Ronald NoredRonald Nored (born March 1, 1990) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head men's basketball coach at Butler University, his alma mater. Previously he served as the head coach of the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League, an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws of the Boston Celtics organization, and assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Nassau ColiseumNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the eastern limits of the borough of Queens in New York City, adjacent to the Meadowbrook Parkway. It is one of the larger public auditoriums in the New York metropolitan area.
Alton ByrdJoseph Alton Byrd (born November 3, 1957) is an American-British former professional basketball player who is the former chief executive officer of Chattanooga FC of the MLS Next Pro. He grew up in the San Francisco area, where he was a high school basketball star. He continued to be a basketball star at Columbia University, where he was one of the best point guards in the country in spite of his small stature.NBA G LeagueThe NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 season, all are single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team except for the independent Mexico City Capitanes.Brooklyn NetsThe Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City, the other being the New York Knicks.
Place BellPlace Bell is a multi-purpose arena in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The complex includes a 10,172-seat main arena, which is the home of the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL), and two smaller community ice rinks, one of which has Olympic-size ice. The arena was also home to Les Canadiennes de Montréal for the final season of play in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).
Barclays CenterBarclays Center ( BAR-kleez) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn in the United States. The arena is home to the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena also hosts concerts, conventions and other sporting and entertainment events.
Laval, QuebecLaval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Greater Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Canada, with a population of 443,192 in 2021. Laval is geographically separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies.
List of NBA G League championsThe NBA G League Finals is the championship game or series for the NBA G League and the conclusion of the league's postseason. The league was previously known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005 and the National Basketball Association Development League (NBA D-League) from 2005 to 2017. Since the league's inception in 2001–02, a variety of formats has been used to determine the champion.
Uniondale, New YorkUniondale is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in central Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead, within the New York metropolitan area. The population was 32,473 at the time of the 2020 United States census. The CDP is home to Nassau Community College, Hofstra University's north campus and a portion of its southern campus, as well as the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
BasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players each (excluding substitutes) oppose one another on a rectangular court. Players compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through a hoop (a basket mounted to a backboard) at each end of the court. Teams alternate between offense (when they attempt to score), and defense (when they try to prevent the opposing side from scoring).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.