauderdale was able to get out and push their lead up to 18 points midway through the fourth quarter by a margin of 86-68. The Orlando Lightning turned up the heat over the next three minutes and cut the lead to 88-81 with two minutes to go. Fort Lauderdale head coach, Donovan Carter, called a crucial timeout to settle his team down and the Sharks eventually held off a stubborn Orlando Lightning team. Leading the way for the Champions, Fort Lauderdale Sharks, were Calvin Joy with 22 points, followed by Matthew Rolle (6'6''-F, college: Florida Memorial) with 20 points, and Martavis Kee with 17 points. The Orlando Lightning were led by Anthony Poindexter (6'7''-F), who recently signed a professional overseas contract with Belfast of Ireland, scored a game high 27 points and pulled down 5 rebounds. Ronnell Grant chipped in with 17 points in defeat. Courtesy of: abl-hoops.com
The American Basketball League to Hold All Star Showcase in Orlando, Florida - Aug 8, 2014
The American Basketball League will showcase its top talent Friday, August 8th at the Winter Park Community Center in Winter Park, Florida. Tip-off is set for 7pm. This showcase will be live-streamed to 15 European and South American professional basketball teams, that will be looking to sign ABL talent from this event. "We are pleased and fortunate to be able to showcase our top talent through this event to professional basketball teams worldwide, who have shown the interest to evaluate our ABL talent one more time in hopes of being able to sign the players to overseas professional basketball contracts," stated commissioner Eric Newsome. The ABL players that will be participating in this inaugural event are looking forward to putting on a good show for the teams that will be in attendance from around the world, via live-stream.
The following selected players are those that will be present in the All Star game:
Kevin Bruce - a 6'2" Guard from the Orlando Lightning Bryan Bynes (6'3''-PG-90) - a 6'3" Guard from the Palm Beach Hurricane Charlie Coley (6'7''-F-86, college: Charlotte) - a 6'7" Forward from the Palm Beach Hurricane Sergio Crowe (6'4''-G-88) - a 6'4" Guard from the Pompano Beach Cobras Chris Elder (5'11''-G, college: St.Francis, IL) - a 6' Guard from the Pompano Beach Cobras Charles Funches (6'8''-F-88, college: Hampton) - a 6'9" Center from the Pompano Beach Cobras Ronnell Grant - a 6'2" Guard from the Orlando Lightning TT Hall - a 6'4" Guard from the Palm Beach Hurricane Calvin Jenkins (6'7''-F/G-84, college: Nova SE) - a 6'7" Forward from the Fort Lauderdale Sharks Elijah Jones - a 6'7" Forward from the Palm Beach Hurricane Calvin Joy - a 6'3" Forward from the Fort Lauderdale Sharks Maurese Jackson (F) - a 6'8" Guard from the Pompano Beach Cobras Martavis Kee (6'2''-G) - a 6'2" Guard from the Fort Lauderdale Sharks Carlos Montilla (6'3''-F) - a 6'4" Forward from the Orlando Lightning Anthony Poindexter (6'7''-F) - a 6'8" Forward from the Orlando Lightning Justin Ramsey (6'11''-C) - a 6'11" Center from the Orlando Lightning Derek Tartt - a 6'3" Guard from the Fort Lauderdale Sharks Ed Waite (6'3''-F-89, agency: Schulz/Berman Sports Group) - a 6'5" Forward from the Fort Lauderdale Sharks. Courtesy of: abl-hoops.com
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