Philadelphia Ballers
| Philadelphia Ballers | |||
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| League | JBA | ||
| Founded | 2018 | ||
| History | Philadelphia Ballers 2018 JBA season | ||
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Team colours | Black, gray, white | ||
| Head coach | James Martin | ||
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The Philadelphia Ballers were a basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competed in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created for high school and junior college players as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
History
[edit]The JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality LaVar Ball said to Slam magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company Big Baller Brand.[1][2] In the tryouts, LaVar found a full roster for the team, thus being the only team to do so for the entire (inaugural) season.[3] However, they ended their inaugural season with the worst regular season, winning only one game that year (against the Seattle Ballers) on July 5, 2018.
Final roster
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References
[edit]- ^ Calle, Franklyn (December 20, 2017). "LaVar Ball Launches Pro League". SLAM. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Rovell, Darren (December 21, 2017). "LaVar Ball plans to start league for high school graduates". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Josh (May 1, 2018). "Big Baller Brand finally fields full squad for LaVar Ball's JBA league". USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
