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The Elam Ending , also known as final target score , is a rules format for basketball . Unlike traditional basketball rules, in which the game is played with four timed quarters, with the Elam Ending format, teams end the game by playing to a target score. A variation used by the NBA G League implements the Elam Ending in games that go into overtime.

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64-760: Developed by and named for Nick Elam, a professor at Ball State University , the Elam Ending was first used by The Basketball Tournament in 2017. The Elam Ending received widespread attention in 2020 when it was chosen as the format for the NBA All-Star Game . It has since been adopted by other leagues, such as the Canadian Elite Basketball League later that year, as well as the NBA G League (which uses it as its overtime format). The organizers of TBT announced that they would adapt

128-550: A group of local investors led by Michael Kelly reopened the school as the Indiana Normal Institute. To pay for updated materials and refurbishing the once-abandoned Administration Building, the school operated under a mortgage from the Muncie Trust Company. Although the school had its largest student body with a peak enrollment of 806, officials could not maintain mortgage payments, and the school

192-414: A library, and the president's residence were housed in what is today's Frank A. Bracken Administration Building. The one-building school had a peak enrollment of 256 and charged $ 10 for a year's tuition. It operated until the spring of 1901, when it was closed due to lack of funding. In 1902, the school reopened as Palmer University for the next three years when Francis Palmer, a retired Indiana banker, gave

256-812: A long-running nickname for the school was "Fruit Jar Tech." During the regular legislative session of 1929, the General Assembly nominally separated the Terre Haute and Muncie campuses of the state teachers' college system, but it placed the governing of the Ball State campus under the Indiana State Teachers College Board of Trustees based in Terre Haute. With this action, the school was renamed Ball State Teachers College. The following year, enrollment increased to 1,118, with 747 female and 371 male students. In 1935,

320-456: A message board. Through the 2019 tournament, Jeremy Pargo of Overseas Elite was the TBT leader in making game-winning shots during the Elam Ending, with five (in the 2018 and 2019 tournaments, Overseas Elite won a total of 10 games). During the 2020 tournament, Golden Eagles forward Jamil Wilson tied his record and ultimately broke it in 2021. At the 2020 NBA All-Star Game , the Elam Ending

384-432: A non-shooting foul during the Elam Ending with the offensive team in the bonus, the offense receives one free throw plus possession. According to TBT organizers, this eliminated an incentive for teams to foul in one specific situation—when the defense could reach the target score with a free throw or two-point basket while the offense needed a three-pointer. The idea for this change came from a user that Elam interacted with on

448-449: A target score, e.g. 21 or 15. Nick Elam devised this system because he was frustrated with stalling and passive play by a leading team and intentionally fouling by a losing team. Elam proposed that his solution, which turns off the game clock, addresses these issues. In The Basketball Tournament, the game clock is turned off at the first whistle with up to four minutes remaining. In 2017, The Basketball Tournament's play-in games utilized

512-686: Is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana . It has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis, Indiana , Fort Wayne, Indiana , and Fishers, Indiana . In 1917, the Ball brothers , industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation , acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly accepted

576-570: Is considered LEED certified. The David Letterman Communication and Media Building, Park Hall, DeHority Hall, Kinghorn Hall, and the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center have earned LEED Silver certification. Studebaker East Residence Hall, District Energy Station North, Applied Technology Building, Botsford/Swinford Residence Hall, Schmidt/Wilson Residence Hall, and District Energy Station South have earned LEED Gold certification. The university's first green roof

640-445: Is situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of downtown Muncie. McKinley Ave. is a two-lane, primary north–south street through the Ball State campus. Streetscape features include landscaped medians, granite curbing, limestone bollards and planters, bus turn-outs, and brick crosswalks. A pedestrian scramble is located at the intersection of Riverside and McKinley avenues. Old Quad, the university's historic quadrangle , anchors

704-403: Is situated immediately north of The Village commercial district. The North Residential Neighborhood was completed in 2022 and comprises Botsford/Swinford Halls, Jack Beyerl Hall, North Dining Hall, North West Hall, and Schmidt/Wilson Halls. York Prairie Creek , also known as Cardinal Creek, is an intra-campus creek that begins at the pond outside Park Hall, winding northwest and connecting to

