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Buffalo Stampede
The Buffalo Stampede were a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York. The team competed in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) for two seasons in 2009 and 2010, and in the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) for the 2010–11 season before suspending operations. History 2008: Franchise acquisition and sale Todd Wier had previously co-owned the Buffalo Silverbacks franchise of the American Basketball Association with Dan Robbie from 2005 to 2007. They sold that team to local concert promoter Vincent Lesh in September 2007, having lost $700,000 in their two seasons of ownership. In Wier's final season of ownership, the Silverbacks were eliminated from the 2006–07 ABA playoffs by the Beijing Aoshen Olympians, a traveling team from China who played their games at Felix Events Center in Azusa, California. He was intrigued by the Olympians, as their games were broadcast live on CCTV-5 in China and watched by an average of 15 million people. Wier sough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League (PBL) is an American professional men's basketball minor league that began play in January 2008. The league folded after the 2017 season. It was announced that the league would be revived under new management for the 2020 season. The league announced due coronavirus outbreak the season would be put on hold. History 2008 season The PBL was formed after a number of disagreements between several former member teams of the modern American Basketball Association (ABA) and ABA CEO Joe Newman. Eight of the initial ten PBL teams either played in or were slated to play in the ABA. In early 2007, Newman was voted out of his position as CEO of the ABA by the board of directors, which included Maryland Nighthawks owner and then-ABA COO Tom Doyle (who was later a commissioner of the PBL), citing dissatisfaction with how Newman executed his duties as CEO, the large number of ABA teams that did not have the funds to operate, and high number of games when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shell Corporation
A shell corporation is a company or corporation with no significant assets or operations often formed to obtain financing before beginning business. Shell companies were primarily vehicles for lawfully hiding the identity of their beneficial owners, and this is still the defining feature of shell companies due to the loopholes in the global corporate transparency initiatives. It may hold passive investments or be the registered owner of assets, such as intellectual property, or ships. Shell companies may be registered to the address of a company that provides a service setting up shell companies, and which may act as the agent for receipt of legal correspondence (such as an accountant or lawyer). The company may serve as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations. Shell companies are used for legitimate purposes but can be used for tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering, to dodge current or future lawsuits or to achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coppin State University
Coppin State University (Coppin) is a public historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the University System of Maryland and a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Coppin State University was founded in 1900 at what was then called Colored High School (later named Douglass High School) on Pennsylvania Avenue by the Baltimore City School Board. It first had a one-year training course for the preparation of African-American elementary school teachers. By 1902, the training program was expanded to a two-year Normal Department within the high school. Seven years later it was separated from the high school and given its own principal. In 1926, this facility for teacher training was named Fanny Jackson Coppin Normal School in honor of an African-American woman who was a pioneer in teacher education, Fanny Jackson Coppin. By 1938 the curriculum of the normal school was lengthened to four years, authority was given for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the state. Chartered in 1851, it is located on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education. Florida State University maintains 17 colleges, as well as 58 centers, facilities, labs, institutes, and professional training programs. In 2023, the university enrolled 43,701 students from all 50 states and 135 countries. Florida State is home to Florida's only national laboratory, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and was instrumental in the commercial development of the anti-cancer drug Taxol. Florida State University also operates the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the nation's largest museum/university complexes. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Blue Hawks
The Buffalo Blue Hawks were a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York. The team was a member of the American Basketball Association from 2015 to 2017, and later the North American Basketball League in 2019. History 2011–2014: Franchise acquisition The Buffalo Stampede played their final season in 2010–11 as part of the American Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) before folding, leaving the city without a professional team. Franklin Jackson founded a new ACPBL franchise called the Buffalo Warriors, but his team folded midway through the 2011–12 season. Jackson then partnered with Tawan Slaughter to purchase an American Basketball Association (ABA) franchise for the city in November 2012. Slaughter went on to found the Buffalo 716ers in the Premier Basketball League after Jackson left the partnership. Amateur teams were fielded by Jackson under the Buffalo Blue Hawks name beginning in 2013, and in December 2015 the club joined the American Basketball Associatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Massey
