Maywood Buzz
| Maywood Buzz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2004 |
| League |
ABA 2006–2009 WCBL 2008–2009 |
| Team history |
Orange County Crush 2004 Orange County Buzz 2004–2006 Carson Buzz 2006 Maywood Buzz 2006–2009 |
| Based in | Maywood, California |
| Arena | Maywood Activity Center |
| Colors | TBA |
| Owner(s) | Jaime Garcia |
| Head coach | Burrel Lee III |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1 (2009) |
Maywood Buzz was a basketball team that played in both the American Basketball Association and the West Coast Pro Basketball League. They are based in Maywood, California, United States.
The team began play in the fall of 2004 as the Orange County Crush. In the middle of the season, they announced they were changing their name to the Orange County Buzz. They played their home games at the Fairgrounds Grandstand Arena. They finished with a 10–10 record in 2005, but did not make the playoffs. The next season, they did make the playoffs despite a 9–21 record, but lost to the Los Angeles Aftershock. In May 2006, they announced they were moving to Carson, California for the upcoming season. The team was going to hold a name-the-team contest, but then decided to keep the name Buzz. The coach and general manager is Burrel Lee III. The assistant general manager for the team is Kevin A. Lau and the assistant coaches are Shawn Pravongviengkham, Marc Joffe and Wendell Robinson.
On November 3, 2006, the team announced they were moving to Maywood, California for the 2006–07 season.[1]
Roster
| Pos. | Num. | Height | Name | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 00 | 5'10" | Kamran Sufi | (Saint Mary's) |
| F | 1 | 6'10" | James "Rudy" Williams | (Long Beach State) |
| F | 4 | 6'8" | D'Cean Bryant | (Long Beach State) |
| G | 7 | 6'2" | Marco McCain | (Cal State Northridge) |
| F | 15 | 6'6" | Lamar Gayle | (Cal State Bakersfield) |
| F | 52 | 6'6" | Herb Gibson | (University of Michigan) |
| F | 33 | 6'8" | Eric Maye | (Cal State San Bernardino) |
| F | 23 | 6'7" | Cedric Ceballos | (Cal State Fullerton) |
| G | 24 | 6'5" | Jared Lloyd | (Hope International) |
| C | 32 | 6'9" | Ronel Mingo | (Wyoming) |
| G | 42 | 6'4" | Kevin Bradley | (University of Utah) |
| G | 35 | 6'4" | Everett Ratleff | (College of Idaho) |
| F | 55 | 6'7" | Matt Okoro | (UC Irvine) |
| Head Coach | Burrel Lee III | |||
Players of note
Records
| Years | Won | Lost | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | 10 | 10 | 50% |
| 2005-2006 | 9 | 21 | 30% |
| Total | 19 | 31 | 38% |
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