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768-433: Is the tallest building on campus, at 10 floors and 138 feet (42 m). Beginning in the 1990s, new construction, building additions, and renovations were built to respect the scale and massing of the university's older Collegiate Gothic-style buildings. While red brick with limestone accents have remained the favored façade materials, large windows have become more commonplace to emphasize natural lighting. Examples include

832-524: The Frog Baby Fountain on University Green. Located in the median of McKinley Ave., Shafer Tower is a 150-foot-tall (46 m) free-standing bell tower with a 48-bell carillon . East Quad, the newest quadrangle, sits east of the Old Quad and south of the central campus. It is bounded by Dicks St. (east), Ashland Ave. (south), McKinley Ave. (west), and Riverside Ave. (north). East Quad

896-462: The College of Architecture and Planning , which opened on March 23, 1965. The Center for Radio and Television (now named the College of Communication, Information, and Media ) opened the following year, in 1966. Recognizing the college's expanding academic curriculum and growing enrollment (10,066 students), the General Assembly approved renaming the school to Ball State University in 1965. Most of

960-759: The David Owsley Museum of Art . The museum contains some 11,000 works valued at more than $ 40 million. The Fine Arts Terrace, overlooking the Old Quad, hosts the annual spring commencement ceremonies. Ball State's central campus area first began to develop in the 1960s. It is generally bounded by New York Ave. (east), Riverside Ave. (south), the Westwood Historic District (west), and Neely Ave./Petty Rd. (north). Distinctive features include its mix of academic buildings, residential and dining halls, and performing arts venues. Notable landmarks include Bracken Library , Emens Auditorium , and

1024-539: The Fine Arts Building (1936), and Elliott Hall (1937). Other examples include Burkhardt Building (1924), North Quad Building (1926), and Lucina Hall (1927). Completed in 1937, the Georgian Revival -style Bracken House serves as the president's residence. It is located off-campus. Modernist architecture appeared on campus in the 1950s, embracing simpler, utilitarian designs. Examples include

1088-569: The Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division. An initial 235 students enrolled in 1918, with William W. Parsons serving as the first president of the university. The close relationship between the Balls and the school led to an unofficial moniker for the college, with many students, faculty, and local politicians casually referring to the school as "Ball State," a shorthand alternative to its longer, official name. During

1152-668: The L. A. Pittenger Student Center (1952) and Emens Auditorium (1964). From the mid-1960s through the 1980s, campus architecture was most influenced by Brutalism , featuring imposing brick walls and narrow windows. Examples of this style include Cooper Science Complex (1967), the Teachers College Building (1968), the Architecture Building , Pruis Hall (both completed in 1972), Bracken Library (1976), Whitinger Business Building (1979), and Robert Bell Building (1984). The Teachers College Building

1216-806: The NCAA and are known as the Ball State Cardinals . The university is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Ball State's volleyball program is a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA). The location of today's Ball State University had its start in 1899 as a private university called the Eastern Indiana Normal School . The entire school, including classrooms,

1280-575: The 1922 short session of the Indiana legislature, the state renamed the school Ball Teachers College. This was in recognition of the Ball family's continuing beneficence to the institution. During this act, the state also reorganized its relationship with Terre Haute and established a separate local board of trustees for the Muncie campus. In 1924, Ball Teachers College's trustees hired Benjamin J. Burris as

1344-630: The 2020–2021 school year, Ball State University's student population primarily consisted of Indiana residents (74 percent) with 25 percent being nonresidents. Sixty-five percent of the student body is female. The university admitted 77 percent of applicants in 2019. For the 2021–2022 academic year, annual undergraduate tuition is $ 8,284 for in-state students taking 12 to 18 credits per semester and $ 25,518 for out-of-state students. Including technology, recreation, Health Center, and room and board fees, annual undergraduate expenses total about $ 21,086 for in-state students and $ 38,320 for out-of-state students. For

