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Ex-player Dill ready for off court challenge

New Buffalo Warriors General Manager Terence Dill

Terence Dill is experiencing first hand the rigours of running a professional sports team after being at the helm of the newly formed Buffalo Warriors for three months.Dill and fellow Buffalo-based player Franklin Jackson, formed the team and joined the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) for the season that is due to start in less than a month.The pair swapped the basketball court for the front office in August and formed the new club that is set to compete with Dill’s former team, Buffalo Stampede, in the same city.While the business side of the sport is a new and exciting prospect, the former Devonshire Dragons player admits that it is a real test with balancing the new job with his personal life.“I would have to say the hardest challenge is managing my time between my family and my business,” said the 24-year-old. General Manger.“This team is almost a 24 hour business at this point because we want it to be a huge success with a win and the community.“I am still learning and hopefully by the inaugural game I should have that aspect in order.”Along with Franklin, Ed Bednarz is helping with the intricacies of the day to day running of the team.Among the initiatives being implemented into the team’s season will be themed nights as well as teaming up with a major charity in the Buffalo area.“The team is coming along very well. We are not the biggest team in the league but I do believe we can make a playoff run,” said Dill.“My partners and I have are pushing non stop to make this the most successful team since the former Buffalo Braves. Every game is going to be an event ranging from beach fun all the way to Star Wars night.“This dream ride has already exceeded its self ten times over since my first game last year playing for the Stampede.“This team also has teamed up with the Western New York Perinatal Bereavement Network as our major charity. This team is in remembrance of my four-month-old son whom we lost February.”Dill was first spotted as a player for by the Stampede’s general manager and former Hall of Famer, Bouie Roosevelt, who watched him in action during a visit to Bermuda last summer and subsequently invited him for a trial.But Dill’s chances of impressing were scuppered when he turned his ankle forcing him returned home to recover from his injury and weigh up his next move. He attended trials for a team in North Carolina and before signing for the Stampede where he spent one season.Hudson Valley Kingz will be the Warriors first opponent on opening night, December 3.