Newfoundland Rogues

The Newfoundland Rogues are a Canadian professional minor league basketball team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2][3] They joined the American Basketball Association (ABA) as an expansion team in 2021, and are a member of the league's Northeast Division.[4] The Rogues play their home games at Mary Brown's Centre.[5]

Newfoundland Rogues
Founded2021
LeagueABA (2021–present)
Team historyNewfoundland Rogues (2021–present)
Based inSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
ArenaMary Brown's Centre
ColorsMaroon, Gold    
PresidentTony Kenny[1]
Head coachJerry Williams

Franchise history

Creation and inaugural season

The franchise was established in 2021 as an ABA expansion team, headed by Tony Kenny, President of 2001 Investments Limited;[2][4] and coached by Jerry Williams.[6] They were the first American Basketball Association franchise to be based in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

The team signed a five-year lease to play their homes games at the Mary Brown's Centre in downtown St. John's.[2] Their first game, as part of the ABA's 2021–22 season, took place on November 27 against the New York State's Elmira Eagles, a fellow member of the league's Northeast Division.[7] The Rogues started the season on an unbeaten streak of six matches,[8] however the next three series were postponed due to enhanced COVID-19 travel restrictions related to the emergence of the Omicron variant.[9]

Personnel

Current roster
Newfoundland Rogues roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 0 Homes, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Southern Wesleyan
F 1 Handy, Tonzell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tougaloo
F 2 Boyd, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (120 kg)
SF 3 Artis II, Ricardo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wiley
G 4 Davis, J.P. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia College & State
G 5 Gordon, Daniel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Memorial University
TBD 7 Charvis, Myles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Ryerson
G 10 Young, Tyrone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Middle Georgia State
TBD 13 Hill, Isaiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Saint Leo University
TBD 14 Ring, Deng 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Memorial University
G 22 Anderson, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Carleton
F 25 Proby, Dee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oklahoma City
F 30 Livingston Simon, Chandler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Valparaiso
G 33 Doyle, Luke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Stetson
Head coach
  • Jerry Williams (Cumberland)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

References
  1. "Newfoundland Rogues Set for Season-Opening Series This Weekend". newscon.net/. Newscon. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Ahead of the game, team President Tony Kenny says...
  2. "Newfoundland Rogues to take over Mile One Centre as St. John's newest basketball franchise". cbc.ca/. CBC News. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. McCarthy, Brendan (25 November 2021). "Newfoundland Rogues will be sharing St. John's hoops spotlight with another pro basketball team". saltwire.com/. SaltWire. Retrieved 16 December 2021. St. John's-based pro basketball team, the Newfoundland Rogues
  4. "St. John's "Going Rogue" as New Basketball Team Unveiled". vocm.com/. VOCM. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. Cleary, Ben (14 October 2021). "Mile One Centre to be renamed Mary Brown's Centre for $1.5 million". ntv.ca/. NTV. Retrieved 16 December 2021. The Mary Brown’s Centre will be the home stadium of the Newfoundland Growlers hockey team and the Newfoundland Rogues basketball team this season.
  6. Breen, Katie (12 November 2021). "'It's not just about basketball': Newfoundland Rogues scoring points with community ahead of inaugural season". cbc.ca/. CBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2021. said Rogues coach Jerry Williams
  7. Conway, Nicholas (25 November 2021). "Leawood leads the way for basketball in Newfoundland and Labrador". kickercna.ca/. Kicker. Retrieved 16 December 2021. The Newfoundland Rogues begin their season this weekend at the Mary Brown’s Centre as they take on New York State’s Elmira Eagles
  8. "US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.usbasket.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  9. Mccarthy, Brendan. "Newfoundland Rogues' next four games called off | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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