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1408-476: The 2021–2022 academic year, annual graduate tuition is $ 7,748 for in-state students taking nine credits per semester and $ 21,222 for out-of-state students. Including other fees, in-state graduate student expenses total $ 20,560, and $ 34,024 for out-of-state graduate students. Ball State University offers five associate degrees , 119 bachelor's , 78 master's ,15 doctoral degrees, 60 post-baccalaureate certificates, and three post-masters certificates. In fall 2020,

1472-508: The Administration Building and Lucina Hall where Talley Avenue ends at University Avenue. Ball State, like the rest of the nation, was affected by the onset of World War II . There were several dramatic changes on Ball State's campus during World War II. In 1939 Ball State began its Civilian Pilot Training program which had popular enrollment. This program allowed students and local resident to learn to fly, instructed by

1536-888: The Alumni Center by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (1997), the Art and Journalism Building (2001), the Music Instruction Building (2004), the David Letterman Communication and Media Building (2007), Park Hall (2007), DeHority Complex (renovated in 2009), Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center, and Kinghorn Hall (both completed in 2010). Recent buildings (mid-2010s to present) have embraced contemporary architecture featuring open atriums, large windows, and sustainable design elements. Examples include Botsford/Swinford Halls (renovated in 2015), Schmidt/Wilson Halls (renovated in 2017),

1600-904: The Ball State University Digital Media Repository, an open-access resource containing over 130,000 digital objects in 64 collections, as well as the Center for Middletown Studies. System branches include the Architecture Library and the Science–Health Science Library. Over 1.1 million visits were made throughout the University Libraries system between 2011 and 2012. Ball State ranked 191st nationally on U.S. News & World Report ' s 2021 “Top Performers on Social Mobility” list. College Magazine ranked

1664-712: The Ball brothers bought the Administration Building and surrounding land. In early 1918, during the Indiana General Assembly 's short session, state legislators accepted the gift of the school and land by the Ball brothers. The state granted operating control of the Muncie campus and school buildings to the administrators of the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute . That same year, the Marion Normal Institute relocated to Muncie, adding its resources to what would officially be named

1728-527: The Duck Pond before heading west toward the White River . The campus includes nearly 8,000 trees of about 625 species. Ball State provides a free shuttle service each semester. Shuttles buses run on red, orange, green, and blue loops every five to ten minutes. The university also provides a late-night pickup service, Charlie's Charter. Upon request, Charlie's Charter will transport students throughout

1792-740: The Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Practice Facility, the Fisher Football Training Complex, the Scheumann Family Indoor Practice Facility, and the 22,500-seat Scheumann Stadium , home to Ball State Cardinals football . The 11,500-seat John E. Worthen Arena anchors the central campus athletic facilities. There are also tennis courts on campus. Ball State University's campus buildings exhibit a blending of architectural styles that generally reflect

1856-433: The Elam Ending after 3 quarters, with the target score set by adding 25 to the leading team's (or tied teams') score. The World Basketball League (1988–1992) used a seven-point Elam period to decide games that were tied after four quarters of play. In October 2022, the organizers of TBT announced that they would hold a spin-off seven-a-side soccer event, The Soccer Tournament (TST), in 2023. TST uses an adaptation of

1920-414: The Elam Ending rules. Since the 2018 edition, the Elam Ending has been used in all games. Originally, the target score was seven points more than team leading or tie score; since 2019, the target score is eight points more than the leading team's/tied score. Starting with the 2020 tournament, a rule change was made in order to make a game-ending free throw slightly less likely. If the defensive team commits

1984-508: The Elam Ending: after two 20-minute halves, matches go into "Target Score Time", with a target of one goal more than the leading team's (or tied teams') score. Beginning at the fifth minute of Target Score Time, a player is removed from each side at 5-minute intervals until each side is reduced to 2 players or the winning goal is scored, whichever comes first. Ball State University Ball State University ( Ball State or BSU )

