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Wilmington Sea Dawgs Defeat the Impact
Jan 12, 2008
Wilmington, NC --- The Wilmington Sea Dawgs won their third game in a row by defeating the Arkansas Impact by a score of 94 to 87. Arkansas held the lead for most of the game, but a run by the Sea Dawgs in the fourth quarter put them ahead when it counted.
Arkansas Wins In Jacksonville
Jan 11, 2008
Star of the game: Guard Jeremy Bell had the hot hand the entire game, scoring a game-high 25 points for the Impact (2-0) in its Premier Basketball League victory over the Jam (1-2) on Friday night at UNF Arena. Bell was steady in the fourth quarter, sinking all seven of his free-throw attempts.
Turning point: Arkansas had an 84-82 lead and the ball in the final 30 seconds of the game. With the Jam defense playing aggressively in trying for a steal, Impact center Brian Bunche was left open for a layup. Jam forward Brian Greene made an athletic play to block Bunche's shot, but he was called for the foul. Bunche made both free-throw attempts with 10.9 seconds left, and Arkansas held on for the win in front of an announced crowd of 1,643.
Fouls: Jacksonville put itself in a hole to start the third quarter. It didn't score for the first 4:51, and Arkansas went on a 13-2 run to grow its lead to 14 points. ... The Jam was ice cold in 3-point shooting, going 4 of 20, but the Impact scored 36 of its 89 points from behind the arc.
MARK BOLEKY/The Times-Union
Todd Day Grabs 1st Coaching Win
Reported by: Aaron Nolan
The Arkansas Impact of the Premier Basketball League grabbed their first win of the season on Sunday, with a 114 to 103 victory over the Chicago Throwbacks. Former Arkansas Razorback, Todd Day, is coaching the team, and talked about grabbing his first win as a coach. He said, "It was very sweet especially to open up on the road with a new team, you know, it was a big win for us, try to kick the season of right." Day also said that sometimes he has thoughts of getting back on the court, "Yeah, I mean you always have those thoughts as a former player, but you know, I think I'm served best in a coaching role right now."
TODD DAY NAMED HEAD COACH FOR THE ARKANSAS IMPACT'S 2008 INAUGURAL SEASON
December 5, 2007
(LITTLE ROCK, AR). The Arkansas Impact of the Premier Basketball League announce that Todd Day will be the teams first Head Coach as they will take the court beginning in January of 2008.
Day, the all time leading scorer in Arkansas Razorback basketball history, was the Milwaukee Bucks first ever lottery pick as they selected him 8th overall in the 1992 NBA Draft. Todd Day played 8 NBA seasons with the Bucks, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, and Minnesota Timberwolves. He also led the Arkansas RimRockers to an American Basketball Championship in 2005. Day will also be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
"I am proud to be a part of bringing professional basketball back to Arkansas", said Day accepting his first professional head coaching job. "I won a championship as a player in this state and now I want to do the same as a head coach. I am excited to be a part of something very special."
"Adding Todd Day to our staff as Head Coach gives us great experience in a key position. Todd has seen and played at the highest level and knows what it will take to develop the Impact into a winning team," Team President and Owner Mike Land said. "We are very excited about what Todd will bring to the fans at Barton Coliseum."
The Arkansas Impact will play a full 20 game schedule with 10 home games and 2 exhibition home games played in the 7,150-seat Barton Coliseum on the grounds of the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock. This legendary arena plays host to concerts, shows and other sporting events year-round.
The season kicks off for the Arkansas Impact on the road January 6th at Chicago. The home opener will take place Friday, January 18th versus Quad Cities. The brand new PBL is made up of 10 total teams with franchises also in Dallas, Chicago, Jacksonville, FL, Rochester, NY, Wilmington, NC, Reading, PA, Rockford, IL, Quad Cities, IL, and Rockville, MD. Arkansas Impact season ticket prices are on sale now for as little as $84.
For further information, contact Mike Land or Jasen Page at (501) 821-0166 or visit www.ArkansasImpactBasketball.com and www.pblproball.com for additional league information.
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