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Jacksonville, FL.  The City of Jacksonville, FL celebrated the Jacksonville Giants winning the ABA Championship with a downtown parade.  Mayor Alvin Brown presented Giants’ owner Ron Sholes with a proclamation declaring May 3rd as Jacksonville Giants ABA Champion Day.  “It means a lot to the City of Jacksonville,” stated Sholes.  “The parade was a success and we deeply appreciate the support that the city has provided to us.:”  -> Read more

Jacksonville, FL.  It’s not every day that an ABA coach has a book published – particularly an inspiring written piece that focuses on leadership and the value of winning as a team.  Donte Hill, Asst. Coach of the 2012 ABA National Champions Jacksonville Giants and CEO of King of the Court Leadership International, has taken his basketball and corporate experiences to a national audience through his recently-published book, “Contagious Leadership: 13 Principles to Spreading a Winning Culture.”  Hill explained that his book was developed to inspire and motivate people from “any arena” to become leaders and achieve goals. -> Read more

Long Beach, CA.  Tryouts for the new ABA expansion Long Beach (CA) Rockets will be held on July 8th and July 15th from 4-6pm at the Long Beach City College Men’s Basketball gymnasium.

The fee is $75 per player, payment is due 14 days prior to the tryout, $100 on the day of the tryout.

For more information, email Tony Farmer at tony.farmer@gmail.com or Giovanni Pierce at coachgio21@gmail.com or Kirk Turner atcoach_kturner@gmail.com or call (909) 538-3944 or visit www.abalive.com.

Memphis, TN.  The ABA Memphis Bluff City Reign will be hosting a ProAm Drillz & Skillz Camp for free agent players and college completers on May 18-19, 2012 at their new training facility, Early Groves Chuirch, 557 Lester Street, Memphis TN.

“We will feature former University of Memphis Tigers stars and former pros as trainers,” said Reggi Golden, team owner.  “Among them will be Cedric Henderson, Rodnew Newsome, Rodney Douglas and others.”

Player registration is $65, regional teams and coaches welcomed to sit in and scout and make contact. Pre-register Sataff $50 up to three people ($20 for each additional).

For more information, contact memphisbluffcityreign@rocketmail.com or visit www.abalive.com.

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – Basketball greats Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Artis Gilmore got their start with the red, white and blue ball in the American Basketball Association.

The Capital City is joining the legendary ABA league hoping to discover a new wave of stars with the Jackson Showboats.

The Showboats held their first open team tryouts on Saturday at the MBA in north Jackson.

More than 20 basketball stars from the Magnolia state and across the country laced up the shoes looking to impress the coaching staff for a spot on the team.

Showboats management feels Jackson is a perfect place for an ABA team.

For more info on the Showboats, visit their website: http://www.jacksonshowboats.com/

The Showboats will begin their inaugural seven month playing season in October.