AFL China announces exhibition game rosters

Thursday October 24, 2013

East vs. West Teams Set For Games in Honolulu and Beijing

PHILADELPHIA (November 24, 2013) – AFL China announces the rosters for the upcoming All-Star exhibition games to be played in Honolulu, HI and Beijing, China on Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 10, respectively.

The players were selected from the existing Arena Football League rosters provided by the league office, as well as participants from the inaugural AFL China tryouts that were held earlier this year in Honolulu, HI. Player selections were also based on an online fan voting process as well as mandatory requirements (passport and visa process) that must have been met in order for the players to be considered.

“We are proud to unveil this historic group of athletes and coaches to demonstrate the sport of Arena Football to the world,” said AFL China President David Niu. “These games will go down in history as the beginning of something special and bringing the game of Arena Football to China.”

The East team will be coached by Philadelphia Soul head coach Clint Dolezel and assistant head coach Phil Bogle, while the West team will be coached by Arizona Rattlers head coach Kevin Guy and former AFL great Cecil Doggette.

EAST ROSTER

NO. POS PLAYER HGT WGT COLLEGE
2 K Kimo Naehu 6’0 205 Bethel College
3 QB Randy Hippeard 6’3 205 Virginia – Wise
5 QB Dan Raudabaugh 6’3 230 Miami (OH)
6 DB Tracey Belton 6’1 180 Massachusetts
7 DB Rayshaun Kizer 5’10 190 Walsh
8 WR Markee White 6’7 215 Texas State
10 DB Micheaux Robinson 5’9 190 Otterbein
12 DL Bryan Robinson 6’3 290 Wesley
15 WR Prechae Rodriguez 6’4 215 Auburn
16 WR Dominic Goodman 6’1 210 Cincinnati
17 WR/KR Larry Beavers 5’11 179 Wesley
18 LB Joe Goosby 6’1 235 Tulane
21 WR/DB Terrance Smith 6’2 200 South Carolina St.
23 DB LaRico Stevenson 5’10 210 West Georgia
34 DL Nui Spikes 5’11 240 West Los Angeles C.C.
55 C Brennen Carvalho 6’1 310 Portland State
56 DL Rodney Beamon 6’2 285 Tennessee – Chattanooga
71 OL C.J. Cobb 6’4 310 Cincinnati
74 OL Shannon Breen 6’4 305 West Virginia Wesley

WEST ROSTER

NO. POS PLAYER HGT WGT COLLEGE

2 DB Carlton Brown 5’10 200 Jackson State
3 WR Marco Thomas 6’0 190 Western Illinois
4 WR Scott Carr 6’0 190 N/A
10 QB Nick Davila 6’3 220 Cincinnati
11 DB Arkeith Brown 6’1 195 Texas A&M
15 WR Jesse Schmidt 6’3 230 Buena Vista
16 WR Mario Urrutia 6’5 230 Louisville
19 DB Justin Hannah 5’9 187 Tuskegee
20 DB Cameron McGlenn 6’0 190 Elon
22 QB Carson Coffman 6’3 215 Kansas State
23 DB Patrick Stoudamire 5’11 210 Western Illinois
24 DL Ofakimoana Valikoula 6’6 305 N/A
41 LB Josh Rice 6’0 215 Hawaii – Manoa
47 K Kenton Chun 5’9 155 Hawaii – Manoa
56 OL Davon “Tray” Allen 6’4 315 Texas
70 DL Marcus Pittman 6’5 290 Troy
71 OL Davon Allen 6’2 335 Rice
77 DL Anttaj Hawthorne 6’3 345 Wisconsin
93 OL Tyrone Alualu 6’1 300 Laney

ABOUT AFL CHINA

AFL China is a company created by Martin E. Judge, Jr. with plans to introduce and launch professional American Arena Football in China. For more information, go to www.AFL-China.com. Ganlan Media International (GMI) is a company created by Martin E. Judge, Jr. to introduce and launch professional American Arena Football teams in China. Following an extremely successful trip to Beijing, China, together with its Ganlan Media International partner, AFL Global LLC formally announced plans to further develop professional American Arena Football in China by Fall of 2014 – AFL CHINA. A comprehensive football training program was held in May 2013 in Beijing. Training programs will be available to support and manage the expansion of AFL programs into many more Chinese cities after these inaugural initiatives. Full league play is planned in China for the Fall of 2014 with a combination of American and Chinese players comprising each professional team.