. Based in Lakewood, Colorado
, the Crossover began play in 2006, and lasted 2 seasons, compiling an overall 18-21 record. The Crossover were owned by Crossover Ministries and played their home games at Colorado Christian University
.
Season By Season
| Regular Season | |||||||
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Division | |||
| 2006 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 11th - West Division | |||
| 2007 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3rd - Midwest Division | |||
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. Since then, they became Colorado's longest enduring minor league basketball franchise before ceasing operations in 2007.
1st Season
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.
2nd Season
Colorado made a number of adjustments in its first offseason, starting with new coach Eric Stoffel (previously of the Colorado Storm), a full-time venue at the Colorado Christian University Events Center, and new players including three from Phillip Hillstock, Jermaine Mason and Michael Morse from the now disbanded rival Aurora Cavalry
. The Crossover began play on March 30, 2007. What resulted was a dramatic improvement on their inaugural season, led by scoring leaders Phillip Hillstock and Darius Pope. It started with a 170-146 victory over the Lewis County Raptors at home, scoring the second-highest single game total in Colorado pro basketball history and highest ever in regulation, with 92 points in the first half alone. The end stretch of the season featured an impressive 8-game winning streak including three series sweeps in a row, splitting or winning series at Phoenix and Hub City and at home against Las Vegas, Arizona and Phoenix. Despite their remarkable improvement and 3rd place finish in the Midwest Division, the Crossover did not participate in the playoffs.
Players
- Ted Allen, C, 6'10, University of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Colorado at BoulderThe University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
(2007) - Otis Anderson, F, 6'6, West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWest Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWest Virginia University Institute of Technology is a four-year college located in Montgomery, West Virginia, United States. It is the largest regional campus of West Virginia University and is separately accredited from the main campus of WVU in Morgantown...
(2006) - Demarcus Andures (2006)
- Nonzo Azubuike, G, 6'0, John Brown UniversityJohn Brown UniversityThe main campus in Northwest Arkansas has been the site of the university since it was founded in 1919. JBU has 2,183 students as of the 2011-2012 school year, 1,279 of which are traditional undergraduates. Of these, 878 live on campus. The Graduate School has 468 students...
(2006) - Jeff Boozer, G, 6'1, Laramie County Community CollegeLaramie County Community CollegeLaramie County Community College is a full-service community college in Laramie County, Wyoming, with campuses in Cheyenne and Laramie and outreach centers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and in Pine Bluffs. LCCC was established in 1968....
(2007) - Eric Dow, F/C, 6'8, University of DenverUniversity of DenverThe University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
(2006) - T.J. Doyle, G, 6'0, Colorado Christian UniversityColorado Christian UniversityColorado Christian University is a private, interdenominational Christian liberal arts university in Lakewood, Colorado in the United States...
(2006) - Ian Hardaway, G, 5'11 (2006)
- Phillip Hillstock, F, 6'7, Barber-Scotia CollegeBarber-Scotia CollegeBarber–Scotia College is a historically black college located in Concord, North Carolina, United States.-Scotia Seminary:Barber-Scotia began as a female seminary in 1867. Scotia Seminary was founded by the Reverend Luke Dorland and chartered in 1870...
(2007) - John Johnson, G, 6'3, Trinity Christian CollegeTrinity Christian CollegeTrinity Christian College is a liberal arts college located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The college was founded in 1959 by a group of Chicago businessmen who wanted to establish a college providing students with a Christian higher education in a Reformed tradition...
(2006) - Justin Kaliszewski, G, 5'11, University of Northern ColoradoUniversity of Northern Colorado-Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...
(2006) - Jermaine Mason, G, 6'0, Colorado State University - PuebloColorado State University - PuebloColorado State University–Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive public institution of higher learning located in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. CSU-Pueblo is a member of the Colorado State University System , along with Colorado State University in Fort Collins, the system's flagship, and...
(2007) - Jeremiah Mayes, F/C, 6'8, California Polytechnic State UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....
(2006) - Antoine McGee, G, 5'9, University of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Colorado at BoulderThe University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
(2007) - Nicholas (Nick) Mohr, G/F, 6'5, University of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of Colorado at BoulderThe University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
(2006-07) - Maurice Moore, G, 6'0, San Jose State UniversitySan José State UniversitySan Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
(2007) - Michael Morse, F/C, 6'7, Metropolitan State College of DenverMetropolitan State College of DenverThe Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...
(2007) - Dameon Page, G/F, 6'5, Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa Pacific UniversityAzusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...
(2006-07) - Darius Pope, G, 6'4, Colorado State University - PuebloColorado State University - PuebloColorado State University–Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive public institution of higher learning located in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. CSU-Pueblo is a member of the Colorado State University System , along with Colorado State University in Fort Collins, the system's flagship, and...
(2006-07) - Mike Puccio, G, 6'0, Colorado State University - PuebloColorado State University - PuebloColorado State University–Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive public institution of higher learning located in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. CSU-Pueblo is a member of the Colorado State University System , along with Colorado State University in Fort Collins, the system's flagship, and...
(2006-07) - Ronald Rhea (Jr.), F, 6'6, California State University Stanislaus (2007)
- Larry Richardson (2006)
- Kevin Shorter, F, 6'7, Ashland UniversityAshland UniversityAshland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
(2007) - Adam Stacker (2006)
- Paul Terry, F/C, 6'7 (2006)
- Bruce Thomas, F (2006)
- John Thorpe, C, 6'8, Regis UniversityRegis UniversityRegis University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic, Jesuit university in the United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1877, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
(2007) - Lorenzo Trudo, F/C, 6'7, Concordia UniversityConcordia UniversityConcordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
(2006) - Rob White, F, 6'8, Southern Nazarene UniversitySouthern Nazarene UniversitySouthern Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts college located in Bethany, Oklahoma, United States.-History:The history of the institution is one of various mergers and, therefore, one of differing institutions. While SNU claims its founding date as 1899, that founding date refers to an...
(2007) - Jermaine Williams, F, 6'7 (2006)
- Matt Williams, F/C, 6'8, Colorado State UniversityColorado State UniversityColorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
(2006) - Curi Yutzy, G, 6'0, Colorado Christian UniversityColorado Christian UniversityColorado Christian University is a private, interdenominational Christian liberal arts university in Lakewood, Colorado in the United States...
(2006)