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BJ Puckett has been selected to the WBA All-Decade 2nd Team (PF)

BJ
Puckett

6'9" , 258 lbs.

Power Forward / Center

Alma: Clayton State

Hometown: Auburn, GA

High School: Dacula HS

BJ Puckett WBA ACCOLADES

WBA All-Decade 2nd Team (PF)
2008 FIRST-TEAM ALL-WBA (F)
2009 WBA League MVP (PF)
2009 FIRST-TEAM ALL-WBA (PF)
2010 WBA League MVP (C)
2010 FIRST-TEAM ALL-WBA (C)
2011 WBA League MVP (F)
2011 FIRST-TEAM ALL-WBA (F)

WBA Teams

2008 Season

WBA RUNNER-UP

Gwinnett Majic
Buford, Georgia
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2009 Season

WBA CHAMPION

Gwinnett Majic
Buford, Georgia
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2010 Season

WBA CHAMPION

Gwinnett Majic
Buford, Georgia
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2011 Season

WBA CHAMPION

Gwinnett Majic
Buford, Georgia
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BJ Puckett Player Photos

2010 Back-To-Back WBA Champions

2009 WBA Championship Team

Player News

WBA to NBA player News

Saturday, July 8, 2006 12:00 am

Chris Terrell, WBA

The World Basketball Association is proud to announce that several of the players from the 2006 season are moving on to opportunities with the NBA.

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Gwinnett Majic Roll to Second Straight WBA Championship

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 12:00 am

The Gwinnett Majic steamrolled the Franklin Knights 133-113, Saturday night at Bogan Park in Buford, Ga., to win their second straight World Basketball Association Exposure League (WBA) championship.

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Gwinnett Majic lead WBA All-Star selections

Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:22 pm

The Gwinnett Majic, who recently defeated the Franklin Knights to win their second straight World Basketball Association Exposure League (WBA) championship, led the league's all-star selections with five players being honored.

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Gwinnett Majic, Franklin Knights to battle for WBA championship

Monday, July 26, 2010 9:11 am

The seventh season of the World Basketball Association Exposure League (WBA) will conclude Saturday night when the Gwinnett (Ga.) Majic and Franklin (Tenn.) Knights square off for the WBA championship at Bogan Park in Buford, Ga. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Gwinnett Majic, Franklin Knights square off for WBA championship Saturday

Friday, July 30, 2010 5:33 pm

The seventh season of the World Basketball Association Exposure League (WBA) will come to a close Saturday night when the Gwinnett (Ga.) Majic and Franklin (Tenn.) Knights face off for the WBA championship at Bogan Park in Buford, Ga. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Majical repeat for Gwinnett

Sunday, August 1, 2010 8:55 pm

B.J. Puckett may have carried the offensive load for the Gwinnett Majic in Saturday night’s World Basketball Association championship game at Bogan Park, but it was a play on the defensive end that made the most noise.

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Gwinnett Majic goes for a third WBA Title while giving back to the community

Monday, February 21, 2011 12:00 pm

Brandon Williams, Gwinnett Majic

he Bold declaration of Gwinnett Majics owner Brandon Williams stated that the team will attempt to win its third straight crown in the next season of the WBA.

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WBA Announces All-Decade Teams

The WBA Exposure League has named it's All-Decade Teams of former stars and coaches highlighted by players Josh Powell, Jamario Moon, MaJic Dorsey, and more+

Best Team

Rome Gladiators

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS

Best Coach

Harold Ellis

Lionel Garrett

Best GM

Theo Ratliff

1st Team WBA All-Decade Team

Dorsey

Hannah

Moon

Powell

Davis

Austin

Point Guard

Combo Guard

Small Forward

Power Forward

Forward

Center

2nd Team WBA All-Decade Team

Young

Grundy

Allen

Puckett

Saunders

Tucker

Point Guard

Combo Guard

Combo Guard

Small Forward

Power Forward

Center

Edmund Saunders

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6'8"

Arkansas State

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6'0"

Bronx Manhattan Community College, NY

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5'8"

Jackson State

F

6'8"

Macon State

PG

5'9"

Eau Claire High School

G

6'0"

Lee College/North Dakota

F

6'8"

Ole Miss

C

6'11"

Oklahoma

G

Deshawn Anderson

6'3"

Emporia State

F

6'11"

Evansville

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Reggie Anderson II

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Carver Bible College

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Lipscomb

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Tennessee State/Georgia

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Model HS

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Mississippi State

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Iona

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Nicholls St.

