Arkansas RimRockers
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| Arkansas RimRockers | |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| History | Arkansas Rimrockers ABA: 2004-2005 NBA D-League: 2005-2007 |
| Arena | Alltel Arena |
| City | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Team Colors | Red, White, Blue |
| Head Coach | Andy Stoglin |
| Owner | Larry Crain |
| Championships | 1 (ABA) |
| Division Titles | None |
| Affiliations | Atlanta Hawks Memphis Grizzlies Miami Heat |
The Arkansas RimRockers were a NBA Development League minor league basketball team based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Logo design: A red, white, and blue ball going through a basketball rim (homage to when they were in the ABA)
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[edit] Franchise history
The Rimrockers began play during the 2004-05 season for the American Basketball Association. They posted a 32-5 record in the team’s inaugural season and won the ABA championship. Soon after winning the title, they left the ABA and began play in the NBA Development League for the 2005-06 season.
On February 10, 2006, the team fired head coach Joe Harge, the only man to coach the team up to that point. He was replaced by Andy Stoglin.
Stoglin said he would bring a much different style that begins with strict discipline. He joined the organization as an assistant during the 2005-06 season after leading the Mississippi Stingers to the ABA semifinals, where they lost to Arkansas. Stoglin has been coaching since 1969, including a 13-year run as Jackson State’s head coach.
Unfortunately, the team will not return to Arkansas for 2007-08 because attendance dropped to the point that the owner could no longer afford the lease. The team hoped to move to La Crosse, Wisconsin to play at the La Crosse Center for the 2007-08 season, where they would have been known as the La Crosse RimRockers. [1] [2] However, due to the Center's lease demands being higher than Little Rock's, the deal fell through. The team will be inactive for the 2007-08 season, and then look at their options for 2008-09 season. [3]
[edit] Players of note
[edit] NBA players formerly assigned to Arkansas
[edit] Former stars:
Clay Tucker- Kareem Reid
- Roger Powell, Jr.
[edit] Final Roster
| Arkansas RimRockers Final Roster |
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| Head Coach: Andy Stoglin | ||||
| G | 8 | |
DeAnthony Bowden | (Creighton) |
| G | 13 | |
Brandon Dean | (Arkansas) |
| SG | 23 |  |
Olu Famutimi | (Arkansas) |
| F | 33 | |
Brian Jackson | (Oregon State) |
| C | 54 | |
James Lang | (Central Park Christian School, (HS) AL) |
| PG | 12 | |
Kareem Reid | (Arkansas) |
| F | 32 | |
Chris Shumate | (Murray State) |
| G/F | 5 | |
Donta Smith | (Southeastern Illinois JC) |
| G | 6 | |
Anthony Roberson | (Florida) |
| G | 24 | |
Clay Tucker | (Milwaukee '03) |
| G | 19 | |
Rudy Roquemore | (UC Santa Barbara '03) |
| (FA) - Free Agent | Arkansas RimRockers | |||
[edit] External links
- Arkansas RimRockers 2005-2006 Schedule
- Arkansas RimRockers Homepage
- Official NBA Development League website
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