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Jersey Express Roster Ready for Home Opener

11-man team will tip-off Saturday, Dec. 1 at Centenary College.

The ABA’s Jersey Express basketball team is gearing up for the 2012-13 season at Centenary College, and has announced its roster for the upcoming season.

The 11-member team includes eight New Jersey natives, with the team’s center hailing from nearby Budd Lake. The Jersey Express will host the first-ever nationally televised ABA game on Dec. 8.

Leading the team is coach Joseph Amador and assistant head coach Ray Ortiz. The team’s trainer is Vanessa Carney.

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The team’s roster is:

No. Name Position Height Hometown 5 Ja'Shon Mixon Guard/Forward 6'6" Newark, NJ 7 Christopher Martin Guard 6'2" Sicklerville, NJ 9 Sedale Walton Guard 6'1" Bristol, Pa 12 Michael Edghill Guard 6'1" Plainfield, NJ 10 Edgardo Torres Guard 6'3" Camden, NJ 15 Jamal Webb Forward 6'5" Tuckahoe, NY 20 Justin Hamilton Forward 6'7" Pittsburgh, Pa 21 Devon Young Forward 6'5" South Brunswick, NJ 22 Charles Smith Forward 6'7" Newark, NJ 33 William McDonough Forward/Center 6'9" Spring Lake Heights, NJ 50 Almin Hodzic Center 6'10" Budd Lake, NJ

You can learn more about the team by visiting jerseyexpress.net, liking the team’s Facebook page by clicking here, or following it on Twitter @jerseyexpress.

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