AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (2000-)

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:''For information on the original league that lasted until 1976, see American Basketball Association (1967-1977).''
The 'American Basketball Association' ('ABA') is a professional men's basketball league founded in 1999. The current ABA has no direct affiliation to the original league, also called the American Basketball Association, that merged with the NBA in 1976. The league holds the record for the most sports teams in a single league, standing at 45.
The annual operating cost for most teams ranges from $200 - 500K depending on how each individual member of the league operates their teams.
The expansion has had varied results.
Despite these some of the individual teams problems, a new round of expansion for 2005-2006 occurred, with forty-seven teams scheduled to begin play.
Another wave of expansion was announced for the 2006-2007 season, with the cost for a new expansion franchise was raised to $50,000.[1] One notable 2006-2007 expansion franchise was the Vermont Frost Heaves, owned by ''Sports Illustrated'' writer Alexander Wolff. Also in 2006-2007, former NBA player John Salley was named league commissioner and Maryland Nighthawks owner Tom Doyle was named chief operating officer.
Following the league's first public offering in 2006, it was reported that Joe Newman was voted out of his position as league CEO.[2] In a form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2007, the ABA board of directors stated that Newman was removed as league CEO on January 31, 2007. It went on to state that Newman's actions as league CEO would be reviewed to ensure that they were performed with the board's permission.[3] The same filing also claimed that Newman and other shareholders plotted to remove Tom Doyle, John Salley, and David Howitt from the board and elect Paul Riley as its director. Newman denied his removal ever occurred and claims he is still the league CEO [4]. The lawsuits were settled in late March 2007 with Doyle and Salley's resignations from the ABA Board of Directors.

Contents

2007-08 teams

2008-09 expansion teams

Defunct teams

Former teams that joined other leagues

Championship Game results

All-Star Game results

Awards

Player of the Year

Coach of the Year

Executive of the Year

MVP - Championship Game

MVP - All-Star Game

Community Service

See also

External links

2007-08 teams

:''For current regular season standings, see ABALive.com Standings.''
:''For regular season standings of past ABA seasons, see American Basketball Association (2000-) Standings.''
===Red Conference===


★ Beijing Aoshen Olympian

★ Hawaii Hurricanes

★ Long Beach Breakers

★ Maywood Buzz

★ Orange County Gladiators

★ Reno Sharpshooters

★ Sacramento Heatwave

★ San Diego Wildcats

★ San Francisco Rumble

★ Dragones de Tijuana

===White Conference===


★ Anderson Champions

★ Cometas de Cicero

★ Chicago Throwbacks

★ Detroit Panthers

★ Houston Takers

★ Veneno de Monterrey

★ Peoria Kings

★ Rochester Fire

★ St. Louis Stunners

★ Texas Tycoons

★ West Texas Whirlwinds

===Blue Conference===


★ Atlanta Vision

★ Bahama Pro Show

★ Boston United Eagles

★ Buffalo Silverbacks

★ Corning Bulldogs

★ First State Fusion

★ Georgia Gwizzlies

★ Halifax Rainmen

★ Jacksonville JAM

★ Jersey Express

★ Manchester Millrats

★ Mississippi Miracles

★ Montreal Royal

★ Orlando Aces

★ Palm Beach Imperials

★ Quebec City Kebekwa

★ Rome Legions

★ Strong Island Sound

★ Syracuse Raging Bullz

★ Vermont Frost Heaves

★ Westchester Phantoms

2008-09 expansion teams

★ Alexandria Wind Jammers

★ Arkansas Fantastics

★ Baltimore Bay Lions

★ Big Valley Shockwave

★ Birmingham Magicians

★ Brooklyn Comets

★ California Eagles

★ Cape Cod Frenzy

★ Corpus Christi, Texas

★ El Paso S'ol

★ Gallup Outlaws

★ Henderson All-Starz

★ Kentucky Retros

★ Lawton, Oklahoma

★ Ontario Red Wolves

★ Philadelphia Sounds

★ Phoenix Phantoms

★ Providence, Rhode Island

★ Santa Fe, New Mexico

★ Shreveport-Bossier Stallions

★ Southern Alabama Bounce

★ Tampa Bay Strong Dogs

★ Tennessee Mud Frogs

★ Twin City Ballers

★ Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Defunct teams

★ Bellevue Blackhawks

★ Calgary Drillers

★ Carolina Thunder

★ Centinelas de Mexicali

★ Central Valley Dawgs

★ Chicago Rockstars

★ Chicago Skyliners

★ Chicago Soldiers

★ Cincinnati Monarchs

★ Colorado Storm

★ Detroit Dogs

★ Hawaii Mega Force

★ Hermosillo Seris

★ Hollywood Fame

★ Indiana Legends

★ Inglewood Cobras

★ Jacksonville Wave

★ Juarez Gallos

★ Kansas City Knights

★ Kentucky Pro Cats

★ King County Royals

★ Lake Erie Rockers

★ Las Vegas Rattlers

★ Las Vegas Slam

★ Los Angeles Stars

★ Louisiana Cajun Pelicans

★ Memphis Houn'Dawgs

★ Nashville Rhythm

★ New Jersey SkyCats

★ Niagara Daredevils

★ Norfolk Ballerz

★ Ohio Aviators

★ Oklahoma City Ballhawgs

★ Ontario Warriors

★ Philadelphia Fusion

★ Phoenix Eclipse

★ Pittsburgh Hardhats

★ Portland Reign

★ Raleigh Renegades

★ Reigning Knights of Georgia

★ Richmond Generals

★ San Diego Wildfire

★ Southern California Surf

★ St. Louis Flight

★ Tacoma Navigators

★ Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs

★ Toledo Royal Knights

★ Twin City Ballers

★ Twin Cities Slamma Jammas

★ Utah Snowbears

Former teams that joined other leagues

★ Arkansas RimRockers - joined NBA Development League, currently inactive

★ Bellingham Slam - now in International Basketball League

★ Charlotte Krunk - now in Continental Basketball Association as Atlanta Krunk Wolverines

