OXFORD, UK, Aug. 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Oxford City Basketball A Division of Oxford City Football Club, Inc. (OXFC) announced today that they have signed 6'9" Forward/Center Steve Dutton, 6'5" Forward Craig Percival, and 6' 3" Small Forward Desta Rudder-Smith.
CEO Thomas Anthony Guerriero said, "These three signings are tremendous for our organization and will help give us a competitive edge. We continue to strengthen our team with the sole focus of bringing a Championship to the city of Oxford."
Oxford City Basketball Head Coach Frank Marulanda stated, "Steve's rebounding, shot blocking and scoring ability will compliment our team and style of play a great deal. With Steve we know exactly what we'll get night in and night out. We are delighted to have him at Oxford City Basketball." Dutton's career numbers are 7.3rpp, 9.7ppg, and 1.9bpg.
Assistant Coach Zach Meekings said, "Craig was a key player for us last season, was one of the main engines behind the team with his Never Give Up attitude, amazing work ethic and relentless work on and off the court. We are really pleased to have him back this season." Percival averages 8.1rpg and 10.5ppg.
Desta Rudder-Smith is a 26 year old international player from Oxford City, 2-time slam dunk champion with 22.7 pts per game career average.Desta is a Teacher and Basketball Coach who works with children with behavioral problems at Northfield School in Oxford and has been through the mill at Oxford Hoops since the tender age of 10.
"It is fantastic to have secured such a talented, competitive, athletic and team player as Desta. Not only was he unstoppable last season, but he will pair up beautifully with 7' 4" Priest Lauderdale. He's without a doubt one of the main attractions, a human highlight film!" Said Director of Basketball, Franky Marulanda.
About Oxford City FC (OXFC)
Oxford City is a diversified holding company, which controls five portfolios.
The First Portfolio (OXFC Sports Portfolio)
The OXFC Sports Portfolio have a controlling interest is the largest publicly traded diversified portfolio of professional sports teams in the world. Oxford City's portfolio contains a 132-year-old professional football club Oxford City FC, which plays in the Conference North Division of the English Football Association. They also own Oxford City Nomads, which plays in the Hellenic League Premier Division of the English Football Association. Oxford City owns Oxford City Futsal, which plays at the highest level of Futsal in England and has one of the best teams in the UK. The company has also acquired Oxford City Basketball, which plays their games in the EBL, English Basketball League. Most recently, Oxford City acquired two professional indoor soccer teams within the U.S., expanding the company's reach to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and South Florida. Oxford City now owns the MASL team The Texas Strikers in Beaumont, Texas. Becoming part of the MASL will leverage the Oxford City sports portfolio to maximize its sponsorship and advertising opportunities to a global level. Oxford City now owns a total of 7 professional sports teams around the world.
The Second Portfolio (OXFC Academic Portfolio)
The OXFC Academic Portfolio owns a diversified portfolio of academic institutions. OXFC owns Oxford City Sports College in Oxford and CIT University in the United States, which expects to have its first brick and mortar campus in the United States in South Florida in the near future to strategically put the University in a tremendous position for the future. CIT University's curriculum is designed by Ivy League scholars and developers providing a state of the art educational platform and is unique to any ever seen.
The Third Portfolio (OXFC Media & Entertainment Portfolio)
The OXFC Media & Entertainment Portfolio owns a diversified portfolio of media & entertainment companies. OXFC owns Oxford City Broadcasting Network ( http://www.oxfordcitybroadcasting.com ), which is broadcasted on 740AM in Florida that reaches from Miami, Florida to Jupiter, Florida. OXFC has acquired 1882.tv, which will become the global television platform for the company and their interests. Oxford City's 24 hour television programming which will broadcasted around the world will feature the live radio show "The Oxford City Financial Report", cover all of Oxford City's professional sports teams, and provide continuous programming.
The Fourth Portfolio (OXFC Real Estate & Property Management Portfolio)
The OXFC Real Estate & Property Management Portfolio controls a diversified portfolio of real estate including Oxford City Stadium, Oxford City Indoor Arena, and the Oxford City 3G Training Facility. OXFC benefits from these facilities both in usage and in rental income.
The Fifth Portfolio (OXFC Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio)
The Mergers and Acquisitions Portfolio consists of the most experienced value specialists who implement proprietary methodology to identify and acquire equity positions in private and public companies with unlimited growth potential to bring tremendous synergies and value to Oxford City.
About Thomas Anthony Guerriero
http://www.thomasanthonyguerriero.com
Oxford City (OXFC) is led by their CEO Thomas Anthony Guerriero. Mr. Guerriero holds a Masters Degree from Harvard University, holds two Graduate Certificates from Boston University & University of Notre Dame, and has two BA degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University & Thomas Edison State. He has held several professional licenses over the course of his career Series 7, Series 63, Series 66, Series 24 licenses. Always looking for a challenge Mr. Guerriero is a former professional soccer player, climbed two of the seven summits, been featured in a major motion picture with Oliver Stone, and been featured on television around the world. He is a published author, diplomatic advisor on economic and fiscal policy, is known for being one of the most influential and powerful entrepreneurs in the world today.
Mr. Guerriero was the youngest Senior Vice President at First Union in their 90 year history. As one of the leaders at First Union he established his reputation for being one of the most driven individuals ever to hit Wall Street, known for his relentless work ethic, accompanied with the ability to execute tremendous achievements both individual and with his executive team. His efforts contributed significantly towards First Union's assets eclipsing $400 Billion, leading towards their acquisition by Wachovia in the biggest banking acquisition in banking history at the time.
After First Union Mr. Guerriero was highly recruited by some of the largest firms in the world due to his expertise. Ultimately he made history by accepting the position of CEO of TAA, making him one of the youngest ever to lead a member firm. Implementing his expertise in Economics and Finance he was able to lead TAA to being acquired by High Point Capital, taking part in the second successful acquisition in his career.
Guerriero a renowned published author with "How to Understand and Master the Stock Market", "How to Understand And Master Securities Laws & Regulations", "Plan For Crisis", and "Military Involvement and Trade Treaties: Exploring the Differences in Military Involvement of the United States in Foreign Countries, Post-Trade Treaty" took this expertise to the helm of Global Wealth, accepting the position of CEO. Again for the third time in his career he was successful in growing this company to have a global presence having offices domestically throughout the US and around the world. This led to Global Wealth eventually being acquired, proving his unique methodologies in growing organizations are tremendous.
A former professional athlete himself, Guerriero has always had the passion to become an owner of a professional sports team. This passion led him to becoming the owner with his partner Mike Savitt of the Springfield Armor of the NBA D League (Brooklyn Nets Affiliate). In his first season as owner they had the biggest turn around in the history of the NBA D League and eventually winning the Eastern Conference Championship for the first time in their history. This success made his vision even more clear on the aspirations to achieve something unique in professional sports and in business. This vision was to create a portfolio of the two core foundational interests he had, Sports & Education. This is the seed that has grown into the diversified holding company known as Oxford City.
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