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2048-1195: The Health Professions Building (completed in 2019), Jack Beyerl Hall, North Dining Hall (both completed in 2020), the Foundational Sciences Building, and North West Hall (both completed in 2021). Ball State has adopted environmental sustainability as a primary component of the university's strategic plan and vision. Starting in the mid-2000s, all building additions and renovations are designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. Standards include environmentally-friendly site selection, energy and water efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality, among others. The university diverts 20 percent of its waste from landfills through recycling efforts and also invests in hybrid vehicles , hybrid-electric shuttle buses, and vehicles that use E85 . Since 2007, 13 campus buildings have achieved LEED certification. The Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass and Teachers College Building

2112-812: The Muncie Aviation Company. By the Fall of 1941 Ball State reached its peak enrollment to this point of 1,588 students. When the United States entered the war, Ball State like many other college campuses, saw a decline in male enrollment. At this time Ball State partnered with the United States military and established two training programs on campus, the Army Specialized Training Program and Navy V-1 Program. Each of these programs encouraged male enrollment in

2176-607: The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (2010). Under the university's 14th president, Dr. Jo Ann Gora , over $ 520 million was committed to new construction and renovation projects throughout the Ball State campus. Within the last decade, Ball State University adopted Education Redefined as its motto, focusing on "immersive learning" to engage students across all academic programs in real-world projects. To date, there have been over 1,250 immersive learning projects, impacting residents in all of Indiana's 92 counties under

2240-641: The United States and Canada which operated from 1988 to 1992. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season. One of the major differences between it and other leagues was that it had a height restriction. Players over 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) were not allowed to play; this restriction was raised to 6 ft 7 in (2.0 m) in 1991. Basketball Hall-of-Famer and Boston Celtic great Bob Cousy (6'1" tall)

2304-632: The War Morale Committee dedicated the Roll of Honor; it listed the names of all those who served during the war. In 1961, Ball State became independent of Indiana State University through the creation of the Ball State College Board of Trustees. The official name of the school was also changed to Ball State College. The Indiana General Assembly approved the development of a state-assisted architecture program, establishing

2368-606: The average campus class size was 21 students, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. Ball State University has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission continuously since 1925. Bracken Library is the university's main library. Completed in 1975, Bracken houses five floors of classrooms, computer labs, private study suites, and video viewing suites. The library provides access to about 2.3 million books, periodicals, microforms, audiovisual materials, software, government publication maps, musical scores, archival records, and other information sources. Bracken Library hosts

2432-456: The campus. Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS) also provides local fixed-route bus service free to students. Routes 1, 2, 14, and 16 run through campus. Most of Ball State University's athletic facilities and intramural fields are located on the northernmost portion of campus near the intersection of McGalliard Rd. and Tillotson Ave. Facilities include First Merchants Ballpark Complex ( Ball Diamond and Softball Field), Briner Sports Complex,

2496-755: The center moved to the Elevator Hill section of the city's Holy Cross neighborhood near downtown Indianapolis . CAP: INDY occupies 17,000 square feet (1,600 m ) of the Glass Building at 25 N. Pine St. The Fishers Center for Academic and Economic Innovation, located in Fishers, Indiana , was established in 2015. The center occupies 3,000 square feet (280 m ) at Launch Fishers, a co-working / business incubator . The site offers academic programs, community engagement, and professional development sessions to students, alumni, and organizations. During

2560-498: The college that also trained them to go on as pilots in the military service. Ball State students and staff also contributed to the war effort by supporting the troops abroad. Students and staff led by Sherly DeMotte, a member of the English faculty, wrote dozens of letters to Ball State students and staff serving overseas. By 1943 a dozen students from Ball State had become war casualties. To bring awareness to their service, in 1943

2624-452: The concept for a spin-off soccer tournament in 2023. Instead of a game clock, teams play to a target score, with the shot clock still enforced. The first team to meet or exceed the target score wins, so there is no overtime . The winning score can be a walk-off field goal (two-point or three-point) or a free throw . This format has been compared to how streetball is typically played, as street basketball games are typically played to

