Washington
The Wizards only have one rookie on their roster, but he's a hard one to miss. Listed at 7-3, Peter John Ramos is their backup center of the future. An important rite for all rookies is the first time their NBA team heads into their hometown. Unfortunately, the Wizards do not travel to Puerto Rico. What about the sophomores?
Steve Blake and Jarvis Hayes are the only sophomores on the roster. Blake is from Maryland and Hayes is from Georgia.
Every Wizard homegame essentially lets Blake play in front of his fans. Hayes has to wait till the team travels to Atlanta.
The Wizards play the Hawks in Atlanta on December 3 and March 16.
TEAM NOTES
The Washington Wizards have released their complete 2004-2005 regular season schedule.
You can shop at the Wizards team storewhere you can personalized jerseys with your name and number.
The Stanford Cardinalwrites: Alabama handed Stanford a 70-67 loss to end the Cardinal's 2003-04 season at the NCAA Tournament in Seattle ... Dan Grunfeld's father, Ernie, enjoyed a stellar career at the University of Tennessee... Ernie is Tennessee's all-time leading scorer (2,249 points) and helped the United States win the gold medal in basketball at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal ... Ernie Grunfeld also played several seasons in the NBA, and is currently the President of Basketball Operations for the NBA's Washington Wizards.
The Baltimore Sunwrites: The team [Warriors] re-signed veteran free-agent swingman Calbert Cheaney. Cheaney, who was drafted by the Washington Wizards, averaged 7.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists last season, playing 26.2 minutes a game.
The Herald Newswrites: Cheaney was originally drafted by Washington back in the 1993 NBA Draft.In 728 career games, the Indiana product owns career averages of 10.3 points with 3.3 rebounds with the Wizards, Boston, Denver, Utah and Golden State. He joined the Warriors as a free agent on August 27, 2003.