Kenneth Massey is an American sports statistician known for his development of a methodology for ranking and rating sports teams in a variety of sports. His ratings have been a part of the Bowl Championship Series since the 1999 season. He is an assistant professor of mathematics at Carson–Newman University in Tennessee. Methods Massey, unlike the developers of other sports rating systems, gives quite a lot of information on how his system works, but omits enough details to prevent someone from copying the calculations in their entirety. The Massey ratings are designed to measure past performance, not necessarily to predict future outcomes. The first challenge for any computer rating system is to account for the variability in performance. A team will not always play up to its full potential. Other random factors (officiating, bounce of the ball) may also affect the outcome of a game. The model must somehow eliminate the "noise" which obscures the true strength of a team. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitanes De Arecibo
The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) under the name Capitanes de Puerto Rico. The team began play in the league in 1946. Home games are held at Manuel Iguina Coliseum, which the team shares with the Capitanes de Arecibo men's volleyball team. The team has won eight BSN Championships (1959, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018 and 2021) and has had a total 17 finals appearances, being a runner-up 9 times (1932, 1946, 1948, 1961, 1966, 1992, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017). Capitanes is the only team to participate in all editions of the FIBA Americas League, having entered the final four twice (finishing 2nd in 2010 and 3rd in 2013). History Early years In 1946, coached by Wilfredo Franco, Tingo Díaz, Piro Méndez and for a pre-Olympic tournament, the Capitanes emerged. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland GreenHawks
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] |
Frank Turner (basketball)
Frank Rahim Turner (born May 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for MZT Skopje. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), Turner plays as point guard. Turner graduated from Atlantic City High School in 2006. Career In December 2014, Turner signed with the Romanian team U-BT Cluj-Napoca. On July 14, 2016, Turner signed with ADA Blois Basket of the French LNB Pro B. On August 31, 2017, Turner signed with Crailsheim Merlins of the German second division ProA. Turner played two seasons with Crailsheim. On September 7, 2019, he has signed with Egis Körmend of the NB I/A. Honours and titles Club ;Rilski Sportist *Bulgarian Cup: 2016 ;EiffelTowers Den Bosch *Dutch Basketball League: 2011–12 ;Trefl Sopot *Polish Cup: 2013 Individual awards * All-DBL Team: 2011–12 * DBL assists leader (2): 2010–11, 2011–12 * DBL steals leader: 2010–11 * DBL All-Star Game MVP: 2012 *DBL All-Star The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damone Brown
Damone Lamar Brown (born June 28, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He is 6'9" and 212 lb, and played the forward position. After playing college basketball at Syracuse University, he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft. Throughout his NBA career he played for the 76ers, the Toronto Raptors, the New Jersey Nets and the Washington Wizards while averaging 2.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in 39 career games. He played seven games with the Indiana Pacers in the 2005–06 preseason. Brown's final NBA game was played on April 15, 2005, in a 119 - 111 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers where he recorded 2 points and 1 rebound in 3 minutes of playing time. In 2007, Brown was a member of the NBA Development League's Sioux Falls Skyforce. In the 2008 D-League Expansion Draft Brown had his rights drafted by the Reno Bighorns. On February 26, 2009, Brown was arrested in Reno, Nevada and charged with money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnover (employment)
In human resources, turnover refers to the employees who leave an organization. The ''turnover rate'' is the percentage of the total workforce that leave over a given period. Organizations and industries typically measure turnover for a fiscal or calendar year. Reasons for leaving include termination (that is, involuntary turnover), retirement, death, transfers to other sections of the organization, and resignations.Trip, R. (n.d.). Turnover – State of Oklahoma Website. Retrieved from http://www.ok.gov/opm/documents/Employee%20Turnover%20Presentation.ppt External factors—such as financial pressures, work-family balance, or economic crises—may also contribute. Turnover rates may vary over time and across industries. If an employer has a higher turnover rate than its competitors, employees there generally have shorter average tenure than those in other companies within the same industry. High turnover can be particularly harmful to a company's productivity when skilled ... [...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] |
