Palm Beach Imperials Announce First Cut and Exhibition Squad

West Palm Beach, Florida, April 11, 2006 -- Today, the Palm Beach Imperials (www.palmbeachimperials.com) announced the players that made the team’s first cut and will participate on their exhibition squad for the summer.

The team was selected today by Head Coach and General Manager, Lamont Carr.

“Selecting the team was a tough task. We had so many quality guys that came to the tryouts. But what made everything so tough was how well all of the guys gelled, the team chemistry is something that you don’t want to disturb,” stated Carr.

Leading the squad were two familiar hometown phenoms, Lamar Moore, who played for Matt Doherty at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and Calvin Jenkins who was a standout at Nova Southeastern University.

“It’s truly an honor just to even tryout for a first-class coach like Coach Carr, and a first-class organization like the Palm Beach Imperials,” stated new Power Forward/Center Calvin Jenkins.

Also on the squad were Serge Benda (Tamarac, FL), Jefferson Guillame (Miami, FL), Chris Black (Pompano Beach, FL), Joseph Gunter (Sanford, FL), Charlie St. Charles (Miami, FL), and fan-favorite 5’5” Ernie Pazos from Coconut Creek, FL.

Although the Imperials have setup an eight man squad, they will still consider free agents on the market, as well as will hold another tryout during the summer.

“I think that we have a good group of guys that can play as a team. We’ve seen from other professional teams that teamwork and chemistry are more important than flash and ego. The Palm Beach Imperials will be a team in every sense of the word,” asserted Carr.

The Palm Beach Imperials have already garnered international attention and several leagues and professional teams from Mexico to the Bahamas have expressed interest in playing exhibition games this summer.


The Palm Beach Imperials First Cut

Players Age HGT WGT City/State College Experience

Ernie Pazos 20 5’5” 125 Coconut Creek, FL None
Serge Benda 21 6'1" 201 Tamarac, FL None
Calvin Jenkins 21 6'6" 205 Plantation, FL Nova SE Univ.
Lamar Moore 21 6'2" 180 Boca Raton, FL FAU
Jefferson Guillame 21 6'4" 208 Miami, FL None
Chris Black 25 6'3" 191 Pompano Bch, FL Langston Univ.
Joseph Gunter 23 5'11" 165 Sanford, FL St. John's River
Charlie St. Charles 22 6'3" 195 Miami, FL None

About Palm Beach Imperials
The Palm Beach Imperials (www.palmbeachimperials.com) are Palm Beach's and Treasure Coast's only professional basketball team. The team looks to bring the worlds of music, entertainment, family and basketball to create a unique product for its fans. Currently the Palm Beach Imperials have created an impressive management group of former music executive, merchandising executives, former basketball players, international businessmen. The team is majority owned by the Imperiali Organization.
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