Montreal Sasquatch
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The Montreal Sasquatch were a team of the Premier Basketball League
(PBL) that played in the 2008–09 season under two different ownership groups.
On February 11, the PBL announced that Soar Enterprises, another ownership group, would take over the franchise and play the remainder of the season. The squad was to be known as Team Montreal as Bourassa retained the rights to the name Sasquatch.
The Sasquatch were one of four teams in the PBL Atlantic Division that enhanced their 20-game PBL schedule with 6 exhibitions to compete for the "Champlain Cup." When the Sasquatch were removed from the league, the other teams decided that the remaining, unplayed exhibitions involving the Sasquatch would be treated as forfeits.
The PBL, which arranged all league travel, intervened heavily to ensure that the next three road games took place. However, the venue arranged for the reconstituted team's first home game, on February 27, fell through; the visiting Halifax Rainmen objected to an alternate gym and the PBL ruled that it did not meet league standards. A home game against Wilmington
the next day was likewise cancelled, and the remaining home games were played at the opponent's venue.
Head Coach: Alejandro Hasbani
In the PBL dispersal draft four players were selected:
All other Sasquatch players were given their unconditional release and became free agents.
* Originally a home game for Montreal
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
(PBL) that played in the 2008–09 season under two different ownership groups.
History
Réal Bourassa was granted an expansion franchise in the PBL for the 2009 season. However, on February 5, 2009, the PBL removed the franchise from Bourassa (and the team from the league), citing failure to meet league requirements. From the press release, it may be inferred that the team did not pay some of its players. A dispersal draft of Sasquatch players was then conducted.On February 11, the PBL announced that Soar Enterprises, another ownership group, would take over the franchise and play the remainder of the season. The squad was to be known as Team Montreal as Bourassa retained the rights to the name Sasquatch.
The Sasquatch were one of four teams in the PBL Atlantic Division that enhanced their 20-game PBL schedule with 6 exhibitions to compete for the "Champlain Cup." When the Sasquatch were removed from the league, the other teams decided that the remaining, unplayed exhibitions involving the Sasquatch would be treated as forfeits.
The PBL, which arranged all league travel, intervened heavily to ensure that the next three road games took place. However, the venue arranged for the reconstituted team's first home game, on February 27, fell through; the visiting Halifax Rainmen objected to an alternate gym and the PBL ruled that it did not meet league standards. A home game against Wilmington
Wilmington Sea Dawgs
The Wilmington Sea Dawgs are a team of the Tobacco Road Basketball League in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Sea Dawgs began play in 2006 as a member of the American Basketball Association and later played as a founding member of the Premier Basketball League and a founding member of the...
the next day was likewise cancelled, and the remaining home games were played at the opponent's venue.
First half
This is the Sasquatch roster before the PBL removed the Sasquatch from the league.Head Coach: Alejandro Hasbani
| # | Pos. | Ht. | Player | Acquired | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  |
SG | 6'2 | Randy "White Chocolate" Gill | 2008 | Bowie State Bowie State University Bowie State University , is a public university located on 355½ acres in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, north of the suburban city of Bowie. Bowie State is part of the University System of Maryland... |
| 4 |  |
PG | 6'2 | Manix Auriantal | 2008 | New York New York Institute of Technology New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research... |
| 6 | |
PG | 5'10 | Bobby Miller | 2008 | Southern New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire University Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private university in Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire. The university is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and also has numerous specialized... |
| 11 | |
SF | 6'8 | Louis-Patrick Levros | 2008 | Rhode Island CC Community College of Rhode Island The Community College of Rhode Island, commonly abbreviated as "CCRI", is the only community college in Rhode Island. It was founded as Rhode Island Junior College, "RIJC", in 1964 with 325 students studying on the former Knight Estate. Today CCRI consists of six campuses and enrolls over 16,000... |
| 13 | |
PG | 6'4 | Kevin Dulude | 2008 | Royal Military College RMC Paladins The RMC Paladins are the athletic teams that represent Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are red and white... |
| 15 | |
PG | 6'0 | Lantrice Green | 2008 | Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American... |
| 21 | |
PG | 5'7 | Denburk 'Burky' Reid | 2008 | McGill McGill Redmen The McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game... |
| 21 | |
SG | 6'5 | Buster Perkins | 2008 | Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American... |
| 23 |  |
SG | 6'6 | Steve Pellan | 2008 | Mobile University of Mobile The University of Mobile is an American four-year, private, Baptist-affiliated university in Mobile, Alabama. The master's-level university has an enrollment of 1,577.-History:... |
| 24 | |
SG | 6'6 | Quilninious Randall | 2008 | Northeastern Northeastern Huskies The Northeastern University Huskies are the athletic teams representing Northeastern University. They compete in thirteen varsity team sports: men's and women's hockey ; men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey and volleyball, swimming, and men's and women's soccer , and... |
| 32 | |
PF | 6'6 | Jamaal Wise | 2008 | Rhode Island |
| 34 | |
C | 6'8 | John Daryl Ruffus | 2008 | Fayetteville State Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University is a historically black, regional university located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. FSU is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System and is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.-Academics:The primary... |
In the PBL dispersal draft four players were selected:
- Randy Gill by the Detroit Panthers
- John Ruffus by the Quebec Kebs (traded to Manchester on March 9)
- Xavier Morton by the Rochester RazorSharksRochester RazorsharksThe Rochester Razorsharks are a professional basketball team based in Rochester, New York. They are members of the Premier Basketball League and play their home games at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester. The Razorsharks were founded in 2005 as a member of the American Basketball...
