United States Basketball League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sport Basketball Founded 1985 Motto "The League of Opportunity" No. of teams 7 Country/ Countries United States Most recent champion(s) Kansas Cagerz Official website www.usbl.com The United States Basketball League OTCBB: USBL is a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985 and has been in continuous operation every year except 1989. One source thought the league might fold after the 2007 season.[1]
The 2007 USBL Champions were crowned after the title game on July 1, 2007. The winner: The Kansas Cagerz.
Contents [hide] 1 Teams 1.1 Current Teams 1.2 Complete team list 2 USBL Champions 3 Notable past players 4 References 5 See also 6 External links
[edit] Teams
Location of USBL teams and divisions [edit] Current Teams Albany Patroons[2] Brooklyn Kings Dodge City Legend Gary Steelheads[3] Long Island PrimeTime Kansas Cagerz Oklahoma Storm Originally the USBL began the 2007 season with ten teams in two five-team divisions, but the failure of the New Jersey Meteors, Delaware Stars and Jackson Wildcats (and the initial failure and later reinstatement of the Long Island PrimeTime), the league was realigned in mid-season into a single division.
[edit] Complete team list Albany Patroons (2006-present) Atlanta Trojans (1991-99, as Atlanta Eagles in 1991-93) Atlantic City Seagulls (1996-01) Brevard Blue Ducks (1988, 1990-04, as Jacksonville Hooters in 1988, 1990-92; as Daytona Beach Hooters in 1993; as Jacksonville Hooters in 1994; as Jacksonville Shooters in 1995; as Jacksonville Barracudas in 1996-98; as Gulf Coast SunDogs in 1999-00; as Lakeland Blue Ducks in 2001; back to being the Brevard Blue Ducks in 2002-) Brooklyn Kings (1999-present) Camden Power (1997-98, as Philadelphia Power in 1997) Carolina Cardinals (1996) Cedar Rapids River Raiders (2004) Connecticut Skyhawks (1985, 1988, 1990-00, as Connecticut Colonels in 1985; as New Haven Skyhawks in 1988, 1990-92) Delaware Stars (2007) Dodge City Legend (2000-present) Empire State Stallions (1991) Florida Sea Dragons (2000-02, as Tampa Bay Windjammers in 1996-99) Florida Sharks (1995-97) Gary Steelheads (2007-present) Jackson Jackals (1995) Jackson Wildcats (2007), as Adirondack Wildcats (2002-04) Jersey Shore Bucs (1988) Jersey Turnpikes (1995) Kansas Cagerz (1998-present, as Columbus Cagerz in 1998) Long Island Surf (1985, 1987-88, 1991-01, as Long Island Knights in 1985, 1987-88) Maryland Mustangs (2001) Memphis Fire (1994-95) Miami Tropics(1987-88,1991-1993) Mississippi Coast Gamblers (1994) Nebraska Cranes (2005-2006) Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers (2006-06) New Hampshire Thunder Loons (1996-99) New Jersey Jammers (1985-88, 1992, as Jersey Jammers in 1986-88) New Jersey Flyers (2004-05, as Florence Flyers in 2004) New Jersey Meteors (2007) New Jersey Shore Cats (1998-00) New York Whitecaps (1991) Oklahoma Storm (2000-present) Palm Beach Stingrays (1986-88, 1990, 1992-94, as Gold Coast Stingrays in 1986; as West Palm Beach Stingrays in 1987) Philadelphia Aces (1985-88, 1990 as Wildwood Aces in 1985-86) Philadelphia Spirit (1991-92) Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (1999-06) Portland Wave (1996-97, as Portland Mountain Cats in 1996) Raleigh Cougars (1997-99) Rhode Island Gulls (1985, 1987) Saint Joseph Express (2002, 2004) Saint Louis Skyhawks (2002-04) Springfield Fame (1985-86) Staten Island Stallions (1986-87) Suncoast Sunblasters (1991) Tampa Bay Stars (1986-87, as Tampa Bay Flash in 1986) Tampa Bay Sunblasters (1992) Texas Rim Rockers (2003-04) Treasure Coast Tropics (1996, as Miami Tropics in 1987-88, 1991-95) Tulsa Tough-Necks (1999-2000) Washington Congressionals (1998-00) Westchester Golden Apples (1985-86) Westchester Stallions (1993-94) Westchester Kings (1997) Westchester Wildfire (2003-05)
[edit] USBL Champions Year Champion, score Runner-up, score 1985 Springfield Fame (19-6), Won regular season, No Playoffs 1986 Tampa Bay Flash (22-8), Won regular season, No Playoffs 1987 Miami Tropics 103 Rhode Island Gulls 99 1988 New Haven Skyhawks 134 Palm Beach Stingrays 126 1989 USBL Suspended Operations 1990 Jacksonville Hooters (15-1) Won regular season, No Playoffs 1991 Philadelphia Spirit 110 Miami Tropics 108 1992 Miami Tropics 116 Philadelphia Spirit 114 1993 Miami Tropics 139 Westchester Stallions 127 1994 Jacksonville Hooters 117 Atlanta Trojans 109 1995 Florida Sharks 109 Atlanta Trojans 104 1996 Florida Sharks 118 Atlantic City Seagulls 115 1997 Atlantic City Seagulls 114 Long Island Surf 112 1998 Atlantic City Seagulls 100 Long Island Surf 96 1999 Atlantic City Seagulls 83 Connecticut Skyhawks 77 2000 Dodge City Legend 89 Oklahoma Storm 86 2001 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 100 Dodge City Legend 91 2002 Oklahoma Storm 122 Kansas Cagerz 109 2003 Dodge City Legend 97 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 96 2004 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 118 Brooklyn Kings 116 2005 Dodge City Legend 97 Kansas Cagerz 84 2006 Nebraska Cranes 100 Dodge City Legend 92 2007 Kansas Cagerz 95 Brooklyn Kings 92
[edit] Notable past players This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Darrell Armstrong - (Atlanta Trojans) Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues - (Rhode Island Gulls) Manute Bol - (Rhode Island Gulls) Devin Brown - (Kansas Cagerz) Mario Elie- (Miami Tropics) World B. Free-(Miami Tropics) Avery Johnson - (Palm Beach Stingrays) Roy Jones, Jr. - (Brevard Blue Ducks) Nancy Lieberman - (Springfield Fame) Terrell Owens - (Adirondack Wildcats) Anthony Mason - (Long Island Surf) Cheryl Miller - (Staten Island Stallions) Randy Moss - (Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs) Lynette Richardson-(Miami Topics) Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson - (Long Island Knights) Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb - (Rhode Island Gulls) John "Hot Rod" Williams - (Rhode Island Gulls) Boris Izaguirre - (Rhode Island Gulls)
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