Maywood Buzz
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| Maywood Buzz | |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| League | ABA 2006-present |
| Team History | Orange County Crush 2004 Orange County Buzz 2004-2006 Carson Buzz 2006 Maywood Buzz 2006-present |
| Arena | Maywood Activity Center |
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| Based in | Maywood, California |
| Team Colors | TBA |
| Owner | Jaime Garcia |
| Head Coach | Burrel Lee III |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
Maywood Buzz is an American Basketball Association (ABA) team 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 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].
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[edit] Team roster
| Maywood Buzz Current Roster |
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| Head Coach: Burrel Lee III | ||||
| G | 00 | 5'10" | Kamran Sufi | (Saint Mary's University) |
| 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) |
[edit] Players of note
[edit] Records
| Years | Won | Lost | Percent | |
| 2004-2005 | 10 | 10 | .500 | |
| 2005-2006 | 9 | 21 | - | |
| Total | 19 | 31 | .380 |
[edit] External links
| Current teams in the American Basketball Association Red Conference |
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| Beijing Aoshen Olympian | Bellingham SLAM | California Eagles | Gallup Outlaws | Henderson | The Hollywood Fame | King County Royals | Las Vegas Venom | Long Beach Storm | Maywood Buzz | Orange County Gladiators | Phoenix Phantoms | Sacramento Heatwave | San Diego Wildcats | Dragones de Tijuana | ||||
