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29-731: The Albany Patroons are a professional basketball team that plays in The Basketball League (TBL). Previously, the team competed in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and in the United States Basketball League (USBL). The Patroons won CBA championships in 1984 and 1988 as well as a TBL championship in 2019. The team's name derives from patroon , the term for a large landholders in New Netherland ,

58-485: A 2019 season. After the first NAPB season, Magley acquired the league as sole owner, moved the headquarters to Indiana, and named Evelyn Magley—his wife—as the new CEO. On July 14, the league was re-branded as The Basketball League (TBL). Paul Mokeski , head coach and general manager of the Nevada Desert Dogs during the inaugural season, was then named commissioner of the league for the 2019 season. During

87-462: The COVID-19 pandemic and have a four-team playoff on March 18 through 22. However, the tournament was also cancelled as most events throughout the country were closed to prevent the spread of the virus. The league then proceeded to announce several new teams for the 2021 season, expanding from 12 teams in the curtailed 2020 season to 35 teams by January 11, 2021. Several of the added teams came from

116-791: The Dutch colony that once included the Albany region. Formed in 1982, the Patroons' original home arena was the Washington Avenue Armory , a former New York National Guard armory. The team later moved from this location to MVP Arena , then known as the Knickerbocker Arena. The franchise was renamed the Capital Region Pontiacs in 1992 and was relocated to Connecticut in 1993. The Patroons rejoined

145-728: The Kansas City Tornadoes , Mesquite Desert Dogs , and Owensboro Thoroughbreds . The 2019 season commenced with ten teams. During the second season, there were many canceled and rescheduled games. The league cut its season short, with the New York Court Kings and Kansas City Tornadoes either folding or ceasing operations for the season. Prior to the third season, the league added the Columbus Condors, Dayton Flight , Dallas Skyline , Gulf Coast Lions, Indy Express, Lewisville Yellow Jackets , and

174-726: The National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Hrywnak was the owner of the Rochester Razorsharks . Teams are based throughout the United States and Western Canada. Over the course of two years, the league administration located cities that formerly hosted basketball teams in the defunct Continental Basketball Association , the Premier Basketball League , defunct NBA teams and other potential sports markets. The purpose of

203-855: The Port City Power based in Saint John , New Brunswick was announced. League President David Magley also announced that TBL would be planning to further expand into The Maritimes for the 2025 season. On August 28, 2024, the Glass City Wranglers announced they would depart for the Basketball Super League for the 2024–2025 season. In October 2024, the Connecticut Crusaders announced they were relocating from Bridgeport, Connecticut to New Haven, Connecticut . Shortened season due to

232-655: The Yakima SunKings . The Ohio Cardinals were replaced mid-season by the Ohio Bootleggers, a team operated by the former ownership of the Vancouver Knights. On February 25, 2018, Dave Magley announced that there were four more approved franchises in Bellevue, Washington ; Raleigh, North Carolina ; Tampa, Florida ; and San Diego, California ; with the goal of 16 total well-funded teams, for

261-444: The 1990–91 season, the Patroons completed a 50–6 regular season, winning all 28 home games, with George Karl as head coach. Future NBA players Mario Elie and Vincent Askew were part of that squad. The Patroons won two CBA championships and five Eastern Division regular season titles. For the 1992–93 season, they were renamed the Capital Region Pontiacs, as the team received sponsorship from local car dealerships. After that season,

290-572: The 2021 season as well. The Washington Avenue Armory was being used as a vaccination site, and the team would have had to play the season without fans in attendance in any case. Maggs considered temporarily moving to the Times Union Center, but decided against it after recalling how the CBA Patroons saw their attendance figures fall through the floor when they played there. Former UAlbany Basketball Coach and Albany Legend Will Brown

319-539: The CBA in 2005. When the CBA ceased its operations in 2009, the team went defunct. The Patroons became a member of North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) in the 2018 season , once again playing at the Washington Avenue Armory. The league was later renamed to The Basketball League prior to the 2019 season . Future NBA head coach Phil Jackson won his first championship ring as a coach when he guided

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348-484: The CBA round-robin style playoffs. On June 14, 2006, the Patroons purchased the rights to a United States Basketball League team, also to be called the Patroons, and play in the Washington Avenue Armory. The team replaced the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs . After only two years of very low attendance at their home games, the Patroons ended their USBL affiliation on June 19, 2007. In the 2006–07 season,

377-549: The COVID-19 pandemic, The Indy Express had the best overall record at the time of cancellation. Albany Times Union The Times Union , or Times-Union , is an American daily newspaper , serving the Capital Region of New York . Although the newspaper focuses on Albany and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of Troy , Schenectady and Saratoga Springs . In 2021,

406-466: The Patroons and the CBA folded after the 2009 season, citing the economic recession. On August 30, 2017, it was announced that the Patroons would return to the Washington Avenue Armory in January 2018. The new team became one of the inaugural members of North American Premier Basketball (NAPB). The Patroons' roster included former NBA players Maurice Taylor , Smush Parker , and Jamario Moon . After

435-564: The Patroons dropped the next two games of the finals, as the Sun Kings won their second consecutive championship. Three days after the conclusion of the series, it was announced that Richardson would not return. He was replaced by Vincent Askew . On July 10, 2007, former Patroon Jamario Moon signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Raptors . Moon had a strong rookie campaign, averaging 8.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Both