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Clemson University

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South Florida

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Brunswick CC

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Life College

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Wallace ST

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6'1"

Wofford

C

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Charleston

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Justin Billingslea

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Georgia State

Justin Billington

G

F

6'9"

Wichita State

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6'7"

Mid Michigan Destroyers (PBL)

C

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Middle Tennessee State

SG

6'2"

Wofford College

SG

C

6'10"

Morehouse

G

Courtney Bradley

6'4"

Jacksonville State

PG

5'11"

Ashland University

F

Joshuas Brewster

6'8"

Albany State

PG

5'5"

Jacksonville State University

F

6'6"

G

6'4"

LSU

C

6'8"

Anderson University

F

6'9"

Alabama

SG

6'2"

Garden State

CG

Thomas Broughton

6'4"

Paine College

F

6'7"

Kennesaw State

SF

6'3"

Alderson Broaddus

F

6'7"

Georgia State

G

6'1"

Rust College

SG

6'1"

University of Maryland

SG

6'3"

Clark Atlanta

SG

Gariel Brownlee

6'7"

Miles College

G

William Brownlee

6'4"

Clark Atlanta U

F

Antoine Broxsie

6'10"

Oklahoma State

6'2"

G

6'4"

North Georgia

F

Johnathan Burris

6'6"

Bethune-Cookman

G

5'10"

Mississippi State

G

6'3"

Crichton College

C

Marcus Campbell

7'1"

Mississippi State

G

6'7"

Valdosta State

6'7"

Paine College

G

6'2"

Beaver County (PA)

C

6'9"

FAMU

C

6'9"

Xavier

G

Shannon Chambers

6'8"

6'4"

F

6’4

Montana

G

6'4"

Georgia Tech

CG

6'4"

Albany State

PF

6'8"

Alabama State

G

Nathaniel Cline

6'3"

I.U. East

F

6’11

Martin Method College

G

6'1"

North Dakota State

F

6'10"

Kennessaw State

C

Michael Corpening

6'7"

Southern Weslyan University

G

6'5"

Utah State

C

6'10"

Mississippi Valley Univ.

C

6'11"

Mississippi Valley State

C

Shelton State Community College

Larriques Cunnigham

6'6"

Lee Univ.

F

6'5"

Murray State

C

7'2"

Mercyhurst College

C

6'10"

Auburn

SF

6'5"

Georgia State

G

6'4"

Austin Peay State

G

"CD" Chris Davis

6'5"

North Texas

SG

6'3"

Tennessee Tech University

6'8"

St. Joseph College of Maine

SG

6'2"

Maryland Marvels

G

6'6"

Coahoma CC

G

6'4"

Sacramento State

PG

Travis De'Grout

6'3"

Czech Republic

PF

Gerard LeOnte' DeVaughn

6'8"

Stillman College

G

6'2"

Georgia/Middle Tennessee State

SF

6'5"

Brewton-Parker College

PG

5'8"

Alice Lloyd College

G

6'7"

G

6'0"

Clover HS

C

6'9"

Duquesne

F

6'6"

Tennessee Martin

PG

Daryl "MaJic" Dorsey

6'1"

Brevard Community College (FL)/ Southern Indiana

6'2"

Denmark Tech

G

6'6"

Jacksonville State

F

6'9"

C

PF

6'6"

Creak Side High

F

G

6'5"

University of Charleston

F

Chad Eichelberger

6'9"

F

6'6"

Sioux Falls

G

6'1"

Blue Mountain

G

6'0"

North Carolina A&T

G

5'9"

Georgia State

F

6'8"

Morehouse

C

7'0"

Houston

PG

5'8"

--

SG

6'3"

Winston-Salem

Marquist Foster

F

Tenarius Foster

6'0"

Coosa HS

G

5'10"

Wisconsin Milwaukee

G

6'6"

Ole Miss

PF

6'7"

Rwanda

G

6'6"

Indian River CC

6'10"

Claflin University

PF

6'7"

Western Kentucky/Tuskegee

G

Brandon Freeman

6'3"

F

Duke Freeman-McKamey

6'10

Fordham

Chucky Frierson

6'6"

Baerum (NOR)

G

6'3"

Oklahoma State

C

6'11"

Tuskegee

6'4"

Clayton State

Melvin Garrett Jr

6'6"

Salem International University

SF

6'5"

Ashland University

C

6'9"

G

6'1"

Belmont Abbey

F

6'6"

Tennessee State

SG

6'1"

G

6'5"

Delta College

F

F

6'6"

University of Memphis

G

Michael Griffin

6'0"

Lander

PG

6'3"

NC State

G

6'3"

Middle Tennessee State

SF

6'3"

Alice Lloyd College

F

6'6"

Virginia Tech

CG

6'1"

Chipola College/Missouri

F

6'7"

