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Champaign Swarm
The Champaign Swarm are a professional minor league basketball team that plays in the Midwest Professional Basketball Association (MPBA). Based in Champaign, Illinois, the Swarm play their home games at Parkland College. History Champaign won the inaugural MPBA championship defeating Bloomington Flex in a semifinal before a victory over St. Louis RiverSharks in the final 115-106. Avery Smith, who played three seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the .... The Swarm were coached in 2015 by Chris Daleo. Season-by-season References External linksChampaign Swarm website {{Illinois Sports 2014 establishments in Illinois Basketball teams established in 2014 Basketball teams in Illinois Champaign, Illinois Sports teams in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 RiverSharks and Windy City Groove. Of the six inaugural season teams, only the Bloomington Flex have previously competed. The Flex were 2012 and 2013 champions of the Premier Basketball League (PBL). After a perfect 18-0 record in 2014, the team was suspended and then dismissed from the PBL by league officials after a scheduling conflict in the 2014 PBL playoffs. MPBA is organized by Ed Schumer, Commissioner and CEO, Steven A. "Buzz" Zeller, Chief Operating Officer, Craig Fata, Associate Commissioner and Chief Communications Officer, and A.J. Guyton, Associate Commissioner and Director of Basketball Personnel. The league appears to have ceased operations in 2017. History The league tipped off its inaugural season on January 2, 2015, as the St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |