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Phoenix, AZ.  Gerald Brown, Phoenix native and former NBA Phoenix Suns guard, has been appointed General Manager for the ABA Arizona Scorpions after returning from playing in Mexico.  “I am very excited to be back with the Scorpions,” said Brown, who led the Scorpions at the point guard position to a 9-1 record this season before signing a contract to play south of the border.  “I am looking forward to the rest of this season as we strive to finish #1 in the nation.”

“It’s great having Gerald back with the Scorpions,” added Owner/Head Coach Ron Tilley.  “He brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience to the team.  I look forward to working with him to prepare for the playoff run.”

Currently ranked #2 in the nation and #1 in the SoCal Division with an 18-2 record, the Scorpions are bringing the Sting to professional basketball in Arizona.  With four home games remaining, the Scorpions are hosting the Shizouka Gymrats on February 4th and 5th.  The Gmyrats have been raising funds to assist families affected by the 2011 Japan tsunami. A fundraiser will be held at both games to assist their charity.

For more information, visit www.arizonascorpions.co .  All home games are held at Phoenix College, 1202 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013.

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Indianapolis, IN.  The American Basketball Association (ABA) www.abalive.com today announced that it will add an expansion team in Decatur, GA next season.  “The Southeast Division is really growing,” stated ABA CEO, “and this new team located near Atlanta GA will be a welcome addition.  We are very pleased to have Coach Ralph L. Presley as the owner; we know he will do a great job.

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Nashville, TN.  Following the change of ownership in the Nashville Soul ABA professional basketball team and a brief hiatus in its schedule, the team will resume its schedule and beginning playing games in both home and away this month.  “We had quite a few obstacles to overcome with the mid-season change of ownership,” stated Paul Allsup, new team owner.  “We had to get the proper marketing out for this great team and we want to show the fans what is coming in the near future.  We’ll play some games this season and will be primed and ready for a full season next season.   We’ll be providing a ton of free tickets to our home games…we hope to play them at Lipscomb Univeristy on Feb 11, 23 and 24th.

On another note, the team will hold tryouts for dancers and cheerleaders for this season and next. Those chosen will be compensated and will travel to away games.  Please submit photos to uveenet@yahoo.com or for more information, call Paul Allsup at 615 715 8411.  Or visitwww.abalive.com

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Nashville, TN.  The ABA Nashville Soul announced today that they are looking for two big men and two guards to fill out their roster as they make their move to the playoffs.  “We need two big men and two outstanding guards (point guard, shooting guard)” stated team owner Paul Allsup.  “If you are good enough, you will be back next year too. Nashville is the largest market in our division with incredible benefits if you come here and give us 150% every day.

Contact Paul Allsup at 615 715 8411 or you can email soultryouts@yahoo.com  Once we hear from you, we will provide tryout dates and locations.  Hurry. If you think you have what it takes to be a pro, we would love to hear from you and set up a tryout immediately.  Or visit www.abalive.com.

Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) www.abalive.com  today announced that it will add a team to its Pacific Northwest Division next season - the Kitsap Admirals located in Bremerton, WA.

“Our Pacific Northwest Division has been a bit of a problem with development behind the rest of the country. Next season, we believe we’ll have a full division of teams that will make it much easier for the Seattle Mountaineers and the Washington Rampage,” stated ABA CEO Joe Newman.  “The Kitsap Admirals are the first of several new teams we will be adding and we are very pleased with the ownership group of Ashley and Erica Robinson. -> Read more

Indianapolis, IN.  The American Basketball Association (ABA) www.abalive.com today announced that the Nashville Soul has new ownership.  “We are very pleased that Paul and Robert Allsup have assumed the ownership of the Nashville Soul,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “Together, they bring many years of experience in the entertainment business, primarily in Nashville, to the league and they are filled with many creative new ideas for making the ABA basketball and entertainment experience even more exciting than it already is.  It is really going to be a fun team.” -> Read more

Indianapolis, IN.  Tim, Hicks, owner of the ABA Indianapolis Drive professional basketball team, has been named Midwest Director of the WABA, the ABA’s women’s league, scheduled to begin its initial season in January on a limited basis.

Working closely with Tammy Bagby, WABA Director, and Ron Hicks, owner of the Chicago Lady Steam, the plans call for a round robin tournament in mid-January in Indianapolis, featuring teams from Chicago, Cleveland OH, Indianapolis and other midwest cities.  If you have a team that would like to compete in the tournament, contact Tim Hicks.

The Indy Finest team will hold its first tryouts on December 20th from 6-9pm at the Avon IN LA Fitness at 9100 Rockville Road in Avon Indiana.

For more information about the tryouts, visit www.indyfine.com or call 317 927 1777 or 317 294 0909.  Or visit www.abalive.com

Jacksonville. FL.  The Jacksonville Giants kicked off the 2011-12 season with a Tip-Off luncheon at the City Hall Pub in Jacksonville on Friday.  Otis Smith, President of  Basketball Operations for the NBA Orlando Magic, and previously the Magic GM was the guest speaker.  Smith spoke about the efforts of the Giants and the impact the team has had on the city.  “You have the opportunity to grow, you have the opportunity to go very, very far.”  As for the NBA lockout, and the possibility of an NBA team in Jacksonville, Smith commented, “Who knows what is going to happen with the NBA, there is a crack in the window with some great opportunities, so please keep doing what you are doing.”

Coach Kevin Waters introduced Otis Smith as his mentor.  “I was very proud of the turnout, it was a great opportunity to introduce the players to our fans and sponsors. We look forward to having a great season and the city’s support on Dec 3 against the Gulf Coast Flash.”  (The Giants are ranked #1 in the ABA).

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Tampa Bay, FL. The ABA Tampa Bay RAIN, which begins play in October, 2012 will introduce its team staff, venue, schedule and ticket pricing at a Press Conference to be held on Thursday, November 17th from 6-7pm at The Luxury Bar Restaurant across from the St. Petersburg Times Forum, 490 Channelside Drive, Tampa FL 33602 (813) 347- 9938. Team Chairman/CEO Stephen Davis announced also that ABA President/COO Dick Packer will welcome the team to the ABA and talk about exciting plans for the league and the team.

The Tampa Bay RAIN is owned by National Sports and Entertainment Group, Inc. It’s Directors include Gregg Gruhl, Dennis Casazza, Grant Johnson, Michael Davis and Keith Bagby.

For more information, email stephendavis39@gmail.com or call Mickey Liera at 813 728 1596 or visit www.tampabayrain.com or www.abalive.com. The public is invited.

Denver, CO. Heartsick NBA fans tired of the lockout are turning to another resource, the ABA. In Denver, the Colorado Kings are catching the attention of even the most ardent former NBA fans. Ranked third in the largest professional basketball league in the US, this team boasts big talent. Andre Miller and his All-Stars couldn’t defeat them. Neither could Jamar Brown, Mo Charlo, Tyler Smith and Mike Bugs of the Denver Defenders, a team made up of players from the D League, the Washington Wizards and international pro ranks. With the exception of only one loss in the playoffs last year, they’ve won every game in their first two years in the ABA.

The team is capturing the hearts of their local fans. With the NBA lockout leaving basketball fans wondering if they’ll ever reach an agreement, fans are keeping their eyes on the best talent that Denver has to offer. ou never know who will show up at the games. Their games are played in Northeast Denver on the state-of-the-art $42M Evie Garrett Dennis Campus. At only $10 an adult ticket, young fans 6 and under are always admitted free to their games – fans can afford to bring their entire family to watch two and a half hours of live professional basketball for the cost of going to the movies.

For more information, visit www.coloradokings.com or www.abalive.com or call 720 274 4644.

Phoenix. AZ.  Pink has traditionally been a color mixture of red and white.  Commonly used for Valentine’s Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as “the color of love.”  It is a soft on the eyes color that has been adopted as the uniform color of the new ABA Arizona Scorpions who represent Arizona and are based out of Phoenix.  But after the opening two games of the season, soft is definitely not the term to use with this high scoring, often dunking and extremely focused attack mentality that this exciting team brought to the Phoenix College hardwood this past weekend.

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San Francisco, CA. The ABA Shizuoka Gymrats will be playing games around the US this year and are in need of 3-5 players to fill out their roster in several sections of the country. “We will be traveling with 7-9 players,” stated GM Takuya Okada, “and would like to add 3-5 local players in each of three road trips. Our team is composed primarily of Japanese players from the Bay Area, but these slots are open to all players, especially centers and forwards.”

Dates and Areas

• Nov 17-Dec 10 7-10 games in California, Arizona and Nevada
• Jan 10-Jan 24 5-10 games in Texas and Oklahoma
• Jan 25-Mar 5 7-10 games in Colorado, Wyoming and Oklahoma

For more information and complete details, please contact Takuya Okada at grjapan@gmail.com .or visit www.abalive.com

Calgary, Canada. The expansion ABA Calgary Crush professional basketball team that begins play this season today announced the hiring of new Head Coach Eddie Richardson III. “Eddie stresses the fundamental values of hard work, dedication, team mentality and commitment to excellence, stated Sal Rashidian, team owner. “As a player, Eddie works to improve his game any chance he can. He understands the difference between being a mediocre and impact player and what it takes to get there.”

Richardson played with and against players at the national level as well as professionals in the NBA and European leagues. With the help of his coaches and team mates, he was honored as a 3-time ACAC All Star; 3-time CCAA All Canadian, CCAA National Basketball Player of the Year, CCAA Athlete of the Year and many other awards throughout his collegiate career. He declined many offers to play professional basketball in Europe for career aspirations in Calgary while focusing on his dream of helping younger players reach their basketball goals and maximizing their potential. -> Read more

The Chicago Fury is a new Men’s Professional Basketball Team in Chicago and a traveling for the American Basketball Association (ABA). The Chicago Fury will host a combine to fill its 2011-2012 Season Rosters

• Sunday, November 13^th2011
• Where: JLM Center 2622 W. Jackson Blvd
• Chicago, IL
• Time: 5pm until 9pm
• Sign in Starts at noon
• Age 18 & Older
• The tryout fee is $25 and must be paid before entering the gym for the combine

Also player profiles should be bought if you have one if not it will not make a difference in the Fury Staff choose making.

