United States Basketball League
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 United States Basketball League logo |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| Motto | "The League of Opportunity" |
| Country(ies) | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kansas Cagerz |
| Most titles | (tie) Atlantic City Seagulls & Dodge City Legend (3) |
| Official website | www.usbl.com |
The United States Basketball League (OTCBB: USBL) was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.
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Current status
After speculation that the USBL might fold after the 2007 season[1], the league announced that it will sit out the 2008 season and consider its options for the future.[2] It has not since restarted, although as of January 2010, its website states that hopes to resume play in April.[3]
2007 season
Originally the USBL began 2007 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.
Only six teams finished the season:
Complete team list
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
- 2008 USBL Suspended Operations
Notable past players
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- Tim Barnes - Oklahoma Storm
- Darrell Armstrong - (Atlanta Trojans)
- Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues - (Rhode Island Gulls)
- Manute Bol - (Rhode Island Gulls)
- Devin Brown - (Kansas Cagerz)
- Lloyd Daniels - (Miami Tropics)
- Waliyy Dixon - (Atlantic City Seagulls)
- Mario Elie - (Miami Tropics)
- World B. Free - (Miami Tropics)
- Raja Bell - (Tampa Bay Windjammers)
- Avery Johnson - (Palm Beach Stingrays)
- Roy Jones, Jr. - (Brevard Blue Ducks)
- Nancy Lieberman - (Springfield Fame)
- Anthony Mason - (Long Island Surf)
- Cheryl Miller - (Staten Island Stallions)
- Jamario Moon - (Dodge City Legend), (Gary Steelheads)
- Terrell Owens - (Adirondack Wildcats)
- 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)
- Shivang Patel - (Miami Tropics)
- Kelvin Upshaw - (Palmbeach Stingrays)
- Lorenzo Williams - (Palmbeach Stingrays)
- Edward Gamble- (Long Island Surf)
- Vince Hizon - (Pennsylvania Valleydawgs)
- R. Kelly - (Atlantic City Seagulls)
See also
References
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