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The 2010-2011 ABA season was the tenth season of the American Basketball Association that lasted from November 5, 2010, the finish of the regular season in late February, and the championship series at the end of March 2011. The Southeast Texas Mavericks ended up defending their league championship from 2009, winning their second straight championship by defeating the Gulf Coast Flash 2-0.[1]2010–11 ABA season League American Basketball Association Sport Basketball Duration November 5, 2010 - March 2011 Regular season 2011 ABA Playoffs Eastern champions Gulf Coast Flash Eastern runners-up East Kentucky Energy Western champions Southeast Texas Mustangs Western runners-up Jacksonville Giants 2011 ABA Championship Champions Southeast Texas Mustangs Runners-up Gulf Coast Flash
Over sixty teams plan were originally scheduled to compete during the 2010-11 season.[2] However, much of that list included teams that had no plans to start the season and teams which disappeared before the season began.
The league also planned to host over 800 games among the teams combined during the season.[3]
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Regular season
November
The regular season started on November 5, 2010 with the expansion team St. Louis Pioneers on the road to defeat the Chicago Steam, 93-73.[4] The next day, they did it again, winning over the Steam, 91-81 on November 6.
The Tri-State Showcase took place from November 12–14 between nine teams in Dallas, Texas. The teams featured were the Dallas Impact, North Dallas Vandals, North Texas Fresh, Texas Rim Rockers, Texas Fuel, West Texas Whirlwinds, Oklahoma Stallions, Houston Red Storm, and Colorado Kings.[5] The nine teams played a total of thirteen games in the three days. It was held at the Lakewest Family YMCA, home of the Impact.
A big announcement was made on November 13 when the league announced five more expansion teams to form a division in Canada in the 2011 season. Franchises would be put in five regions: Oshawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton and Northwest Ontario.[6] The Canadian teams, however, disappeared from listings in Summer 2011 and were replaced by a team ABA-Canada, which failed to start in the 2011-2012 season.
The Canadian Division was not the only announced 2011 expansion franchises. Before and during the first month of the ABA regular season, league offices reported new teams starting up in Richmond, Norfolk, Flint, Little Rock, Atlanta, Lynchburg (Virginia), among others.[7]
On November 23, it was announced that the 2011 ABA All-Star Game would be held in Jacksonville, Florida, at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.[8]
December
On December 2, the defending champion Southeast Texas Mavericks improved to 5-0 with an 84-point beatdown of Texas Fuel, 147-63.[9] Nine players scored in double figures and Currye Todd scored a game-high 22 points. The Southeast Texas Mavericks, after recently extending their regular season game winning streak to twenty,[10] were later defeated on the road against the Gulf Coast Flash by two points on December 21, falling to 9-1.[11]
In late December, Marlo Saunders of the West Texas Whirlwinds surpassed 1,000 points scored and 500 rebounds in his short two-year career in the ABA, joining teammates Ray Williams and Charncy Ephriam as the only Whirlwinds to accomplish the feat.[12]
February
The 2011 ABA All-Star Game resulted in a 123-122 Eastern conference win over the West, in front of a crowd of 4,488 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Kayode Ayeni, a forward from the Jersey Express, was rewarded with the game's Most Valuable Player award after scoring a game-high 25 points.[13]
Playoffs
After the ABA All-Star Game, the playoffs started. All teams still playing were eligible to enter. Jacksonville Giants and Southeast Texas Mustangs were given byes to the final rounds, to be played at home of the Mustangs. Other teams were given byes to later rounds, based on season performance. The Gulf Coast Flash won the Eastern Conference title over the East Kentucky Energy, and the Mustangs beat the Giants to win the Western.[14] The last four teams played in a double-elimination tournament. The Mustangs beat the Flash 2-0 and won the title for the second time.
League Standings
From USBasket.com[15]
References
- http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/setx-mavericks-win-back-to-back-aba-national-championships/
- Cool Facts about the ABA
- ABA season schedule
- Pioneers season schedule
- Tri-State Showcase Press Release
- ABA announces major expansion in Canada
- List of 2011 Expansion Teams
- 2010-11 ABA All-Star Game Awarded to Jacksonville, Florida
- Mavericks romp over Fuel in 84 point victory
- Mavericks win 20th straight regular season game
- Mavericks Defeated On the Road In Mississippi
- Marlo Saunders surpasses 1,000 points, 500 rebounds
- East wins ABA All-Star Game
- http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/2010-2011-scores/
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2010–11 ABA season
2009–10 ABA season
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The 2009-2010 ABA season was the ninth season of the American Basketball Association that lasted from November 2009 and ended with the three-game championship series between the Kentucky Bisons and the Southeast Texas Mavericks at the end of March 2010. The Mavericks won the championship series, two games to one after an 85-76 win March 30 for their first title.[1]2009–10 ABA season League American Basketball Association (2000-) Sport Basketball Duration November 2009 - March 2010 Regular season Playoffs Eastern champions Kentucky Bisons Eastern runners-up Bluegrass Stallions Western champions Southeast Texas Mavericks Western runners-up San Francisco Rumble 2010 ABA Championship Champions Southeast Texas Mavericks
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League changes
For the first time, the league championship was played in a three game series, between the Kentucky Bisons and Southeast Texas Mavericks, a series in which was won by the Mavericks, two games to one.
