1997-98 Rockford Lightning Roster
Continental Basketball Association (CBA)
Team Record: 29-27
Finishing 2nd in the CBA's East Division
Postseason: 5-3
Coach: Mike Mashak (26-23)
Coach: Bill Lavery (3-4)
Location: Rockford, Illinois
1997-98 Rockford Lightning StatisticsTeam Record: 29-27
Finishing 2nd in the CBA's East Division
Postseason: 5-3
Coach: Mike Mashak (26-23)
Coach: Bill Lavery (3-4)
Location: Rockford, Illinois
The Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 29 wins and 27 losses, finishing second in the CBA's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-3.
Rockford racked up 5,377 points and surrendered 5,373. Jeff Grayer scored a team-best 748 points for the Lightning, and Muntrelle Dobbins racked up 248 rebounds. Gerald Madkins dished out 275 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Stais Boseman added 60 steals.
Mike Mashak and Bill Lavery coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Battie | C-F | 6'10" | 243 | Temple | ||
| Terrell Bell | C | 6'11" | 250 | Georgia | ||
| Stais Boseman | G | March 10, 1975 | 6'4" | 200 | USC | Inglewood, CA |
| Adrian Caldwell | F | July 4, 1966 | 6'8" | 265 | Lamar | Falls County, TX USA |
| Joe Courtney | F | October 17, 1969 | 6'9" | 220 | Southern Mississippi | Jackson, MS USA |
| Kornel David | F | 6'9" | 235 | Budapest AEH | ||
| Muntrelle Dobbins | F | 6'6" | 240 | Arkansas-Little Rock | ||
| Greg Dreiling | C | November 7, 1963 | 7'1" | 265 | Kansas | Wichita, KS USA |
| Harold Ellis | G-F | 6'5" | 215 | Morehouse (GA) | ||
| Jeff Grayer | G-F | December 17, 1965 | 6'5" | 210 | Iowa State | Flint, MI USA |
| Emmett Hall | F | 6'7" | 215 | South Carolina | ||
| Chris King | F | July 24, 1969 | 6'8" | 215 | Wake Forest | Newton Grove, NC USA |
| Gerald Madkins | G | April 18, 1969 | 6'4" | 200 | UCLA | Merced, CA USA |
| Richard Manning | C | June 23, 1970 | 6'11" | 251 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA |
| Bobby Martin | C | 6'9" | 235 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Pete Myers | F | September 15, 1963 | 6'6" | 185 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Mobile, AL USA |
| Derrick Phelps | G | July 31, 1972 | 6'4" | 195 | North Carolina | Queens, NY USA |
| Ron Riley | G/F | December 27, 1973 | 6'5" | 0 | Arizona State | Las Vegas, NV |
| Larry Robinson | G | January 11, 1968 | 6'5" | 180 | Centenary | Bossier City, LA USA |
| Lou Roe | C | July 14, 1972 | 6'11" | 220 | Massachusetts | Atlantic City, NJ USA |
| Charles Smith | G | November 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 160 | Georgetown | Washington, DC USA |
| Justus Thigpen | G | 6'2" | 195 | Iowa State | ||
| Kareem Townes | G | 6'3" | 175 | La Salle | ||
| David Wood | C | November 30, 1964 | 6'9" | 230 | Nevada-Reno | Spokane, WA USA |
