Calgary Crush
Calgary Crush | |
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League | ABA 2012–15 |
Founded | 2011 |
Folded | 2015 |
History | Calgary Crush 2011–15 |
Arena | SAIT Polytechnic gymnasium |
Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Team colors | red, white, black |
Head coach | Eddie Richardson |
Ownership | Salman Rashidian |
The Calgary Crush were a semi-professional basketball team who were members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 2012 to 2015. The Crush played their home games at SAIT Polytechnic.
History[]
The Crush were the second ABA team based in Calgary following the , which only played in the 2004-05 season before folding. Calgary Crush went undefeated in their inaugural ABA season playing in the nine-team Pacific Northwest Division.
The team announced on November 29, 2015 that the club would sit out the 2015–16 ABA season, citing a lack of funding.[1]
Season-by-season[]
Season | W | L | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|
2012-13 | 12 | 0 | DNP |
2013-14 | 8 | 4[2] | DNQ |
2014-15 | 6 | 4 | DNQ |
TOTALS | 26 | 8 |
Roster[]
As of March 29, 2013
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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1 | Sean Peter | G/F | 6'3" | 180 lbs. | Bauchi, Nigeria |
5 | Keenan Milburn | G | 6'1" | 180 lbs. | Royston, British Columbia |
7 | Mike Kierstead | G/F | 6'4" | 220 lbs. | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
9 | Joseph Atangana | F | 6'5" | 220 lbs. | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
12 | Kelvin dela Peña | G | 6'1" | 175 lbs. | Makati, Philippines |
13 | Allen Kadima | G | 5'10" | 185 lbs. | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
23 | Jordan Rose | G | 6'0" | 155 lbs. | Toronto, Ontario |
24 | Tyler Fidler | F | 6'9" | 210 lbs. | Calgary, Alberta |
31 | John Riad | G | 6'2" | 190 lbs. | Sarnia, Ontario |
33 | Duncan Milne | F/C | 6'9" | 240 lbs. | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
34 | Jermaine Campbell | F | 6'6" | 225 lbs. | Calgary, Alberta |
42 | Chris Wright | F/C | 6'8" | 240 lbs. | Calgary, Alberta |
44 | Hidesh Bhardwaj | G | 6'1" | 195 lbs. | Vancouver, British Columbia |
53 | Kelly Lundgren | F | 6'6" | 240 lbs. | Calgary, Alberta |
References[]
- ^ "Calgary Crush Press Release". Calgary Crush. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Calgary Crush prepare to open third season". Calgary Sun. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
External links[]
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- Basketball teams disestablished in 2015
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