The Guam Basketball Association (GBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the

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Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

. Promoted by the

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, it is the tiny island-nation's

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-recognized basketball league.

History

The GBA had its first season in 2015. Before the start of the GBA's third season on April 2, 2017, the league announced the creation of the

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, a women's league sponsored by the GBA. As of 2021, there was no evidence the WGBA had been inaugurated in Guam.

Teams

There are seven teams competing in the league; these teams are usually sponsored by major companies. Among those teams and their corporate sponsors: * Auto Spot Phoenix, sponsored by Auto Spot * University of Guam Tritons, by the

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* KFC Bombers, by American food retailer KFC * MVP Stars * Mitsubishi Outlanders, by Japanese car maker Mitsubishi * MacTech Nerds. by

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(a magazine owned by Apple Computers) * Toothfairies

Players

Some of the GBA players have played for the Guam national basketball team. Players in the league include: * Ollie Bradley * Earvin Jose

References

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