The Tri Valley Titans were an

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franchise based in

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. The Titans represented the Tri-Valley area of California, an area that also includes Danville,

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, San Ramon and

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. The team normally played its home games at

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, in Livermore. The IBL is a spring league, playing a March through June regular season.

History

The Tri Valley Titans were introduced by the

on August 10, 2006.

2005 Season

The team nickname in 2005 and 2006 was the Ballers. The team played its first season in

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at San Jose City College. The team boasted the IBL's two top scorers in Jovan Harris (35.3 ppg), and Alejandro Thomas (28.3 ppg), but finished a disappointing 10-10.

2006 season

As the newly relocated Tri City Ballers, playing in

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, the franchise displayed much better results, finishing 14–4, and pacing the west. All-Star Jovan Harris once again led the team in scoring, but this time with just 24.6 ppg. The team also featured all-star Rock Winston (21.0 ppg).

2007 season

The nomadic franchise again was on the move to

for 2007, this time taking on the name, Tri Valley Titans. The team compiled a record of 10-4 as a member of the Southwest Division, but three of its scheduled regular season games were apparently not played. The IBL deactivated the team at the end of the regular season.

Standings

References

External links

- 2007 team page on IBL website- Team 2007 game scores- IBL 2007 game scores- 2007 Team roster
{{IBL Teams International Basketball League teams Defunct basketball teams in California Livermore, California 2005 establishments in California