Buffalo Stampede
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| Founded | 2008 |
| League | Premier Basketball League |
| Team History | Buffalo Dragons 2008 Buffalo Stampede 2008-present |
| Arena | Koessler Athletic Center, Canisius College [1] |
| Based in | Buffalo, New York |
| Team colors | Orange & Black |
| Owner | Vincent J. Lesh Jr. |
| Head Coach | Jim Condill |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Mascot | Buffalo |
For the roller hockey team, see Buffalo Stampede (RHI).
The Buffalo Stampede is a franchise in the Premier Basketball League which began in the 2009 season. The team was originally the NexxNow Buffalo Dragons (called Buffalo Dragons in shorthand) [2] The team was first owned by NexxNow Inc.[3] However, Vincent Lesh, the owner of the modern American Basketball Association Buffalo Sharks (the team formerly known as the Silverbacks and Rapids) folded that club, left the ABA, and bought the Dragons from NexxNow, renaming them the Buffalo Stampede.[4]
The team was to play their home games at the Burt Flickinger Center at Erie Community College[2], however with Lesh's purchase they moved to what was going to be the Sharks venue, the Koessler Athletic Center at Canisius College.[1] On December 15, the team announced that head coach Richard Jacob stepped down and would be replaced on an interim basis by General Manager Roosevelt Bouie.[5] On December 23, John Fitzpatrick was named head coach.[3] On March 22, 2009, Fitzpatrick was removed as head coach with Roosevelt Bouie running the team for its final two games. [6] This season, Lesh hired Jim Condill as the head coach of the Buffalo Stampede.Currently the Stampede hold a record of 3-5 and are fighting for a spot in the playoffs.
[edit] 2009 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance | Record |
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| January 3 | Wilmington Sea Dawgs | Home | W 98-95 | Ed Rainey (22) Lamar Castile (19) | Kyle Cuffe & Tyrone Rayson (6) | Nick Perioli & Charles Easterling (4) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-0 |
| January 10 | Rochester Razorsharks | Away | L 100-120 | Tyrone Rayson (22) | Tyrone Rayson (9) | Lamar Castile & Marcus Price (6) | Blue Cross Arena | 1-1 |
| January 17 | Augusta Groove | Away | 124-135 | Lamar Castile (26) | Kyle Cuffe (11) | Kyle Cuffe & Lamar Castile (1) | Richmond Academy | 1-2 |
| January 18 | Wilmington Sea Dawgs | Away | 95-103 | Ed Rainey (24) | Michael Norwood (10) | Marcus Price (2) | Schwartz Center | 1-3 |
| January 24 | Halifax Rainmen | Home | 112-108 | Tyrone Rayson (24) | Tyrone Rayson (15) | Marcus Price (10) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-4 |
| January 25 | Halifax Rainmen | Away | 94-105 | Tyrone Rayson (29) | Tyrone Rayson & Kyle Cuffe (8) | Anthony Slater (6) | Halifax Metro Centre | 1-5 |
| January 31 | Wilmington Sea Dawgs | Home | 92-82 | Tyrone Rayson (24) | Dain Swetalla (16) | Marcus Price (7) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-6 |
| February 6 | Manchester Millrats | Away | 107-116 | Karl Rainey (43) | Tyrone Rayson (14) | Marcus Price (5) | Southern New Hampshire Fieldhouse | 1-7 |
| February 7 | Vermont Frost Heaves | Home | 119-91 | Marcus Price (21) | Tyrone Rayson (9) | Marcus Price (6) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-8 |
| February 14 | Augusta Groove | Home | 129-119 | Tyrone Rayson (30) | Tyrone Rayson (14) | Chuck Reed (13) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-9 |
| February 21 | Manchester Millrats | Home | 114-93 | Tyrone Rayson (23) | Kevin Ross (10) | Chuck Reed (8) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-10 |
| February 27 | Battle Creek Knights | Away | 90-114 | Tyrone Rayson (18) | Kevin Ross (10) | Derick Payne & Marcus Price (2) | Kellogg Arena | 1-11 |
| March 7 | Augusta Groove | Away | 113-126 | Marcus Price (24) | Tyrone Rayson (8) | Michael Norwood & Chuck Reed (2) | Richmond Academy | 1-12 |
| March 8 | Wilmington Sea Dawgs | Away | 96-122 | Tyrone Rayson (25) | Tyrone Rayson (19) | Marcus Price (4) | Schwartz Center | 1-13 |
| March 14 | Halifax Rainmen | Home | 96-94 | Derick Payne (24) | Tyrone Rayson (12) | Marcus Price (11) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-14 |
| March 15 | Vermont Frost Heaves | Away | 94-120 | Tyrone Rayson (28) | Derick Payne (10) | Ricky Yahn (4) | Barre Auditorium | 1-15 |
| March 20 | Rochester Razorsharks | Home | 132-100 | Tyrone Rayson (31) | Derick Payne (6) | Chuck Reed (12) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-16 |
| March 22 | Rochester Razorsharks | Away | 111-156 | Tyrone Rayson (30) | Tyrone Rayson (11) | Chuck Reed (5) | Blue Cross Arena | 1-17 |
| March 27 | Rochester Razorsharks | Home | 123-92 | Tyrone Rayson (37) | Tyrone Rayson (11) | Ernest Jones (8) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-18 |
| March 28 | Battle Creek Knights | Home | 109-106 | Tyrone Rayson (37) | Derick Payne (15) | Chuck Reed (12) | Koessler Athletic Center | 1-19 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b McKissic, Rodney (2008-09-19). "Teams merge to form Stampede". The Buffalo News. http://www.buffalonews.com/291/story/442767.html. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ a b "NexxNow Brings Professional Basketball Back to Buffalo". Yahoo! Finance. 2008-04-30. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080430/law041.html?.v=101. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ a b "Buffalo joins Premier Basketball League". Our Sports Central. 2008-02-01. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3587825. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ McKissic, Rodney (2008-09-18). "New minor-league basketball team will be called Stampede". The Buffalo News. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/442242.html. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ McKissic, Rodney (2008-12-15). "Jacob resigns as head coach and GM of Stampede". The Buffalo News. http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/523948.html. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Fitzpatrick out as Stampede coach after 1-16 start". The Buffalo News. 2009-03-22. http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/615712.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
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