- Jamaal Wise by the Manchester MillratsManchester MillratsThe Saint John Mill Rats are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball League of Canada based in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Mill Rats started as the Manchester Millrats, an expansion team in the American Basketball Association in 2007 based in Manchester, New Hampshire. For the...
(traded to Quebec on March 9)
All other Sasquatch players were given their unconditional release and became free agents.
Second half
Head Coach: Tito Destin| # | Pos. | Ht. | Player | Acquired | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SG | 5'11 | Todd Tinkhalm | 2009 | ||
| 5 | SG | 6'2 | Kevin John | 2009 | ||
| 12 | |
PG | 6'2 | Shawn Corbin | 2009 | Brandon University Brandon University Brandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr.... |
| 14 | PG | 6'0 | John Bethia | 2009 | ||
| 22 | |
PG | 5'6 | Denburk 'Berky' Reid | 2008 | McGill McGill Redmen The McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game... |
| 25 | |
SF | 6'8 | Louis-Patrick Levros | 2008 | Rhode Island University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West... |
| 31 | SF | 6'4 | Frank Filoa | 2009 | ||
| 35 | SF | 6'6 | Kevin Benjamin | 2009 | ||
| 41 | |
PG | 5'10 | Bobby Miller | 2008 | Southern New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire University Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private university in Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire. The university is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and also has numerous specialized... |
| 42 | |
SG | 6'5 | Buster Perkins | 2008 | Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American... |
| 43 | |
PG | 6'2 | Mario Kinsey | 2009 | Texas College Texas College Texas College is a historically black four-year college located in Tyler, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and the United Negro College Fund... |
| 44 | C | 6'10 | David Dubois | 2009 | Idaho University of Idaho The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state... |
2009 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... |
Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Manchester Millrats Manchester Millrats The Saint John Mill Rats are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball League of Canada based in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Mill Rats started as the Manchester Millrats, an expansion team in the American Basketball Association in 2007 based in Manchester, New Hampshire. For the... |
Home | 97-100 | John Ruffus (24) | Jamaal Wise (8) | Randy Gill (4) | Centre Pierre Charbonneau Centre Pierre Charbonneau Centre Pierre Charbonneau is a sports arena located in Montreal, Quebec. It was built in 1957 and holds 2,700 people. It was formerly host to the Montreal Royal of the American Basketball Association's current incarnation, and the Montreal Sasquatch of the Premier Basketball League.It was... |
1-0 |
| January 3 | Halifax Rainmen | Home | 127-125 (OT Overtime (sports) Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination... ) |
Randy Gill (38) | Jamaal Wise (13) | Jamaal Wise (3) | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | 1-1 |
| January 9 | Vermont Frost Heaves Vermont Frost Heaves The Vermont Frost Heaves were a professional basketball team in Vermont, United States that last played in the Premier Basketball League, last coached by Joe Salerno. The formation of the team was announced in December, 2005 by founding owner Alexander Wolff, a Cornwall, Vermont resident and... |
Away | 111-133 | Randy Gill (28) | Jamaal Wise (9) | Randy Gill (6) | Barre Auditorium Barre Auditorium Barre Auditorium is a 1,856-seat multi-purpose arena in Barre, Vermont. It was built in 1939. It was one of the homes of the Vermont Frost Heaves of the Premier Basketball League, along with the Burlington Memorial Auditorium. The Vermont High School State Basketball Championships are held in this... |
1-2 |
| January 11 | Halifax Rainmen | Away | 105-103 | John Ruffus (31) | John Ruffus (10) | Randy Gill (8) | Halifax Metro Centre Halifax Metro Centre The Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978, in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. It originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface,... |
2-2 |
| January 23 | Manchester Millrats | Home | 131-113 | Randy Gill (19) | Xavier Morton & Kevin Dellude (6) | Louis-Patrick Levros (3) | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | 2-3 |
| January 24 | Vermont Frost Heaves | Away | 107-86 | Randy Gill (24) | Xavier Morton (9) | Randy Gill (7) | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | 2-4 |
