Montreal Sasquatch
League	Premier Basketball League
Founded	2008
History	Montreal Sasquatch 2008–2009
Arena	Centre Pierre Charbonneau
Location	Montreal, Quebec
Team colours	red, blue
General manager	TBD
Head coach	Tito Destin
Ownership	Soar Enterprises
Championships	0

The Montreal Sasquatch were a team of the Premier Basketball League (PBL) that played in the 2008–09 season under two different ownership groups.

History

Réal Bourassa was granted an expansion franchise in the PBL for the 2009 season. However, on February 5, 2009, the PBL canceled the franchise after it emerged that players weren't being paid.^[1] A dispersal draft of Sasquatch players was then conducted.^[2]

On February 11, the PBL announced that Soar Enterprises, another ownership group, would take over the franchise and play the remainder of the season.^[3] The squad was to be known as Team Montreal as Bourassa retained the rights to the name Sasquatch.

The Sasquatch were one of four teams in the PBL Atlantic Division that enhanced their 20-game PBL schedule with 6 exhibitions to compete for the "Champlain Cup." When the Sasquatch were removed from the league, the other teams decided that the remaining, unplayed exhibitions involving the Sasquatch would be treated as forfeits.

The PBL, which arranged all league travel, intervened heavily to ensure that the next three road games took place. However, the venue arranged for the reconstituted team's first home game, on February 27, fell through; the visiting Halifax Rainmen objected to an alternate gym^[4] and the PBL ruled that it did not meet league standards. A home game against Wilmington the next day was likewise cancelled,^[5] and the remaining home games were played at the opponent's venue.

2009 roster

First half

This is the Sasquatch roster before the PBL removed the Sasquatch from the league.

Head Coach: Alejandro Hasbani^[6]

#		Pos.	Ht.	Player	Acquired	College
3		SG	6'2	Randy Gill	2008	Bowie State
4		PG	6'2	Manix Auriantal	2008	New York
6		PG	5'10	Bobby Miller	2008	Southern New Hampshire
11		SF	6'8	Louis-Patrick Levros	2008	Rhode Island CC
13		PG	6'4	Kevin Dulude	2008	Royal Military College
15		PG	6'0	Lantrice Green	2008	Virginia Union
21		PG	5'7	Denburk Reid	2008	McGill
21		SG	6'5	Buster Perkins	2008	Virginia Union
23		SG	6'6	Steve Pellan	2008	Mobile
24		SG	6'6	Quilninious Randall	2008	Northeastern
32		PF	6'6	Jamaal Wise	2008	Rhode Island
34		C	6'8	John Daryl Ruffus	2008	Fayetteville State

In the PBL dispersal draft four players were selected:

• Randy Gill by the Detroit Panthers
• John Ruffus by the Quebec Kebs (traded to Manchester on March 9)
• Xavier Morton by the Rochester RazorSharks
• Jamaal Wise by the Manchester Millrats (traded to Quebec on March 9)

All other Sasquatch players were given their unconditional release and became free agents.^[2]

Second half

Head Coach: Tito Destin

#		Pos.	Ht.	Player	Acquired	College
2		SG	5'11	Todd 'Tinkle' Tinkhalm	2009
5		SG	6'2	Kevin John	2009
12		PG	6'2	Shawn Corbin	2009	Brandon University
14		PG	6'0	John Bethia	2009
22		PG	5'6	Denburk 'Berky' Reid	2008	McGill
25		SF	6'8	Louis-Patrick 'LP' Levros	2008	Rhode Island
31		SF	6'4	Frank Filoa	2009
35		SF	6'6	Kevin Benjamin	2009
41		PG	5'10	Bobby Miller	2008	Southern New Hampshire
42		SG	6'5	Buster Perkins	2008	Virginia Union
43		PG	6'2	Mario Kinsey	2009	Texas College
44		C	6'10	David Dubois	2009	Idaho

2009 season schedule

* Originally a home game for Montreal