Marysville Meteors

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Marysville Meteors
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Founded2006
League IBL 2006-2007
Team historyColumbus Cyclones
2006
Marysville Meteors
2007
Based in Marysville
Arena Westerville North High School Gymnasium
2006
Marysville High School Gymnasium
2007
ColorsRed, Yellow, & Black
OwnerCharlie Mitchell
Head coach Shaun Smith
ChampionshipsNone
Division titlesNone
DancersMeteorites

The Marysville Meteors were a professional basketball team located in Marysville, Ohio, United States.

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2006 season

The Meteors played with the Columbus Cyclones nickname during the 2006 season, all home games were played at Westerville North High School. The team finished 20–3, and played in the IBL Championship Game, where they lost to the Elkhart Express 119–108 in overtime. The team was led in scoring by Michael Brownlee(21.7 ppg), and also featured Paul Haynes(18.8 ppg). Both were all-stars. The team averaged roughly 1,000 fans per game that first season. [1]

2007 season

According to a press release, [2] the Cyclones would be moving to Marysville, Ohio for their 2007 season. Coached by former OSU Buckeye Shaun Smith, the Meteors continued to dominate the league. Esteban Weaver lead the Meteors in scoring, with 33.2 ppg in 13 games, not enough to appear on the IBL leader board. Micheal Brownlee also contributed, with 25.2 ppg, good for tenth in the IBL. [3]

Roster & coaching staff

Roster for the 2007 season

Marsyville Meteors
Current Roster
G6'1#Michael Brownlee Jr.(Charleston)
F6'6#Kenny Chaffin(Mount Vernon Nazarene)
G6'3#Kendrick Cornelius(Indiana Tech)
F6'7#John Davis(Tarleton State)
G6'5#Larry Drake(Miami (OH))
G6'2#Chris Dunn(West Virginia State)
G6'1#Adrick Hicks(Bethel (IN))
F6'6#Shun Jenkins(Ohio State)
G6'4#Ish Kamara(California (PA))
G6'1#J.P. Maszczak(Westminster (PA))
G6'5#Belgium Deon Rose(Missouri Southern State)
G6'3#Justus Thigpen(Iowa State)
C6'8#Aaron Turner(Xavier (OH))
F6'8#Omari Wesley(Cleveland State)
Marsyville Meteors
Coaching Staff
Head coachShaun Smith
Assistant head coachLamont Tillman

Season by season

Regular Season
YearWinsLossesPercentageDivision
2006203.8692nd - East Division
2007205.8002nd - East Division

All-Stars

2006

As Columbus Cyclones

2007

References

  1. "Cyclones take a shot at drawing sponsors, fans" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  2. "Cyclones headed to Marysville for 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28.
  3. International Basketball League