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About the Phoenix Red Rock Raptors
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This new Phoenix minor league basketball team is named after the birds of prey- Raptors- found prominently in the Red Rock State Park area of Arizona.
Team colors are black with accents of white and gold and red
The ownership group completed their ownership steps in early 2008. The ownership group has taken time in joining and in fact, will continue to take the time to do things in the right; to that effect- in 2009, the team will play only 5 games (4 away games and 1 home game) in preparation for a full season in 2010. Regarding that single home game in 2009- the one home game in 2009 will be a basketball party/kickoff to be held on Friday May 22nd. Call to purchase tickets and come out to the game and root on your Phoenix R-R-Raptors as they attempt to beat the visiting Seattle Mountaineers.
If you are a youth group that would like to perform at the game, please contact the Raptors at (ph) 602-672-2805.
If you are a player looking to take advantage of the local team practices and the five regular season IBL games (against the Los Angeles Lightning twice and the Las Vegas Stars twice), contact the same phone number. If you are a fan of grass roots, high flying minor league basketball and you want to show support by purchasing tickets or volunteering for the team, feel free to call that same number.
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2010 Schedule
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2010 Ticket Prices & Venue
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General Admission: Free for all ages
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Precision High School
3906 E Broadway Su104
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
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Contact Information
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| Phoenix Red Rock Raptors |
(ph) 602-481-4324 |
(fax) 602-438-1938 |
| CEO |
Anthony Wright |
602-672-2805 |
| Basketball Operations |
Maury Samilton |
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| Team Operations |
Kelvin Scarborough |
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| Team Operations |
Ron Tilley |
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| Facilities Manager |
Bill Lanche |
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| Corporation & Foundation Relations |
Elaine Starks |
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Owner Anthony Wright |
Coach Maury Samilton |
What is a Branding Team?
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Branding teams fall into two categories: 1) old teams maintaining their brand (former teams in good standing that are planning to return to the IBL) and 2) new teams that made a down payment to the IBL to play a full season but they are not allowed to play a full season until they are fully accepted and fully ready to go. Both types of teams are called 'branding teams'—because their goal is to maintain a brand or to start a brand. A branding team is entitled to play multiple away games and typically 1 home game in their 'branding year'. Games played by branding teams do indeed count as regular games for the IBL teams who play against them (normal wins and losses, real IBL games, not exhibitions). Some branding teams may stay in that branding mode for years. The job of an owner is complex in that the new owner handles media relations, promotions, sales, partnerships, venues, contracts, businesses operations; as well, the new owner deals with the actual operations of the basketball team but even more difficult—this team owner is expected to do all of this in an efficient manner (relying on a lot of volunteerism and community support—typically gathered over time); so to give these team owners the experience that they need, the IBL gives a 'branding team' a much tinier basketball schedule- so that the branding team owner can try different things—but with so few games, the new team will survive mistakes; when the branding team fails in an aspect of their season, they will fail on a small scale. This 'branding year' program allows the team owner to learn and grow- but in a reasonable way, at a reasonable cost; therefore, the education gained from a branding year (or years) will be thorough enough, so that- when that new team owner finally does join the IBL for a full season, that new owner will be well prepared.
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