The Champaign Swarm are a professional minor-league basketball team that plays in the
Midwest Professional Basketball Association
The Midwest Professional Basketball Association (MPBA) was a professional men's basketball league that began play in January 2015. The six charter members were: Bloomington Flex, Champaign Swarm, Chicago Force, Gateway Steam, St. Louis RiverSha ...
(MPBA). Based in
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Illinois, tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in ...
, the Swarm play their home games at
Parkland College.
History
The Swarm won the inaugural MPBA championship by defeating the
Bloomington Flex in a semifinal game and then the St. Louis RiverSharks in the final, 115-106. Avery Smith, who played three seasons at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The Swarm were coached in 2015 by Chris Daleo.
Season-by-season
References
External links
Champaign Swarm website
{{Illinois Sports
2014 establishments in Illinois
Basketball teams established in 2014
Basketball teams in Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Sports clubs and teams in Champaign–Urbana, Illinois