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2688-790: The donation in the spring of 1918, with an initial 235 students enrolling at the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division on June 17, 1918. Ball State is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university is composed of seven academic colleges. As of the 2023-2024 academic year, the total enrollment was 20,440 students with 14,874 undergraduates and 5,566 post-graduate and doctoral students. The university offers about 120 undergraduate majors and 130 minor areas of study and more than 100 masters, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees. Ball State athletic teams compete in Division I of

2752-494: The former LaFollette Complex was demolished to make way for a new green space to be utilized by students and faculty with 10 pillars of Indiana limestone placed in the center in remembrance of the former residence hall. Ball State's main campus spans 731 acres (296 ha) and includes 109 buildings at 7,203,801 square feet (669,255.0 m ) centered mostly on three main quadrangles. The university also manages just over 400 acres (160 ha) of research property. The main campus

2816-536: The game over Team Giannis 157–155 in a back-and-forth game. The Elam Ending format was received well by fans and players alike. It has since been used for later installments through 2023. In 2020, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) adopted the Elam Ending for its CEBL Summer Series tournament (played in lieu of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada ), using a target of nine points more than

2880-429: The largest geothermal energy conversion project in U.S. history. The university was defendant in the U.S. Supreme Court case Vance v. Ball State University , which dealt with who can be regarded as a " supervisor " for harassment lawsuits. The case was argued on November 26, 2012. In a 5–4 decision, the court ruled in favor of Ball State. In 2022, the final projects of the "North Neighborhood" were finished on

2944-524: The leading team's score. The change was made permanent in 2021 . The NBA G League adopted the Elam Ending for its 2022–23 season under the name "Final Target Score". For regular-season games, the Elam Ending is implemented once a game goes to overtime, with the first team to score at least 7 points in overtime winning. Games during the G League Winter Showcase, held in December in Las Vegas, employed

3008-426: The mentoring of faculty from every academic department. The university has also adopted environmental sustainability as a primary component of the university's strategic plan and vision. Starting in the mid-2000s, all building additions and renovations are designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. Ball State announced in 2009 that it would begin construction on

3072-635: The northern side of campus, where the LaFollette Complex once stood. The renovated residence halls inluded Botsford/Swinford (Johnson East) and Schmidt/Wilson (Johnson West). Jack Beyerl Hall, home of the STEM Living-Learning Community, and North West Hall, home of the Education and Design Living-Learning Communities were the two newly built residence halls adjacent to the new North Dining building. During construction,

3136-669: The school $ 100,000 as an endowment . Between 1905 and 1907, the school dropped the Palmer name and operated as the Indiana Normal College . It had two divisions, the Normal School for educating teachers and the College of Applied Sciences. The school had an average enrollment of about 200 students. Due to diminishing enrollment and lack of funding, the school closed at the end of the 1906–1907 school year. In 1912,

3200-514: The school added the Fine Arts Building for art, music, and dance instruction. Enrollment that year reached 1,151: 723 women and 428 men. As an expression of the many gifts from the Ball family since 1917, sculptor Daniel Chester French was commissioned by Muncie's chamber of commerce to cast a bronze fountain figure to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Ball brothers' gift to the state. His creation, Beneficence , stands between

3264-427: The south end of Ball State's campus. Distinctive features include its mature tree canopy and Collegiate Gothic architecture. It is bounded by McKinley Ave. (east), University Ave. (south), Christy Woods (west), and Riverside Ave. (north). The residential Westwood Historic District is situated immediately across Riverside Ave. to the north. Old Quad landmarks include Beneficence and the Fine Arts Building, home to

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3328-465: The spring semester, entrepreneurship student teams are paired with six Launch Fishers companies to develop growth strategies for each company. Ball State University enrolls approximately 21,500 students who come from throughout Indiana, the United States, and around the world. Out-of-state students make up about 25 percent of enrollment, and ethnic minorities account for about 23 percent. The university enrolls more than 300 international students. As of

3392-558: The state of Indiana: CAP: INDY and the Fishers Center for Academic and Economic Innovation. Since 2001, the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning has operated a satellite facility in Indianapolis . Known as CAP: INDY, it houses the Center for Civic Design and provides interdisciplinary studio space for graduate students in the college's master of architecture and master of urban design programs. In 2019,

