|
Published: November 13, 2009 12:34 am
PRO BASKETBALL: Gamble to play for Buffalo Stampede
By Jonah Bronstein
Niagara Gazette
Greg Gamble stayed in Western New York to play college basketball. He’s doing the same thing now as a professional.
The Niagara Falls native has accepted an offer to join the Buffalo Stampede and will be one of several players introduced at a Monday press conference at Gamble’s alma mater, the University at Buffalo.
Gamble said Thursday that he will also do marketing and corporate sales work for the Stampede franchise, which is entering its second year in the Premier Basketball League.
“I think it’s an awesome opportunity,” Gamble said. “Basketball has kept me in Buffalo so far, and people that have known me my whole life have been able to follow my basketball career and share in the experience.”
After helping Niagara Falls High School win a state championship and attain national prominence in 2005, Gamble played four years at UB, starting all but two games in his final three seasons.
Converted to point guard as a senior, Gamble led the Bulls to a 21-win season, a regular season Mid-American Conference East division title, and the championship game of the MAC tournament.
Gamble said he got offers to play in Germany and Austria after the season, but thought he would get better opportunities after playing in showcase events over the summer. Although he made the all-star team at a Eurobasket camp in Chicago and also played well in Las Vegas, he didn’t get any recent invitations to go overseas.
“Things haven’t worked out the way I planned but I’m still grateful,” he said. “A lot of people take different roads to make it.”
With the Stampede focusing on local appeal in making this year’s roster, Gamble will be playing with former Bulls teammates Andy Robinson and Roderick Middleton, as well as Danny Gilbert, who graduated from UB the year before Gamble arrived on campus.
A more financially-stable stepchild of Buffalo’s previous failed attempts at minor league basketball — the American Basketball Association’s Rapids and Silverbacks — the Stampede went 1-19 in their first season in the PBL.
|
|
|
Photos
|
|
|
|
|
 |
EEO Compliance & Workforce Diversity Coordinator
Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance
& Workforce Diversity Coordinator
City of Niagara Falls
Immediate...>MORE
Dental Reception
Maintenance
Supervisor
FT Maintenance Niagara Falls YMCA. HVAC, electr., plbg, carpentry, cleaning, pool. $13....>MORE
Grill Cook
GRILL COOK & Waitresses, exp only, full time. Apply within 2021 Main St. Nia Falls ...>MORE
Nurse Practitioner
NURSE PRACTITIONER-CARDIOLOGY. Full time. NYS license with one year of recent coronary care or cardiovacular care experi...>MORE
Maintenance Technician
MAINTENANCE Technician, FT, exp. needed in electrical, plumbing, heating & cooling, Apply in person bet. 9 & 5 at 6751 ...>MORE
Cook
COOK full time.
Apply in person only,
Augie’s Diner,
2470 Military Rd.
...>MORE
Warehouse
Warehouse, Assembly
Production & Cleaning
1st, 2nd & 3rd shifts
Sanborn, Grand Island
Amherst & Tona...>MORE
SHIPPING CLERK
Shipping Clerk, p/t, 30-35 hrs. wk., exp. in warehouse environment, knowledge of Word/Excel, data entry, UPS, freight ch...>MORE
Maintenance Supervisor
Maintenance Supervisor
FT Maintenance Niagara Falls YMCA. HVAC, electr., plbg, carpentry, cleaning, pool. $13.25/hr...>MORE
Recreational Aide
Recreational Aide - Full/part time. Performs hand on activities to include crafts, cooking, recreational and social acti...>MORE
See all ads |
Dodge 1993 Dakota 4x4
FORD 1999 WIndstar, LX, fully loaded, 38k miles, $3850. Excellent condition 860-4747...>MORE
Ford 1998 F150
FORD 1998 F150, standard cab, 4wd, excellent shape, $3495.
716-525-2889...>MORE
Nissan 1993 4x4
NISSAN 1993 4x4, extended cab, bedliner cap, $1200 or best offer, 715-2450...>MORE
Yamaha 1982, 750
YAMAHA 1982, 750, runs perfect,
low mileage, $895.
716-525-2889...>MORE
1999 Dodge Caravan
DODGE 1999 Caravan, 33, V6, auto, A/C, 99k miles, good cond., runs great. $1950. 525-7796...>MORE
Chevy 1995 Pickup
CHEVY 1995 Pickup truck, 4WD, 5 speed, must see, never had plow on it, $2800 bo, 804-5579...>MORE
Ford 2001 Taurus
Ford 2001 Taurus Station wagon, well maintained, 112,000 miles Siver ext. 4 dr, auto, asking $2800/BO. 716-772-2454....>MORE
1984 Cadillac Eldorado
CADILLAC Eldorado 1984, runs, inspected, $500. 283-3552....>MORE
Ford 1999 Windstar
FORD 1999 WIndstar, LX, fully loaded, 38k miles, $3850. Excellent condition 860-4747...>MORE
Chevy 1994 High Topper Van
CHEVY 1994 High topper van, high road miles, mechanically sound, $900 or bo, 716-510-8105...>MORE
See all ads |
|
 |
|
Print this story
E-mail this story