Regular season standings
These are the 2009-2010 regular season standings.[2] Many franchises folded during the season, resulting in very few games being played for a lot of teams.
North California W L Win % San Francisco Rumble 22 8 0.733 Clayton Showtime 16 7 0.696 California Sea Kings 16 12 0.571 Sacramento Heatwave 13 12 0.520 North Central Division W L Win % Chicago Steam 16 4 0.800 Lake Michigan Admirals 13 6 0.684 Columbus Crush 8 3 0.727 Pittsburgh Phantoms (ABA) 6 2 0.750 Detroit Hoops 6 5 0.545 Kansas City Stars 4 0 1.000 Cleveland Rockers (ABA) 2 2 0.500 Grand Rapids Flight 0 2 0.000 Youngstown Swish 0 2 0.000 Akron Rise 0 5 0.000 Northeast Division W L Win % Jersey Express 12 4 0.750 NYC Thunder 9 3 0.750 Maryland Marvels 7 10 0.412 New York Red Riders 6 9 0.400 Tri-City Suns 5 9 0.357 Pacific Northwest Division W L Win % Seattle Mountaineers 9 8 0.529 Seattle Zhen Gan 3 0 1.000 Everett Longshoremen 2 2 0.500 Spokane Sunz 1 1 0.500 Washington Rapids 1 6 0.143 Southern California Division W L Win % Riverside Rainmakers 9 3 0.750 Los Angeles Slam 6 9 0.400 San Diego Surf 5 8 0.385 Compton Cobras 4 2 0.667 Central Valley Dawgs 4 10 0.286 Las Vegas Aces 3 0 1.000 California Beach Ballers 2 6 0.250 Honolulu Pegasus 1 1 0.500 South Central Division W L Win % Kentucky Bluegrass Stallions 13 7 0.650 Kentucky Bisons 12 7 0.632 West Virginia Blazers 6 10 0.375 St. Louis Stunners 0 3 0.000 Southeast Division W L Win % Music City Stars 9 3 0.750 Mississippi Blues 4 6 0.400 Columbus Life 3 5 0.375 Florida Thundercats 1 0 1.000 Charlotte Crossovers 1 3 0.250 Carolina Kings 0 0 0.000 Georgia PROWL 0 1 0.000 Southwest Division W L Win % Southeast Texas Mustangs 23 3 0.885 North Texas Fresh 10 4 0.714 West Texas Whirlwinds 7 6 0.538 Texas Fuel 3 11 0.214 Dallas Generals 2 1 0.667 Texas Chaparrals 0 2 0.000 Houston Takers 0 6 0.000 Exhibition Teams W L Win % Play2Win Rimrockers 10 4 0.714 Postseason
Note: Finals was a best of 3 series.Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals ABA Championship 5 Jersey Express 91 Bluegrass Stallions 99 3 Bluegrass Stallions Elmira Red Riders Bluegrass Stallions 100 Kentucky Bisons 91 2 Chicago Steam 9 Lake Michigan Admirals Chicago Steam 106 Kentucky Bisons 114 4 Kentucky Bisons 14 West Virginia Blazers Kentucky Bisons 99, 83, 76 Southeast Texas Mavericks 96, 104, 85 1 Southeast Texas Mavericks 146 Texas Fuel 84 8 West Texas Whirlwinds Texas Fuel Southeast Texas Mavericks San Francisco Rumble Forfeit 10 Los Angeles Slam So Cal Tournament Winner Los Angeles Slam San Francisco Rumble 6 San Francisco Rumble Sacramento Heatwave
Note: ABA did not release the game results for the first round or the winners of the regional first round tournaments.
References
- Mavericks win first title
2008–09 ABA season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 2008–09 ABA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2008 - March 2009 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | DeRon Rutledge, Southeast Texas Mustangs; Co-MVP Boris Siakom, Kentucky Bisons |
| 2009 ABA Playoffs | |
| champions | Maywood Buzz |
| runners-up | Nashville Broncs |
| champions | Kentucky Bisons |
| runners-up | Southeast Texas Mustangs |
| 2009 ABA Championship | |
| Champions | Kentucky Bisons |
| Runners-up | Maywood Buzz |
| 2009 ABA Championship MVP | Michael James, Kentucky Bisons |
The 2008-2009 season was scheduled to host over 50 teams, but travelling costs doomed most teams and resulted in many franchises folding.
Regular season standings
Postseason
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ABA Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Southeast Texas Mustangs | 121 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Knoxville Thunderbolts | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Southeast Texas Mustangs | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky Bisons | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky Bisons | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Beijing Aoshen Olympian | 104 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky Bisons | 127 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maywood Buzz | 120 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nashville Broncs | 118 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Jersey Express | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nashville Broncs | 111 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maywood Buzz | 120 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maywood Buzz | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Chicago Steam | 82 | ||||||||||||
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