West Georgia College

F

6'11"

Paine College

F

6'8"

FAMU

SG

Freddie Harrell

6'1"

Toccoa Falls

SF

6'6"

G

Brandon Hartley

6'4"

PG

6'3"

Campbell University

C

6'9"

Tuskegee

F

6'4"

S. Mississippi

F

6'7"

S. Mississippi

F

6'8"

Tennessee

G

6'2"

G

6'3"

Livingstone College

G

Brandon Heredia

5'11"

Lon Morris Junior College

SF

Ervin Herron II

6'5"

Southern Poly Tech. College

F

6'6"

Ole Miss

G

6'5"

Cornell

G

6'5"

Kennesaw State

F

Karl Hollingsworth

6'5"

Stetson

F

Jerrell Houston

6'8"

Tennessee State

G

6'5"

North Carolina A&T

F/C

6'11"

Lithonia HS

G

6'2"

Huntingdon College

Terrance Hundley

6'3"

West Georgia College

G

5'11"

Kennesaw State/Western Kentucky

C

6'10"

Univ. of Illiniois

G

6'5"

Alabama A&M

F

6'6"

Oklahoma City

G

6'2"

So. Polytechnic St.

G

6'4"

Alcorn State

C

7'0"

University of Georgia

Jonathan Jackson

6'8"

L.A. Push

F

Emanuel Jackson

6'8"

Stephen F. Austin

G

6'5"

Oklahoma Wesleyan U

SF

6'4"

Southern Poly Tech State University

F

Shawson Johnson

6'9"

North Texas

G

6'4"

Livingston College

Toraino Johnson

F

Charles Johnson

6'5"

Itawamba CC

G

6'3"

Miles College

PF

6'8"

Livingstone

PF

6'8"

Southern Polytechincal University

C

6'8"

Emporia State

PF

6’7

Washburn University

G

Albany State

SF

6'6"

ASA College

G

6'2"

Texas College

G

6'3"

Mercer

F

6'9"

Life University

SG

6'4"

Mercer

PG

5’9

Benedict College

G

6'4"

Point U

C

6'11"

Indiana

F

Alabama State

SG

6'8"

Benedict College

G

F

6'6"

Clayton State University

G

6'0"

Rivier

G

6'4"

Georgia Tech

F

6'6"

Stillman

C

6'11"

Georgia State

G

Antonio Logwood

G

6'4"

Georgia State/Georgetown

F

6'9"

Dalton HS

F

6'7"

Robert Morris College

G

6'4"

North Alabama

5'9"

Paine College

G

6'5"

Kennesaw State

SG

Lekheythan Malone

6'6"

C

Jonathan Mandeldove

7'0

University of Connecticut

PF

6'9"

Creak Side High

G

6'3"

Shorter College

G

6'6"

LSU/ Texas Tech

PF

6'7"

Wofford

PG

6'2"

UT-Chattanooga

F

6'8"

Michigan

Stacy McAlister

6'6"

Claflin University

SG

C

Cedric McGinnis

6'9"

Georgia Southern

G

6'5"

G

Lamont McIntosh

6'3"

Georgia State

G

6'5"

Armstrong Atlantic University

G

Kenneth McKenzie

6'0"

Allen

C

Donovan McMullen

6'10"

Reinhardt

C

7'0"

G

6'4"

Loyola (IL)

Roderick Mcgahee

6'3"

Paine College/Saddleback Community College

6'5"

Georgia State University

G

5'11"

Seqoyah HS

C

Anthony "Pig" Miller

6'9"

Michigan State

PG

6'2"

Georgia Tech

G

Jakirra Millsap

6'0"

North Georgia

SG

6'2"

F

6'8"

Oklahoma State

SF

6'8"

Meridian CC

6'5"

Atlanta Metropolitan

6'8"

Morgan State

G

Buford HS

Marticus (Shawn) Morgan

6'4"

C

Sylvester Morgan

Georgia State

PF

6'10"

Alabama State

G

Franklin Moultrie

6'0"

Kutztown

G

6'3"

University of West Alabama

PG

5'11"

Clayton State University

G

6'5"

S. Mississippi

G

Anthony Neely, Jr.

