Colorado Crossover
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| Colorado Crossover | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| League | IBL 2005-present |
| Team History | Colorado Crossover 2005-present |
| Arena | Cougar Field House Alameda High School Chatfield High School |
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| Based in | Lakewood, Colorado |
| Team Colors | Powder Blue, White |
| Owner | Crossover Ministries |
| Head Coach | Eric Stoffel |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Dancers | Crossover Dance Team |
| Mascot | Spradley |
The Colorado Crossover are a professional basketball team in the International Basketball League. Based in Lakewood, Colorado, the Crossover began play in 2006 and are coached by Dave Chapman. The Crossover are owned by Crossover Ministries and play their home games at Chatfield High School, Alameda High School, and Colorado Christian University.
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[edit] Current Roster
Roster at the end of the 2006 season
| Colorado Crossover Current Roster |
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| Head Coach: Dave Chapman | ||||
| F | 6'6 |  |
Otis Anderson | (West Virginia University Institute of Technology) |
| Demarcus Andures | ||||
| G | 6'0 |  |
Nonzo Azubuike | (John Brown University) |
| F/C | 6'8 | |
Eric Dow | (University of Denver) |
| G | 6'0 | |
T.J. Doyle | (Colorado Christian University) |
| G | 5'11 | |
Ian Hardaway | (From Arkansas) |
| G | 6'3 | |
John Johnson | (Trinity Christian College) |
| G | 5'11 | |
Justin Kaliszewski | (University of Northern Colorado) |
| F/C | 6'8 | |
Jeremiah Mayes | (California Polytechnic State University) |
| G/F | 6'5 | |
Nick Mohr | (University of Colorado) |
| G/F | 6'6 | |
Dameon Page | (University of Colorado) |
| G | 6'3 | |
Darius Pope | (Colorado State University - Pueblo) |
| G | 6'0 | |
Mike Puccio | (Colorado State University - Pueblo) |
| Larry Richardson | ||||
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Adam Stacker | |||
| F/C | 6'7 | |
Paul Terry | (From Denver, Colorado) |
| F/C | 6'7 | |
Lorenzo Trudo | (Concordia University) |
| F/C | 6'8 | |
Matt Williams | (Colorado State University) |
| G | 6'0 | |
Curi Yutzy | (Colorado Christian University) |
[edit] Team Record
| Season | W | L | Win % | Result |
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| 2006 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 7th Place, Western Conference |
[edit] Franchise History
The Crossover began their history in 2005 as a team owned by the International Basketball League (2005-). After months of looking for an owner, the league announced that they would assume ownership of the unnamed Colorado team for the 2006 season. However, ownership did indeed step forward. Crossover Ministries, an organization that travels internationally to teach basketball and minister to young people all over the world, took the reins of the franchise less than two months before the season was to begin. The Crossover began play on March 31, 2006, losing a hard-fought game at their in-state rivals, the Aurora Cavalry, 140-132, the first of many spirited battles between the teams. They won their first game April 6, 2006, against the Cedar Valley Jaguars, the Crossover's first home game. Nick Mohr soon drew attention as the star scorer of the Crossover team in their first season, and led the team to an historic come-from-behind 162-161 overtime victory over Aurora at Colorado Christian University on April 28, 2006, the second-highest scoring pro basketball game in Colorado history, scoring the second-most points of any pro basketball team in a game in Colorado. On May 11, 2006 at Chatfield High School Eric Dow had a coming out party as the team's second high powered star when he scored a monster double-double of 45 points and 20 rebounds, both Colorado minor league basketball records, against the Tri City Ballers who eventually won the Western Conference. He later broke his own record on June 25, 2006 against the Eugene Chargers at Colorado Christian University, scoring 53 points, the second-highest single game points total of a Colorado pro basketball player only to David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets, and the second-highest in IBL history. The Colorado Crossover finished their inaugural season next to last place in the Western Conference, but earned a reputation for playing teams tough throughout their games and occasionally knocking off top contenders in the league.
[edit] All-Stars
[edit] 2006
- Eric Dow, F
- John Johnson, G
- Nick Mohr, G
[edit] Past Players
- Bruce Thomas, F (2006)
- Jermaine Williams, F (2006)
[edit] Past Coaches
- Dave Chapman (2006)