3456-534: The successor to President Linnaeus N. Hines . The Ball brothers continued giving to the university and partially funded the construction of the Science Hall (now called Burkhardt Building) in 1924 and an addition to Ball Gymnasium in 1925. By the 1925–1926 school year, Ball State enrollment reached 991 students: 697 women and 294 men. Based on the school's close relationship with the Ball Corporation,

3520-539: The time period in which they were designed. With few exceptions, most façades feature variations of red or brown brick and limestone . Completed in 1899, the Neoclassical -style Frank A. Bracken Administration Building is the oldest extant building on the campus. It is distinctive for its yellow brick exterior. Collegiate Gothic -style architecture is reflected in the university's oldest buildings, including Ball Gymnasium (1925), Burris Laboratory School (1929),

3584-498: The university No. 6 in the country for “Top 10 Campuses for Students with Disabilities.” The Princeton Review also classifies Ball State as among its “Best Midwestern” universities and “Green Colleges.” Insight into Diversity has awarded a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award every year since 2016. World Basketball League World Basketball League ( WBL ) was a minor professional basketball league in

3648-401: The university's capacity and educational opportunities. The university experienced another building boom beginning in the 2000s, with the openings of the Art and Journalism Building (2001), Shafer Tower (2001), the Music Instruction Building (2004), the David Letterman Communication and Media Building (2007), Park Hall (2007), Kinghorn Hall (2010), Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass (2010), and

3712-581: The university's largest residence halls were completed during this period of high growth, including the DeHority Complex (1960), Noyer Complex (1962), Studebaker Complex (1965), LaFollette Complex (1967), and Johnson Complex (1969). Academic and athletic buildings, including Irving Gymnasium (1962), Emens Auditorium (1964), Cooper Science Complex (1967), Scheumann Stadium (1967), Carmichael Hall (1969), Teachers College Building (1969), Pruis Hall (1972), and Bracken Library (1974), also expanded

3776-659: The university's plans for installing the largest geothermal energy project of its kind in the U.S. Ball State committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 80,000 tons annually through the installation of a $ 65 million geothermal heating and cooling system and closure of all four coal-fired boilers on campus. The geothermal system, completed in 2017, consists of 3,600 boreholes and two energy stations on campus. The system consists of two underground loops with more than 5,500,000 feet (1,700,000 m) of pipes to circulate water for heating and cooling throughout campus. Ball State University manages two satellite facilities in

3840-496: Was forced to close once again in June 1917 when the Muncie Trust Company initiated foreclosure proceedings. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers , local industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation , bought the Indiana Normal Institute from foreclosure. The Ball brothers also founded Ball Memorial Hospital and Minnetrista , and were the benefactors of Keuka College , founded by their uncle, George Harvey Ball. For $ 35,100,

3904-722: Was installed on the North District Energy Station in 2011. Former president Jo Ann Gora was a founding member of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment , an initiative by several institutions to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their campuses. In 2011, the Sustainable Endowments Institute gave the university a College Sustainability Report Card grade of "C+." In 2009, then-president Jo Ann Gora announced

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3968-493: Was introduced after Chris Paul brought up the idea to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver . This version used an untimed fourth quarter, with the target score being 24 points more than the leading team's score after the third. The target score was chosen to honor Kobe Bryant , who was killed in a helicopter crash a month earlier; he wore 24 during his last 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers . In 2020, Team LeBron won

4032-628: Was one of the league's founders. Norm Drucker , a 25-year veteran referee with the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association , and a former supervisor of officials for the NBA, served as the WBL's supervisor of officiating. One of the league's founders, Michael Monus , was eventually convicted of having embezzled $ 10 million to finance the league, from a privately owned company he had founded, Phar-Mor . He

4096-404: Was sentenced to nine (9) years in federal prison. In addition to games against other teams in the league, games were also played against international teams. The league had several of its games broadcast on television. In Canada, the games were broadcast on the CanWest Global System . In the United States, the games were broadcast on SportsChannel America . Mike Rice was the primary analyst for

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