St. John’s Big Man Dele Coker Set To Begin Pro Career With EBA New York Wizards
6’ 10” Dele Coker came out of High School in 2007 rated as one of the top 20 big men in the country. He selected Big East Powerhouse St. John’s as his best option to play collegiate ball.
In 4 years at St. John’s Dele progressed each year while maintaining his solid work ethic, shot blocking ability, and dominating rebounding presence.
“What many people don’t realize about Dele is that he is a terrific offensive player with a solid mid-range jump shot” Stated Wizards Head Coach Greg Cerillo “The guy has shot .630% from the field for a full Big East season (2009/2010) and 70% from the free throw line in another season (2008/2009). With enough minutes this guy is a walking double/double! Dele’s game is totally unslefish and he is an absolute perfect fit for the Wizards.”
Coaker is expected to be immediately thrown into the fray this Saturday (1/28) as the Wizards face off against Divisional Oppenent the Philadelphia Live at Robert Frost Middle School in Deer Park New York at 7 PM.
“One only needs to meet Dele for a few moments to determine that he is a terrific person” Continued Wizards Head Coach Greg Cerillo “He is going to be loved by his teammates, fans, and community. Truly though I anticipate only a limited window with this young man. I assume he will be signed to an overseas contract once he starts showing his ability in the EBA.”
Fans can listen to the game on Internet Radio by logging onto their computers at:
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1/19/12
Wizards Win 122-92
The Wizards beat a game Jaguar squad without ever trailing once in the game. In a match-up of two Northern Division opponents the Wizards used their size and depth to hold off the Jaguars and keep an outstanding home record in tact that has them loosing only once at home in 3-years.
"Winning on the road is difficult" Stated Wizards Head Coach Greg Cerillo "The Jaguars are a good shooting club, and we knew if we could keep this game from being a 3-pt shooting contest it would be in our favor"
That is exactly what the Wizards did holding the Jaguars to only 1 3-pt shot for the entire game and blocking off the middle with their size (Zephyr, Abraham, and Lawley)"
"Our bigs were the difference tonight" Continued Cerillo "We were able to challange 3-pt shooters and seal the paint from drives. This team is game and truly only a few players away, not an unusual case for an expansion team, from giving people fits."
The Jaguars were lead by John Youngmans 21 points!
The Wizads big front line of Tim Zephyr (17 points 11 reboundss 1 block) Jermaine Abraham (14 points 9 rebounds 3 blocks) and Brandon Lawley (20 points 10 rebounds 2 blocks) proved difficult for a shorter Jaguars club.
In addition the Wizards depth supplied 49 bench points to aid the club.
"Our guards are always our strenght" Continued Cerillo "Yet our guards are also great team players. Aubin Scott (17 points) Jason Romer (7 points) Eric Ferguson (7 points and 4 steals) and Tamien Trent 16 points) knew the way to beat the Jaguars was not to attack their strong guard play but try and take advantage of our size."
The Wizards stand 2-1 in league play at this point in the season.
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1/10/12
Wizards Add 2 Players To A Strong Line-Up
The New York Wizards have added 2 proven scorers to an already explosive line-up in an effort to strengthen their roster for a Championship push!
“This is unusual for us” Stated Wizards Head Coach Greg Cerillo “We have always been a tall, very tall lineup and normally we shy away from big time scorers because of their tendency to not be able to play in a team concept. These two outstanding young men are different though, very different.”
The player’s Coach Cerillo is speaking of is Gerald Carter out of Marist College and Rob Hampton out of Norfolk State!
Both former Division I players Carter averaged over 30 PPG in the EBA two seasons ago and Hampton, a rookie, was a double digit scorer at Norfolk State for 2 consecutive seasons after transferring from Drexel as a Sophomore.
“What impressed me both with these young men was their ability to defend multiple positions, their desire to play within a team concept, and their character” Continued Cerillo “One can also not dismiss the fact that we may have just added two more explosive offensive players to an already explosive lineup”
The Wizards also anticipate the announced signing of another big man by weeks end!
Both Carter & Hampton are expected to be in uniform for the Wizards home contest at 7 PM on 1/14/2012 against the NYC Jaguars at Robert Frost Middle School in Deer Park. Fans can listen to the game Live on Internet Radio by clicking onto the below link
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Gerald Carter 2011
Rob Hampton 2011