| January 31 | Quebec Kebs | Away | 98-73 | Jamaal Wise (35) | Jamaal Wise & Kevin Dellude (9) | Randy Gill (9) | Pavillon de la Jeunesse Pavillon de la Jeunesse The Pavillon de la Jeunesse is an indoor arena, in Quebec City, Quebec on the grounds of ExpoCité. It opened in 1931 and has a capacity of 5,000 spectators, with 4,300 seated.-External links:*... |
3-4 |
| February 1 | Vermont Frost Heaves | Away | 78-103 | Louis-Patrick Levros (19) | Xavier Morton (10) | Randy Gill, Jamaal Wise, Kevin Dellude, & Lantrice Green (1) | Barre Auditorium | 3-5 |
| February 5–11 | Franchise transferred and roster reconstituted; see text | |||||||
| February 13 | Manchester Millrats | Away | 85-137 | David Dubois (26) | David Dubois (19) | Kevin John (7) | Southern New Hampshire Fieldhouse Southern New Hampshire Fieldhouse The Southern New Hampshire Fieldhouse is a 2,000 seat facility on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire. A part of their Athletics and Recreation Complex, it is home to the SNHU Penmen basketball & volleyball teams, and was the home of the Manchester Millrats... |
3-6 |
| February 20 | Manchester Millrats | Away | 82-121 | Freddie Petkus & Mark Flavin (14) | David Dubois (12) | Buster Perkins (4) | Southern New Hampshire Fieldhouse | 3-7 |
| February 21 | Wilmington Sea Dawgs Wilmington Sea Dawgs The Wilmington Sea Dawgs are a team of the Tobacco Road Basketball League in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Sea Dawgs began play in 2006 as a member of the American Basketball Association and later played as a founding member of the Premier Basketball League and a founding member of the... |
Away | 92-111 | Ratana Sak (31) | David Dubois (11) | Lennox Malcolm (4) | Schwartz Center Joe and Barbara Schwartz Center The Joe and Barbara Schwartz Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. With a capacity of 1,800 people, it is home to the Cape Fear Sea Devils junior college basketball and volleyball teams, and also to the Wilmington Sea Dawgs of... |
3-8 |
| February 27 | Halifax Rainmen | Home | Game cancelled: Unavailability of suitable venue Game moved to Halifax on March 29 |
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| February 28 | Wilmington Sea Dawgs | Home | Game cancelled: Unavailability of suitable venue | |||||
| March 8 | Detroit Panthers Detroit Panthers (PBL) The Detroit Panthers are an American minor-league basketball team in the Premier Basketball League. Formerly a member of the American Basketball Association, the team was previously known as the Detroit Dogs and the Detroit Wheels... |
Away | 115-119 | Ratana Sak (28) | David Dubois (15) | Buster Perkins (15) | Groves High School | 3-9 |
| March 14 | Vermont Frost Heaves | Away* | 91-116 | Tristan Martin (25) | David Dubois (11) | Tristan Martin (4) | Barre Auditorium | 3-10 |
| March 22 | Quebec Kebs | Away | 89-130 | Tristan Martin (37) | Tristan Martin (11) | Buster Perkins (7) | Pavillon de la Jeunesse | 3-11 |
| March 28 | Halifax Rainmen | Away | 89-130 | Andrew Richards (23) | Jasen Hunt (13) | Tristan Martin (5) | Halifax Metro Centre | 3-12 |
| March 29 | Halifax Rainmen | Away* | 109-147 | Tristan Martin (34) | Andrew Richards (14) | Tristan Martin (4) | Halifax Metro Centre | 3-13 |
| March 31 | Rochester Razorsharks Rochester Razorsharks The Rochester Razorsharks are a professional basketball team based in Rochester, New York. They are members of the Premier Basketball League and play their home games at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester. The Razorsharks were founded in 2005 as a member of the American Basketball... |
Home | Attack Athletics Attack Athletics The Attack Athletics is a state-of-the-art training center that includes 4 NBA regulation courts, and a 1,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Michael Jordan's personal trainer Tim Grover. The facility was designed by Cornerstone Architects Ltd... |
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See also
- Premier Basketball LeaguePremier Basketball LeagueThe Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
- Canada BasketballCanada BasketballCanada Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in Canada. This national federation was founded in 1923...
- Canadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
- Canadian Colleges Athletic AssociationCanadian Colleges Athletic AssociationThe Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association is the national governing body for organized sports at colleges in Canada. It was formed in 1974. The CCAA hosts nine annual national championships. The CCAA's name in French is l'Association canadienne du sport collégial .Its equivalent body for...
- MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...