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Jacksonville Giants
The Jacksonville Giants are a professional minor league basketball team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They were the 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 National Champions of the new American Basketball Association (ABA), which they joined as an expansion team for the 2010–2011 season. They play most home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. In addition to their six national championships, the Giants won regional titles in 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2014, the team was recognized for their off-the-court achievements with the ABA National Charity Award for their work in the Jacksonville community. History In May 2010 the American Basketball Association announced a new franchise based in Jacksonville would join the league for the 2010–2011 season. The name was announced as the Jacksonville Giants in November. The owner was Jacksonville attorney Ron Sholes, while the head coach and general manager was Kevin Waters, who previously owned and coached the Jacksonville B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Basketball Association (2000–present)
The American Basketball Association (ABA) is an American semi-professional men's basketball minor league that was founded in 1999. The ABA has teams based in the United States and previously had international teams based in Canada and Mexico. In the past, there were traveling teams from countries such as Australia and Japan who played in the ABA. Additionally, there were players from other countries that were on a U.S. team to showcase other talented athletes in the country. The current ABA bears no relation to the original American Basketball Association (1967–1976) that was considered a major league, and merged with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. History The current ABA was started by Joe Newman and Richard Tinkham. Tinkham was an executive with the Indiana Pacers when they were in the original ABA. They licensed the ABA name from the NBA. 2000–2003 The league started in 2000 with eight teams. During its initial years of operation, the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Coast Flash
The Gulf Coast Flash were a franchise of the American Basketball Association based in Gulfport, Mississippi that debuted in the 2010-2011 season. It was purchased by Jeremi Washington in June 2010. The team played in the Gulf Coast Division and its home games on the campus of Gulfport High School Gulfport High School (GHS) is a public high school located in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport School District. In 2019, Gulfport High was given a B-rating from the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. The .... In its first season, the Flash made it to the ABA Finals where they would become runners-up. Season-by-season record External linksGulf Coast Flash Official Website {{Mississippi Sports Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams Basketball teams in Mississippi Basketball teams established in 2010 2010 establishments in Mississippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Lumpkin (basketball)
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; ''Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and ''Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form is Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donte' Hill (basketball)
Donte' Hill (born October 4, 1978) is an American basketball head coach who last coached for the Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League. Head coaching record , - , style="text-align:left;", Tsukuba Robots , style="text-align:left;", 2013-14 , 54, , 10, , 44, , , , style="text-align:center;", 4th in NBL Western, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;", Tsukuba Robots , style="text-align:left;", 2014 , 16, , 0, , 16, , , , style="text-align:center;", Fired, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , - style="background:#FDE910;" , style="text-align:left;", Danang Dragons , style="text-align:left;", 2016 , 16, , 4, , 12, , , , style="text-align:center;", 5th, , , 5, , 5, , 0, , , style="text-align:center;", League Champions , - , style="text-align:left;", Danang Dragons , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , 15, , 2, , 13, , , , style="text-align:center;", 6th, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:c ... [...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 American Basketball Association (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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Graham (basketball)
David Graham may refer to: Authors and intellectuals *David Graham (American poet), American writer and poet *David Graham (author) (1919–1994), pen name of British writer Robert Hale *David Graham (Canadian academic), Canadian academic administrator and literary historian *David Crockett Graham (1884–1961), American Baptist minister and polymath Sports * David Graham (Irish cricketer) (1922–2009), Northern Irish cricketer *David Graham (English cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer * David Graham (footballer, born 1978), Scottish footballer *David Graham (footballer, born 1983), Scottish footballer *David Graham (golfer) (born 1946), Australian golfer * David Graham (rugby union) (1875–1962), English rugby football player *David Graham (tennis) (born 1962), Australian former professional tennis player *Dave Graham (American football) (born 1939), former professional American football player *Dave Graham (climber) (born 1981), American professional rock climber Arts *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Waters (basketball)
J. Kevin Waters S.J. (born June 24, 1933) is a Jesuit priest, composer, educator, and retired Academic Dean (Emeritus) of the College of Arts and Sciences of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Early life John Kevin Waters was born June 24, 1933, in Seattle, WA, the third child of Thomas Waters and Eleanor (Hynes) Waters. He has an older sister, Maribeth, an older brother, Thomas, and a younger sister, Kathleen. He began his education at Sacred Heart School in Seattle and Showalter Grade School in Riverton Heights, WA. During high school he was a student at O'Dea High School and Seattle Preparatory School, from which he graduated in 1951. That same year, he entered the Society of Jesus. Education Waters began his studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA in 1953, earning the degree Bachelor of Arts in 1957. He then began graduate studies at Gonzaga's Mount St. Michael Seminary, earning his Master of Arts in Philosophy in 1958. From 1958 until 1970 he studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJXL (AM)
WJXL (1010 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and serving the Jacksonville metropolitan area. WJXL is owned by Seven Bridges Radio, LLC.AM Query Results: WJXL fcc.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2018. The station airs a , and is on co-owned 92.5 WJXL-FM. Most weekday shows have local hosts, with the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks
The Shreveport Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana that plays in The Basketball League (TBL). History Rio Grande Valley/Southeast Texas (2006-2011) Originally known as the Rio Grande Valley Silverados, the team was originally a member of the former Continental Basketball Association. Owned by McAllen businessmen Art Gonzalez and Kevin Mitchell, the Silverados were based out of McAllen, Texas and played their home games at the McAllen Convention Center. In the team's initial ABA season of 2008–09, the team played in Beaumont. The Southeast Texas Mustangs proved to be a force to be reckoned with winning 27 of their first 28 games, many by margins of 50 points or more. Their only loss was a one-point defeat in the final seconds of the game to the Texas Fuel. The Mavericks rose to the top of the ABA Power Rankings early in the season and did not fall from that perch until suffering defeat in the ABA Playoff Semifinals. On May 14, 2009, owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dallas Vandals
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina Warriors
The South Carolina Warriors were a semi-professional basketball team based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was an expansion franchise team of the American Basketball Association in the Mid-Atlantic Conference. The team began play in the 2011–12 season. Team history In early August 2011, The American Basketball Association (ABA) announced that it has added the South Carolina Warriors, an expansion team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for its 2011–2012 season. The South Carolina Warriors would be owned by Indianapolis-based Platinum Entertainment Group LLC/Dymond Recodz (PEG) and would have its first home game at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. On November 24, 2011, the team announced that starting December 3, 2011, all of the team's home games would be played at the Little River Recreation Center. On February 25, 2012, the team was sold. It had been owned and operated by Tony Bennett through two different companies. It was sold to a couple investors in South Carolina. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of North Florida
The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public research university in Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Its campus comprises 1,300 acres amid a natural preserve on Jacksonville's Southside. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". UNF was established in 1965 and began offering classes in 1972. UNF was initially designated an upper division college for juniors and seniors. It began admitting freshmen in 1984. UNF is organized into six colleges, five of which offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctoral degree programs, with noted business, coastal biology, nursing, nutrition, and music programs. Most students reside off campus, though there are six areas of on-campus housing. In 2006, the Social Sciences building became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
