GBA Press Release
ATLANTA MOOSE GOES GLOBAL WITH YUICHIRO MORISHITA
FROM TOWSON STATE WITH THE NO. 1 OVERALL PICK
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Atlanta Moose selected Yuichiro Morishita, a 5-foot-11, point guard from Towon State (Maryland), with the number one overall selection in the Alliance's Open Draft.
The Alliance's first round selections also include Cory Combs from SouthEast Louisiana (Birmingham), Kenisy Adair from Kennesaw State (Macon), Kenneth Jackson from Savannah High School (Savannah), and Andreus Bovain from Clemson (Tennessee).
Following are the results of the Alliance Inaugural Open Draft:
ROUND ONE Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 1. Atlanta Moose Yuichiro Morishita PG 5-10 170 Towson State '97 2. Birmingham BreakOuts Cory Combs PF 6-6 215 Southeastern Louisiana '98 3. Macon Bacon Kenisy Adair PF 6-6 225 Kennesaw State '95 4. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Kenneth Jackson SF 6-7 200 Savannah High '98 5. Tennessee Varmits Andreus Bovain PG 6-2 195 Clemson '94 ROUND TWO Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 6. Atlanta Moose Johnny McClenton SF 6-5 190 Bethune Cookman '98 7. Birmingham BreakOuts Gary Bronal PF 6-4 205 Campbell '98 8. Macon Bacon Tyrone McDaniel SG 6-2 200 USI '93 9. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Sam Osborne PG 6-1 175 DeKalb College '97 10. Tennessee Varmits Chris White PF 6-5 200 Virginia International '00 ROUND THREE Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 11. Atlanta Moose Devon Ford SF 6-5 220 Idaho '98 12. Birmingham BreakOuts DeShaun Cureton SF 6-6 220 Mount Olive '97 13. Macon Bacon Ron Bruton PF 6-6 195 SW Missouri State '00 14. Savannah Ragin' Rebels David Johnson SG 6-3 200 Colorado Northwestern '97 15. Tennessee Varmits Robert Scott PF 6-6 210 Rowan '98 ROUND FOUR Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 16. Atlanta Moose Steve Cantey SG 6-4 185 Winston-Salem State '96 17. Birmingham BreakOuts Nelson Joseph PG 6-2 210 Anderson College '00 18. Macon Bacon Rasheen Wescott PF 6-4 200 Drewd High '98 19. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Michael Capers SG 6-1 190 Savannah High '97 20. Tennessee Varmits LaCross Lee SF 6-5 185 Drury Union '97 ROUND FIVE Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 21. Atlanta Moose Nick Thomas PF 6-5 200 George Brown '96 22. Birmingham BreakOuts Vyron Keller SG 6-1 180 Louisiana Tech '96 23. Macon Bacon Rashad Wescott SG 6-2 195 Drewd High '97 24. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Mickey Sisk PG 6-1 195 Marycrest International '99 25. Tennessee Varmits Kwame James C 6-9 255 Evansville '00 ROUND SIX Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 26. Atlanta Moose Bruce Lockwood SF 6-4 200 Danville Community '00 27. Birmingham BreakOuts Anthony Ademiluyi PF 6-6 245 Northeastern Illinois '96 28. Macon Bacon Ramier Wescott PG 5-11 180 Drewd High '95 29. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Raishard Morris PG 6-0 160 Windsor Community '00 30. Tennessee Varmits Mike Harris PF 6-6 210 Bethune Cookman '00
Following are the results of the Alliance Inaugural Territorial Draft:
ROUND ONE Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 1. Atlanta Moose Rondell Rockmore SF 6-4 190 Valdosta State '99 2. Birmingham BreakOuts Torrey Ward PF 6-3 185 Alabama Birmingham '00 3. Macon Bacon Ikeia Thurman PF 6-5 195 Truett McConnell '99 4. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Reggie Smith PF 6-8 200 Savannah State '98 5. Tennessee Varmits Eric Ratcliffe PF 6-4 219 E. Tennessee State '99 ROUND TWO Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 6. Atlanta Moose Jerome Nelson PF 6-5 190 Valdosta State '95 7. Birmingham BreakOuts Jason Holmes PF 6-7 205 Mississippi '00 8. Macon Bacon KenjiNettles SG 6-0 175 Deleware Tech '00 9. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Anthony McClendon SG 6-2 175 Savannah State '99 10. Tennessee Varmits Tshombe High PF 6-4 200 Miami '96 ROUND THREE Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 11. Atlanta Moose Corey Collier SG 6-1 185 Osbourne HS '92 12. Birmingham BreakOuts Derrick Davis SF 6-3 190 Troy State '00 13. Macon Bacon Thalmus Porter PG 6-0 185 Valdosta State '98 14. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Benjamin O'Neal SG 6-3 185 Georgia AAU '00 15. Tennessee Varmits Jamal Price C 6-9 235 Virginia State '01 ROUND FOUR Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 16. Atlanta Moose Cory Jackson SG 6-0 185 Georgia Southern '99 17. Birmingham BreakOuts DeVenchie Battle PF 6-4 204 Paine College '00 18. Macon Bacon Alray Johnson SG 6-2 200 Reading College '00 19. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Jerry Hampton SG 6-1 180 Savannah High '99 20. Tennessee Varmits Derrick Drummond SG 6-3 215 USC-Spartanburg '97 ROUND FIVE Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 21. Atlanta Moose Quincy Wright PF 6-7 200 Georgia Southern '96 22. Birmingham BreakOuts LaBarron McBride SG 6-2 214 Martin Methodist '99 23. Macon Bacon Vashon Smith SF 6-3 195 Middle Georgia '97 24. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Clifford Burney PG 5-11 185 Savannah High '98 25. Tennessee Varmits Deon Cash PF 6-5 215 Cumberland '00 ROUND SIX Team Name Pos Ht Wt From 26. Atlanta Moose Miguel Ceballos PF 6-6 230 UCV '00 27. Birmingham BreakOuts Donald Anderson SG 6-1 204 Miles College '96 28. Macon Bacon Reuben Holmes PG 6-1 185 Marietta High '00 29. Savannah Ragin' Rebels Matthew Roach SF 6-3 210 Savannah High '00 30. Tennessee Varmits Freddie Cole SF 6-5 188 Bethune Cookman '00