LG Sakers Club Korea Win 2008 Brunei Cup Championships
Rick Ross Coaching In Asia
Ross a Native of New York City, and basketball playground legend, HS basketball star, recruited and signed by D-II (HBCU)Schools'and Grad Student @ St'Augustine's University
Was Selected by LG Sakers Pro Basketball Club Seoul Korea,
to its Coaching Staff during the 2007-2008 Basketball Season
During the pre-season, LG Sakers would Capture the prestigous tournament title in Darussalam Nation of Brunei
Winning the Brunei Championship Cup
Ross enters his 7th season in Korea as Coach
Last leading KCC EGIS to the regular season title
And Championship Game in 2004-2005
Ross arrived in Seoul Korea
before heading to Basketball
Tournaments held in Brunei-Taiwan
Philippines and Russia.
Ross Was Chief International Scout
With KT&G (Korea) during the 2002-2003 Season
Ross CV Includes 25 years coaching experience
That dates back to the early 90's Winning Pro-Am Titles in New York
10 Pro-Am Titles 5 Consecutively
In Raleigh North Carolina where he currently resides
NBA Player's who captured
Championships Include
Rusty LaRue NBA / Assistant Coach Wake Forest Unv.
David West Indiana Pacers NBA
Jerry Stackhouse Philadelphia 76er's NBA
Ronald Flip Murray Free Agent NBA
Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76er's NBA
Elton Brand Philadelphia 76er's NBA
Rasheed Wallace NY Knicks NBA
Stephon Marbury Shanxi Zhongyu China
Rick gained national attention when he led the
1st Year USBL Raleigh Cougars to the Southern Division
Title and Championship game and placed
3 Rookies on the All USBL Team including
USBL Leading Scorer Tyrone Hopkins
Chuck Kornegay Villanova's 11.0 RPG
Tyrone Hopkins Central Oaklahoma 34.1 PPG
Jeremy Hyatt NC State 20.1 PPG
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Ross was named General Manager & Head Coach Of the 3 time USBL Champion Atlantic City Seagulls During the 2000 Season in Atlantic City NJ
Ross was nominated for the Head Coaching position left vacant by previous coach Kevin Mackey now scouting for the NBA Indiana Pacers
During the 1997-1998 USBL Season
Ross was Invited to join the
Korean Basketball League Camp held @
Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA
And Was Named Director Of the KBL Tryouts
Mackey Scout for the NBA Indiana Pacers Spoke Highly of Ross during an Interview stating:
He (Coachross)is a Quality coach
& Knows the Game very well
The players respect him tremendously.
I've known coachross for many years
and he was the best candidate who came to mind
for the vacant position in Atlantic City to lead
the 3 time Champions" So I recommended Ross
to the Owners & they agreed"
Ross was Interviewed and became the Head Coach of the 3 Time Champions in 2000
And By seasons end the 3 time Champions had returned to the USBL finals under Ross direction and leadership
Through its first eighteen seasons of operation The USBL has been the springboard for numerous Professionals and Coachross
Is one of those who have catapulted into one
Of the most Inspiring Coaches
In Europe and Asia.
Former NBA players who have coached in the USBL include
Nate Tiny Archibald
Rick Barry
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Darryl Dawkins
Eric Musselman
Robert Parrish
John Starks
Kenny Charles
John Lucas
Rick Ross
Ranked #15 on the USBL
All time coaches list of 100 coaches.