6'6"

Tuskegee University

6'0"

Claflin University

F

6'5"

Humboldt State

C

6'9"

University of Memphis

G

6'5"

Edward Waters

G

Brandon O'Brien

6'6"

Clark Atlanta U

C

G

5'11"

C

6'10"

G

Alexander Owumi

6'4"

Alcorn State University

G

6'2"

New Mexico/Kentucky Wesleyan

G

6'1"

Lander University

G

6'7"

Georgia State

6'3"

North Sargent HS

Anthony Pettaway

6'8"

Dachau Spurs (GER)

G

Antoine Pettway

6'0"

Alabama

F

6'8"

Middle Tennessee State

G

6'2"

Texas A&M International

G

6'7"

6'4"

Chattanooga State

F

6'8"

University of South Carolina Aiken

F

6'8"

PG

6'2"

Flint Northwestern HS

PF

6'9"

NC State

F

6'4"

G

5'10"

C

David Przybyszewski

7'2"

Vanderbilt

PF

6'9"

Clayton State

Jarail Rakestraw

5'10"

Roane State

PG

6'0"

Savannah State

5'8"

Lander University

F

6'6"

East Central

G

6'2"

C

6'10"

UMass

F

6'7"

Georgetown, KY

G

6'5"

University of Memphis

PF

Brandon Robinson

SG

Furman Robinxon

6'3"

F

6'8"

Portland

F

Octreyvius Roebuck

6'7"

G

LSU

PG

6'3"

G

6'3"

Arkansas State

G

6'2"

Eastern New Mexico

F

6'7"

Bucaneroes (MEX)

F

6'7"

Indiana-Kokomo

G

6'0"

Macon State

6'3"

Coosa HS

G

6'4"

Mississippi

SF

6'7"

G

6'5"

C

Edmund Saunders

6'8"

Connecticut

F

6'7"

G

6'0"

PG

6'0"

Knoxville College

William Scruggs

F

6'3"

Model HS

PG

6'2"

Rutgers University

Josephe Shipley

6'3"

Abraham Lincoln HS

G

Patrick Shokpeka

6'4"

Armstrong Atlantic University

G

Terrence Simmons

6'3"

Idaho

6'9"

Claflin College

G

6'0"

University of Illinois

G

5'9"

Florida Atlantic

F

6'6"

Clayton State

F

6'9"

TCU

C

6'10"

Connors State

G

6'5

Ole Miss

Rodderick Smith

6'4"

Houston Baptist College

5'9"

So Weslyan Univ.

Elijah Smith IV

6'6"

San Bernadino Valley College

F

6'4"

G

Jermaine Spivey

6'3"

New Orleans

F

James St. Roberts

C

6'9"

G

Derrick Stevens

5'11"

6'4"

Spartanburg

G

5'10"

Drake

SF

6'5"

Georgia Tech

G

6'5"

Holy Family

F

6'6"

Delta State

G

6'5"

Virginia Commonwealth

G

Michigan State

F

6'8"

Baylor

F

6'8"

Middle Tennessee State

PF

6'8"

Bethune-Cookman

6'6"

Assis Basket (BRA)

C

6'9"

MTSU

Alvin Thomas Jr

5'8"

Southern Nazarene University

G

5'10"

F

6'6"

Florida

G

6'0"

Stillman

G

6'3"

Delaware State

G

6'2"

Albany State

G

5'11"

LSU

G

Mickell Vickers

6'5"

NYIT

6'6"

North Greenville

Quartarai Waddell

6'9"

UTC Shorter College

PG

6'1"

Morehouse College

G

6'5"

Belhaven

F

6'10"

G

6'5"

Eastern Kentucky

F

Virginia Union

C

6'6"

Jackson State University

6'9"

Kentucky State

F

Sirdonta Washington

6'6"

Alcorn State

SF

De'Andre Washington

6'5"

Washburn University

PF

Rogers Washington

6'7"

6'6"

UTC

F

Horatio Webster

6'7"

Mississippi State

G

6'2"

Chicago State

G

6'3"

Howard Payne

F

6'8"

6'7"

Campbellsville

F

G

6'1"

Connors State/Mississippi State

6'9"

PG

Antonio Wilborn

6'3"

St. Joseph/ Virginia Tech

Jon'tee Wilhite

6'1"

Eastern Illinois

G

Anthony Wilkins

6'7"

Kent State

SG

6'4"

Georgia

PF

6'9"

Alabama-Birmingham

F

Lataryl Williams

6'6"

University of Ole Miss

SG

6'3"

F

Latece Williams

6'8"

Rome HS

G

Darren Williams

6'2"

Carson Newman college

Jeremy Williams

6'1"

Tuskegee University

C

Maurice Williams

6'2"

Los Medanos JC

G

6'1"

Mississippi State

G

6'3"

SF

Anthony Witherspoon

6'5"

Georgia State

F

6'8"

Benedict College, SC

F

210

G

6'4"

District of Columbia

F

6'5"

6’3

F

6'8"

University of Alabama

SF

6'5"

Xavier/North Carolina Central

G

Enrique Zuñiga

6'4"

Grand Canyon/Arizona Western

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