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Louisiana Soul
The Louisiana Soul were a semi-professional basketball team playing in the Universal Basketball Association (UBA). Established in 2013 the team was originally known as the ''Lafayette Legends'', changing names in July 2014. History The Legends played their first exhibition game in preparation for the Premier Basketball League (PBL) season on December 14, 2013. Played at Northside High School in Lafayette, the Legends were 155-81 winners against a team from Lake Charles (Louisiana). The Legends never played an official PBL game. A second exhibition was played on February 8, 2014, against thShizuoka Gymrats a travel-team who compete in the ABA. Lafayette were victorious 104–101. Two more exhibitions followed on March 29 and May 3 as the team made preparations to compete as a "branding team" in the Independent Basketball Association (IBA) 2014 Fall season. On July 10, 2014, the franchise changed its name to Louisiana Soul, as the IBA already had a "Legends" team ( Schenectady Lege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the 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 hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |