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The '''Newark Express''' is a team in the [[American Basketball Association (21st century)|American Basketball Association]] that was formed in 2005. Marsha Blount (President) and Jacqueline Halyard (General Manager) are co-owners of the team. The team currently plays at the gym at [[Essex County College]] |
The '''Newark Express''' is a team in the [[American Basketball Association (21st century)|American Basketball Association]] that was formed in 2005. Marsha Blount (President) and Jacqueline Halyard (General Manager) are co-owners of the team. The team currently plays at the gym at [[Essex County College]] |
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Revision as of 16:39, 27 March 2006
| Newark Express | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Team History | Newark Express (2005-present) |
| Arena | Essex Community College |
| Team Colors | Red and White |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Owner | Marsha Blount and Jacqueline Halyard |
| Head Coach | Darryl Dawkins |
The Newark Express is a team in the American Basketball Association that was formed in 2005. Marsha Blount (President) and Jacqueline Halyard (General Manager) are co-owners of the team. The team currently plays at the gym at Essex County College
Inagural Season
The Express ended the regular season on March 5, 2006 after losing an away game to the Buffalo Rapids. Their record for the regular season was 14-16 and they finished third in the Roger Brown Division behind the Harlem Strong Dogs and the Strong Island Sound. They had a bye week for the first round of the playoffs. They played on March 17, 2006 in Atlanta against their second round opponent, the Atlanta Vision.
The Express started the season with star players Aswan Morris, Rasheed Sparks, Jamie Sowers and Derek Washington and Marcus Toney-El from the Jersey SkyCats.
The Head Coach of the team is Darryl Dawkins. The assistant coach is Rick Nash.
BOMBO Sports & Entertainment, LLC, the company who produced "Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie" and other films agreed to produce a film about the Newark Express and their African American female owners.
The Newark Express are the first professional basketball team in the city of Newark, the city that was the birthplace of Shaquille O'Neal. Newark has a rich history in baseball and with the recent building of the Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium and the future Newark Arena and Harrison Stadium, the city is seeing a growth in entertainment greatly centered around its sports.
Mayor Sharpe James and the city council gave money to the team and became an official sponsor during their inaugural season and showed up at some of their home games.
The Newark Express had a small number (100-250 fans on average) at their games, but there was more loyalty and noise among the fans toward the end of the season. Despite having a number of star players including Rob Thompson, Rasheed Sparks and Aswan Morris, no player from the Express made it to the ABA All Star game at the BankAtlantic Center in February.
The team had mentioned the possibility of moving to a larger arena in the future. Although, the Newark Arena will be completed in 2007, the low attendance suggests that it will take more time and marketing for the team to be able to be supported in a larger venue.
Players during the season were: Rasheed Sparks, Shaheen Holloway, Marcus Tony-El, Aswan Morris, Dezmond Morgan, Rob Thompson, Amin Wright, Ike Williams, Derek Washington, Mufeed Thomas, Marcos Sanchez, Robert Cheeks, Jamie Sowers, Travis Snell, Khayri Battle, Andrew Feeley, Jimmy Luu, Dwayne Howell, Nick Valdez, Tim Gittens, Desmond Morgen and Reginald Tyler.
The Newark Express season ended with a loss against the top ranked Rochester Razorsharks 126-98 on March 19, 2006 in the second round of the playoffs. The Razorsharks went on to beat the Atlanta Vision, the San Jose Skyrockets and the SoCal Legends to win the 2005-2006 ABA Championship.
2006 Roster
- Khayri Battle-#25
- Andrew Feeley-#15
- Shaheen Holloway - #10
- Dwayne Howell - #20
- Jimmy Luu -#4
- Travis Snell - #3
- Mufeed Thomas - #5
- Rob Thompson - #24
- Ike Williams - #21
- Amin Wright- #14