464-447: The Patroons include Micheal Ray Richardson and Derrick Rowland . The Basketball League The Basketball League is a professional basketball league providing player salaries from $ 500 to $ 6,500 per month, while teams operate on a budget of $ 125,000 to $ 250,000 per season. On July 7, 2017, Sev Hrywnak and Dave Magley announced the formation of a new professional basketball league. Magley previously served as commissioner for

493-633: The Patroons to the 1984 CBA championship. Andre Gaddy was named MVP of the series. Jackson later won NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers . In 1988, the Patroons won a second championship, this time under head coach Bill Musselman . Musselman later coached the Minnesota Timberwolves , and several Patroons from the 1987–88 championship year, including Scott Brooks , Tod Murphy , Tony Campbell , and Sidney Lowe , played on early Timberwolves squads. In

522-702: The Patroons won the CBA American Conference championship and advanced to the best-of-five CBA Finals against the Yakima SunKings. The Patroons lost game one at the Armory. The next day, Coach Richardson was suspended for the rest of the season for firing expletives at hecklers during games and saying in an interview with the Albany Times Union newspaper that Jews are "crafty [because] they are hated worldwide." Without Richardson,

551-901: The TBL's East Region, but would ultimately lose the Championship to the Shreveport Mavericks in a best-of-three series. Former Albany Patroons players who went on to play in the National Basketball Association include Vincent Askew , Scott Brooks , Mario Elie , Jamario Moon , Scott Roth . and Xavier Moon . Former Patroons players and/or coaches who went on to coach in the National Basketball Association include Scott Brooks, Rick Carlisle , Phil Jackson , George Karl , Derrick Rowland , Sidney Lowe , Bill Musselman , Kenny Natt , Scott Roth, and Terry Stotts . Former Patroons players who later coached

580-629: The Tri-State Admirals as expansion teams. The San Diego Waves were replaced by expansion San Diego Armada while the Waves were being relocated, but neither team would make the 2020 schedule. Due to the lack of other western teams, the Yakima SunKings and the Mesquite Desert Dogs suspended operations. The third season started in January 2020, but on March 11, 2020, the league announced the season would end prematurely due to

609-493: The first season, the NAPB rebranded as The Basketball League (TBL). On May 3, 2019, the Patroons defeated the Yakima SunKings in the third game of a best-of-three series to win the TBL championship. On September 4, 2019, the ownership of the Patroons was transferred to Dr. Tim Maggs for the 2020 season. They started the 2020 season at 6-3 before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Patroons opted to sit out

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638-652: The franchise was relocated to Connecticut, where it played for 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 years as the Hartford Hellcats and then 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 years as the Connecticut Pride before folding in 2001. The CBA ceased operating and filed for bankruptcy in February 2001. After a decade-long absence, a new Patroons joined the CBA as an expansion team for the 2005–06 season with the original name and colors (gold and kelly green), as well as returning to

667-594: The league changes, the Ohio Bootleggers, Rochester Razorsharks, and Vancouver Knights folded while the Bellevue team never came to fruition. The league then added the existing teams, the Jamestown Jackals and New York Court Kings, in addition to the three previously announced expansion teams, the Raleigh Firebirds , San Diego Waves, and Tampa Bay Titans . Three teams also slightly re-branded with

696-594: The league is to provide opportunities for community involvement particularly schools from the elementary to high school levels. Programs include players reading to younger children, hosting basketball camps for teens, and speaking in school-wide assemblies about substance abuse and staying in school. The league launched its inaugural 2018 season with eight teams: the Albany Patroons , Kansas City Tornados , Kentucky Thoroughbreds , Nevada Desert Dogs , Ohio Cardinals, Rochester Razorsharks , Vancouver Knights, and

725-485: The old Washington Avenue Armory . Former NBA star Micheal Ray Richardson , who played for the Patroons in the 1987–88 season, became the head coach, while the Patroons' career scoring leader, Derrick Rowland, was named assistant coach. The Patroons finished the season with a 20–28 record, good for third place in the CBA Eastern Conference. Albany qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round of

754-608: The paper also expanded to covering the Hudson Valley. It is owned by Hearst Communications . The paper was founded in 1856 as the Morning Times , becoming Times-Union by 1891, and was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. The sister paper Knickerbocker News merged with the Times Union in 1988. The newspaper has been online since 1996. The editor of the Times Union is Casey Seiler, who has held

783-631: The post since Feb. 1, 2020. He previously served as the paper's managing editor. George Hearst is the publisher. The newspaper is printed in its Colonie headquarters by the Hearst Corporation's Capital Newspapers Division. The daily edition costs $ 2 and the Sunday/Thanksgiving Day edition costs $ 3. Home delivery prices are slightly lower. The Times Union announced in May 2006 that it would pay $ 3.5 million over 10 years for

812-485: The semi-professional American Basketball Association . In March, several teams began opting out of the season due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions. For the 2021–22 season, the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that they had agreed to inter-league series play with several teams from The Basketball League. The games played between the teams from the two leagues are included in their respective regular season standings for each league. In July 2024,

841-517: Was named the Head Coach and General Manager of the Patroons. He led UAlbany to 5 America East Championships and is a former America East Coach of the Year. On December 7, 2021, Will Brown announced his coaching staff of Brian Beaury, Julie McBride and Marc Rybczyk for the 2022 season. In the 2022 season, the Patroons finished with a league best 21-3 record in the regular season. Albany would clinch

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