★ Florida Pit Bulls - now in Continental Basketball Association as East Kentucky Miners

★ Indiana Alley Cats - joined Continental Basketball Association, currently inactive

★ Knoxville Noise - joined World Basketball Association, but folded before first game

★ Long Beach Jam - now in NBA Development League as Bakersfield Jam

★ Los Angeles Aftershock - joined Continental Basketball Association, currently inactive

★ Maryland Nighthawks - now in Premier Basketball League

★ Minnesota Ripknees - now in Premier Basketball League

★ Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers - joined United States Basketball League, but folded after one season there

★ Oklahoma City Cavalry - now in Continental Basketball Association as Oklahoma Cavalry

★ Pittsburgh Xplosion - now in Continental Basketball Association

★ Quad City Riverhawks - now in Premier Basketball League

★ Reading Railers - now in Premier Basketball League

★ Rio Grande Valley Silverados - now in Continental Basketball Association

★ Rochester Razorsharks - now in Premier Basketball League

★ Rock River Fury - now in Premier Basketball League

★ San Jose SkyRockets - now in Continental Basketball Association as Minot SkyRockets

★ SoCal Legends - joined Continental Basketball Association, currently inactive

★ Vancouver Dragons - joined Continental Basketball Association, currently inactive

★ Waco Wranglers - now in United Basketball League

★ Wilmington Sea Dawgs - now in Premier Basketball League

Championship Game results

:''For complete playoff results of past ABA seasons, see American Basketball Association (2000-) Playoff Results.''

★ 2000-2001 - Detroit Dogs defeated Chicago Skyliners, 107-91 (Kemper Arena)

★ 2001-2002 - Kansas City Knights defeated Southern California Surf, 118-113 (Cox Pavilion)

★ 2003-2004 - Long Beach Jam defeated Kansas City Knights, 126-123 (Walter Pyramid)

★ 2004-2005 - Arkansas RimRockers defeated Bellevue Blackhawks, 118-103 (Alltel Arena)

★ 2005-2006 - Rochester Razorsharks defeated SoCal Legends, 117-114 (Blue Cross Arena)

★ 2006-2007 - Vermont Frost Heaves defeated Texas Tycoons, 143-95 (Barre Auditorium)
The Vermont Frost Heaves are the only championship-winning team still with the ABA.

All-Star Game results

★ 2002 ABA All-Star Game - Kansas City Knights defeated ABA All-Stars, 161-138 (Kemper Arena)

★ 2005 ABA All-Star Game - West defeated East, 163-149 (Las Vegas Sports Center)

★ 2006 ABA All-Star Game - East defeated West, 129-127 (BankAtlantic Center)

★ 2007 ABA All-Star Game - West defeated East, 138-123 (Halifax Metro Centre)

Awards

Player of the Year

★ 2000-2001 - None Announced

★ 2001-2002 - Pete Mickeal, Kansas City Knights

★ 2003-2004 - Joe Crispin, Kansas City Knights

★ 2004-2005 - Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers

★ 2005-2006 - Chris Carrawell, Rochester Razorsharks

Coach of the Year

★ 2000-2001 - None Announced

★ 2001-2002 - None Announced

★ 2003-2004 - Earl Cureton, Long Beach Jam

★ 2004-2005 - Rick Turner, Bellevue Blackhawks

★ 2005-2006 - Rod Baker, Rochester Razorsharks

Executive of the Year

★ 2000-2001 - None Announced

★ 2001-2002 - None Announced

★ 2003-2004 - Rafael Fitzmaurice, Juarez Gallos

★ 2004-2005 - Michael Tuckman, Bellevue Blackhawks

★ 2005-2006 - Orest Hrywnak, Rochester Razorsharks

MVP - Championship Game

★ 2000-2001 - Gee Gervin and Ndongo N'Diaye, Detroit Dogs

★ 2001-2002 - Pete Mickeal, Kansas City Knights

★ 2003-2004 - None Announced

★ 2004-2005 - Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers

★ 2005-2006 - Chris Carrawell, Rochester Razorsharks

MVP - All-Star Game

★ 2000-2001 - No All-Star Game

★ 2001-2002 - Maurice Carter, Kansas City Knights

★ 2003-2004 - No All-Star Game

★ 2004-2005 - Lou Kelly, West

★ 2005-2006 - Armen Gilliam, East

★ 2006-2007 - Billy Knight, West

Community Service

★ 2006-2007 - Modie Cox, Buffalo Silverbacks

See also

★ List of developmental and minor sports leagues

External links

★ ABALive.com - Official website of the American Basketball Association

★ ABA @ OurSportsCentral - News and information on the ABA and its teams

★ OurSportsCentral Forums - Message board to discuss ABA and minor league basketball