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2007 ABA All-Star Game
The 2007 American Basketball Association (2000-), American Basketball Association All-Star Game was held in Halifax Urban Area, Halifax, Nova Scotia at the 10,595 seat Halifax Metro Centre from January 27 to 28. The first event, held on the 27th included a game between St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University, the three point contest (Won by Aaron Cook (baseball), Aaron Cook of the Vermont Frost Heaves), the slam dunk contest (Won by Donald Beachem of the Texas Tycoons), the awards ceremony, and a small performance by Hedley (band), Hedley and Classified to be MC'd by Farley Flex. The second event on the 28th, included a game between Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Saint Mary's University and Memorial University of Newfoundland, Memorial University, and the All-Star game; East versus West. The West defeated the East 138-123. Facts *The Weekend was a success, with an estimated attendance of 2,500 for each event (5,000 total) *Hundreds of Halifax Rainmen, Rainmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Basketball Association (2000-)
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major professional basketball league that operated for nine seasons from 1967 to 1976. The upstart ABA operated in direct competition with the more established National Basketball Association throughout its existence. The second of two leagues established in the 1960s after the American Basketball League (1961–1962), American Basketball League, the ABA was the more successful rival to the NBA. The league started with eleven teams; the Indiana Pacers, Kentucky Colonels, Minnesota Muskies, New Jersey Americans, and Pittsburgh Pipers were placed in the Eastern Division and the Anaheim Amigos, Dallas Chaparrals, Denver Rockets, Houston Mavericks, New Orleans Buccaneers, and Oakland Oaks (ABA), Oakland Oaks in the Western Division. George Mikan served as the first league commissioner and came up with the idea for the three-point shot to go along with a 30-second shot clock. Echoing the NHL, the league named a Most Valuable Player fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Panthers (PBL)
The Detroit Panthers are an American minor-league basketball team in the Maximum Basketball League. Formerly a member of the American Basketball Association, the team was previously known as the Detroit Dogs and the Detroit Wheels. The Panthers were one of the charter franchises of the ABA and won the league's first championship as the Detroit Dogs. History 2000–2002: Detroit Dogs Initially founded in 2000 as one of the new ABA's charter franchises, the Detroit Dogs quickly became one of the league's better teams. Their first coach was Detroit's own George Gervin, a star with the original ABA in the 1970s. The Dogs finished with a 24–20 record and the best record in the Eastern Division, facing the Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs in the first round of the playoffs. After trailing for most of the game, Detroit rallied and won 117–112, moving to the second round. In the semifinals, Detroit handled the Indiana Legends 119–105, and advanced to the new ABA's first championship game a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville Jam
The Jacksonville Jam was a basketball team based in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida that was a member of the modern American Basketball Association (2000–present), American Basketball Association and the Premier Basketball League. They played their home games at the University of North Florida. Thirteen of their eighteen home games were to be played on Friday nights, while the remainder were to be played on Sundays. The team planned to move to Veterans Memorial Arena for the 2008–2009 season, but it did not survive its transition into the PBL. 2006-07 Their inaugural season began in November 2006 as an ABA expansion team. The team finished 25–8, good for the Southeast Division title and a #2 seed in the ABA tournament. Their tournament run would not last long, however, as the Jam lost in the round of 16 to the Buffalo Silverbacks by a score of 100–91. 2008 The team announced they were joining the Premier Basketball League for the 2008 season. On February 4, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Williams (basketball)
Jerry Williams (born January 2, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and current head basketball coach for the Newfoundland Rogues (Canada) and former head coach for the ABA Jacksonville Giants in Jacksonville, Florida (USA). He had a distinguished college and European career, and played in the ABA (ABA) for 2 seasons , from 2007–2008. He played for the ABA Jacksonville Jam. A 6'6" shooting guard/small forward from Cumberland College, he was selected to the 2007 ABA All-Star Game. Williams is the only head coach in ABA history to win a 3-peat championship in his first 3 years as head coach. Williams also was able to 4 peat in 2021 after the season ending in 2020 due to Covid-19, where the Giants were 25 and 1 heading into the playoffs. From 2002 to 2007, Williams played in the British Basketball League. He was named Player of the Year in 2004, after a season in which he averaged 23.3 points per game for the Scottish Rocks. Jerry's nickname is "Mouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Silverbacks
The Buffalo Sharks were a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York. The team competed in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as the Buffalo Rapids in 2005–06 and as the Buffalo Silverbacks in 2006–07 before suspending operations. The organization rebranded as the Buffalo Sharks with plans to relaunch for the 2008–09 ABA season, but ownership instead folded the team. Its legacy remains as the city's first basketball franchise to operate after the Buffalo Braves relocated to San Diego following the 1977–78 NBA season. Despite ownership changes and financial struggles, the team reached the ABA playoffs in both of its seasons. History 2004: Franchise acquisition Gary Nice paid $10,000 to acquire the rights for a Buffalo franchise of the American Basketball Association in August 2004. Nice was CEO of Events Media International, a company that had worked with the league to broadcast its games nationally on radio and television. Mark Hamister disputed the purchas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Sims
Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Anthony. Similar names include Antaine, Anthoine, Antoan, Antoin, Antton, Antuan, Antwain, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwon and Antwuan. Feminine forms include Antonia, Antoinette, and (more rarely) Antionette. As a first name *Antoine Alexandre Barbier (1765–1825), a French librarian and bibliographer *Antoine Arbogast (1759–1803), a French mathematician *Antoine Arnauld (1612–1694), a French theo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmington Sea Dawgs
The Wilmington Sea Dawgs are a professional basketball team and founding member of the Tobacco Road Basketball League. The team is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, and began play in 2006 as a member of the American Basketball Association. The team later played as a founding member of the Premier Basketball League and a founding member of the Continental Basketball League. In 2013, the team played at Blizzard Athletics, having previously played at the Joe and Barbara Schwartz Center on the campus of Cape Fear Community College. History The Sea Dawgs won the ABA Blue Central division in their first year with a record of 19-8 and advanced to the playoff semi-finals, losing to the eventual champion Vermont Frost Heaves. In their playoff run, they were scheduled to meet the defending champion Rochester Razorsharks, but weather-related travel problems caused the game to not be played. The ABA CEO then refused to reschedule the game although the two teams had agreed to a mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric McGinnis
Cedric () is a given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel ''Ivanhoe''. Etymology The invented name is based on ''Cerdic'', the name of a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king (itself from Brittonic '' Coroticus''). Popularity The name was not popularly used until the children's book ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett was published in 1885 to 1886, the protagonist of which is called Cedric Errol. The book was highly successful, causing a fashion trend in children's formal dress in America and popularized the given name. People named Cedric born in the years following the novel's publication include British naval officer Cedric Holland (1889–1950), American war pilot Cedric Fauntleroy (1891–1973), Irish art director Austin Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960) and British actor Cedric Hardwicke (1893–1964). The name has ranked among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States at different points since 1903. It ranked 958th on the popularity chart in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Island Sound
Strong may refer to: Education * The Strong, an educational institution in Rochester, New York, United States * Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas), an administrative hall of the University of Kansas * Strong School, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, an overflow school for district kindergartners and first graders Music Albums * '' Strong (Tyler Hubbard album)'', 2024 * ''Strong'' (Anette Olzon album), 2021 * ''Strong'' (Arrested Development album), 2010 * ''Strong'' (Michelle Wright album), 2013 * ''Strong'' (Thomas Anders album), 2010 * ''Strong'' (Tracy Lawrence album), 2004 * ''Strong'', a 2000 album by Clare Quilty Songs * "Strong" (London Grammar song), 2013 * "Strong" (One Direction song), 2013 * "Strong" (Robbie Williams song), 1999 * "Strong" (Romy song), 2022 * "Strong", a song by After Forever from '' Remagine'' * "Strong", a song by Audio Adrenaline from '' Worldwide'' * "Strong", a song by LeAnn Rimes from ''Whatever We Wanna'' * "Strong", a song by London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Plummer
Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname *Gregory (The Walking Dead), fictional character from the walking dead * Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's), main protagonist of '' Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach'' ** Places Australia *Gregory, a town in the Northern Territory *Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Burke **Electoral district of Gregory, Queensland, Australia * Gregory, Western Australia. United States *Gregory, South Dakota * Gregory, Tennessee * Gregory, Texas Outer space *Gregory (lunar crater) *Gregory (Venusian crater) Other uses * "Gregory" (''The Americans''), the third episode of the first season of the television series ''The Americans'' See also * Greg (other) * Greggory * Gregoire (other) * Gregor (other) * Gregores (other) * Gregorian (other) * Gregory C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Nighthawks
The Washington GreenHawks were a team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) based in Washington, D.C. As the Maryland Nighthawks they were formerly part of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and a founding member of the Premier Basketball League (PBL), in which they later played as the Maryland GreenHawks. The team began play in the fall of 2004. History 2004–2007: Nighthawk ABA Years The Nighthawks were first located in North Bethesda, Maryland when they joined the ABA. In their first season they finished in third place in the Blue Division with a 15–9 record. They lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Bellevue Blackhawks, 133–120. Entering their second season, owner Tom Doyle relocated the team from Show Place Arena in Prince George's County, Maryland, to Montgomery County, Maryland. The Nighthawks played their home games at the Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence of Georgetown Preparatory School on Saturday evenings and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Washington
Drew may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;In the United States * Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Drew, Mississippi, a city * Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Drew County, Arkansas * Drew Plantation, Maine ;In Canada * Drew, Ontario, Canada, a farming community Schools in the United States * Drew University, Madison, New Jersey * Drew High School (other) * Drew School, a high school in San Francisco, California Other uses * Drew (name), a given name and surname * 23452 Drew, an inner main-belt asteroid * , a World War II United States Navy attack transport * Drew Field, a World War II United States Army Air Forces base in Tampa, Florida * The Drew Las Vegas, casino under construction in Las Vegas * Drew Field Municipal Airport, former name for Tampa International Airport (1946-1950) * "Drew", a song from the 2013 album ''Tales of Us'' by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp See also * Dru (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