For More Information on the combine you can email chicagofurybasketball@gmail.com or call Head Coach Danny T (773) 240-6171 or Owner Kendalle (773) 417-1944.

You can also check the ABA website as well www.abalive.com for more information as well.

Thanks

Washington Rampage likes to announce that the Marysville Performance Arts Center will be heading up the dance team this season, “ I am very excited to have such a talented group of people be part of the Rampage organization, I can’t wait to see the type of performances that this group will put together “ says team owner Kinshasa Martin . Mrs. Teresa Bates the Director of MPAC states,” Thank you Rampage for the opportunity to perform in a public forum, I am excited for our performers and look forward to watching the Rampage thrive and grow.”

www.mpacdancestudio.com

The Washington Rampage of the American Basketball Association a month from the start of their inaugural season. Kinshasa Martin, owner of the Rampage, wants you to be involved.

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Jersey City, N.J. (Monday, October 10, 2011) – The Jersey Express Professional Basketball Team, announces the FINAL open player tryout.  Saturday, October 15^th @ 4pm at the Heights Middle School #7, located at 222 Laidlaw Avenue, Jersey City, NJ will be the final opportunity for players to make the cut for training camp.

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The American Basketball Association’s North Texas Fresh set to host tryouts for the 2011-2012 Professional Basketball Season in Bedford, TX!

FORT WORTH – DALLAS (October 7, 2011) – Former NBA Developmental League Player Jay Bowdy and the ABA’s North Texas Fresh Professional Basketball Team will host its second tryouts for the 2011-2012 ABA basketball season in Bedford, TX. Excited professional basketball hopefuls will be crowding for a chance to show off what they have at the 1:45pm meeting at Bedford Boys Ranch Activity Center on Saturday, November 5th. All Media in the Greater DFW region are happily invited to attend and cover Saturday’s Professional tryouts. Please visit www.NorthTexasFresh.com for more details!

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The Sacramento Heatwave Final Preseason Tryout

• Sunday, October 23
• Camp will be held at Sierra College
• Located at 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, Ca. 95677
• Camp time will be 10 am to 2 pm
• Be prompt and come ready to work
• REGISTER EARLY
• Registration information forms and information are available at www.heatwavelive.com or call (559) 779-0100

San Antonio, TX.  San Antonio;s newest Pasha Mediterranean Grill has been getting rave reviews, and earned the coveted Express News Readers Choice Award.  The new location at the Vineyard had 1604  hungry patrons lined up to see what the excitement was all about.  ABA Texas FUEL owner and Pasha partner, Aurora Dieri, explained.  ”It’s all about creating a great experience at an affordable price.  Our professional basketball team is no different.  We know that in this economy, everyone is looking for value without sacrificing quality.”

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A harsh reality finally came to fruition last week for pro-basketball fans in Hudson County:

Partial owner Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter officially announced that his NBA team, currently known as the New Jersey Nets, will be renaming itself the “Brooklyn Nets,” to coincide with their relocation to the second most populated NYC borough for the 2012-13 NBA season.

I guess it really was all good just a week ago, Mr. Carter.
But a new hope that lies deep within Jersey City’s grassroots is set to fill the void.

Terry Dehere, the former LA Clippers NBA First Round Draft pick, and current life-long Jersey City resident, has assumed the position of head coach for Jersey City’s latest pro-basketball project – The Jersey Express, of the American Basketball Association (ABA).

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New Coach has what it takes to take the Carolina Cheetahs all the way

Triad, N.C. — Carolina Cheetahs is pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Wells as the new head basketball coach. Tim was employed last season as Head Coach at KK Triland, a professional basketball team in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Wells led the Triland team to an undefeated regular season record (10-0).  Wells was named League “Coach of the Year” after coming back to the triad area with the Championship. -> Read more

ABA Carolina Cheetahs Hold 3-Day Training Camp at University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the “Gate City”

Triad, N.C.–If you haven’t already heard, the “Gate City” is the home of a professional basketball team. It should not come as a surprise to the basketball faithful in the Triad, that Greensboro would again, strive to reach hardwood greatness and add to its hoops history by welcoming a professional basketball team. -> Read more

The Chicago Steam will have tryouts on:

• Saturday, Oct. 8th at 10:30 a.m.
• At South Suburban College
• 15800 S. State Street, South Holland.
• The tryout fee is $150 and must be paid in advance at www.chicagosteambasketball.com/makeapayment.
• A player profile should also be forwarded to Coach Ron Hicks at  hicksron9@aol.com. Thanks.

Dexter Gray and Zahir Carrington Bolster Frontcourt

Former D1 post players add Scoring, Rebounding & Toughness

Jersey City, N.J. (Tuesday, September 30, 2011) – The Jersey Express Professional Basketball Team have signed two D1 posts to shore up the front count. -> Read more