List of Continental Basketball Association award winners and successful alumni
Phil Jackson (pictured right) was the head coach of the CBA Albany Patroons before joining the NBA Chicago Bulls as an assistant coach in 1987. Jackson won six NBA Finals as the Bulls' head coach.
The Continental Basketball Association was a men's professional basketball league that existed from 1946 to 2009. The league was formerly known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association. There were several annual awards in the CBA including the Player of the Year Award, the Rookie of the Year Award, the Coach of the Year Award, the Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Newcomer of the Year Award.
Regular season MVPs and Players of the Year
CBA Newcomer of the Year
CBA 50th Anniversary Team
EPBL/EBA era team (1946–1978)
- Stacey Arceneaux — forward[1]
- Bill Chanecka — forward[1]
- Charlie Criss — guard[1]
- Tom Hemans — forward[1]
- Hal Lear — guard[1]
- Julius McCoy — forward[1]
- Stan Novak — coach[1]
- Roman Turmon — center[1]
- Ken Wilburn — center[1]
CBA era team (1978–1996)
- Vincent Askew — forward[1]
- Tico Brown — guard[1]
- Don Collins — forward[1]
- Ron Davis — forward[1]
- Claude Gregory — center[1]
- Glenn Hagan — guard[1]
- Charles Jones — center[1]
- Mauro Panaggio — coach[1]
- Derrick Rowland — forward[1]
- Robert Smith — guard[1]
- Clinton Wheeler — guard[1]
CBA players who played at least 82 NBA games
- Alaa Abdelnaby
- Vincent Askew
- Chucky Atkins
- Greg Ballard
- Ken Bannister
- Kenny Battle
- Raja Bell
- Walter Bond
- Bruce Bowen
- Earl Boykins
- Charles Bradley
- Jim Brogan
- Michael Brooks
- Rick Brunson
- Kevin Brooks
- Tony Brown
- Steve Burtt Sr.
- Adrian Caldwell
- Rick Carlisle
- Derrick Chievous
- Chris Childs
- Hollis Copeland
- Joe Courtney
- Charlie Criss
- Michael Curry
- Emanual Davis
- Lloyd Daniels
- Mario Elie
- Jamie Feick
- Eric Fernsten
- Rod Foster
- World B. Free
- Tate George
- Anthony Goldwire
- Grant Gondrezick
- Pétur Guðmundsson
- Joe Graboski
- Paul Graham
- Ronnie Grandison
- Greg Grant
- Adrian Griffin
- Conner Henry
- Steve Henson
- Kenny Higgs
- Tom Hoover
- Stephen Howard
- Eddie Hughes
- Byron Irvin
- Andy Johnson
- Reggie Jordan
- Bo Kimble
- Gerard King
- Greg Kite
- Joe Kopicki
- Rusty LaRue
- Tim Legler
- Voshon Lenard
- Sidney Lowe
- Oliver Mack
- Donny Marshall
- Darrick Martin
- Anthony Mason
- Andre McCarter
- Amal McCaskill
- Ben McDonald
- Jeff McInnis
- Kevin McKenna
- Chris McNealy
- Bob McNeill
- Larry McNeill
- Anthony Miller
- Dirk Minniefield
- Jamario Moon
- Lowes Moore
- Mikki Moore
- Tod Murphy
- Kurt Nimphius
- Moochie Norris
- Brian Oliver
- Kevin Ollie
- Stan Pietkiewicz
- Kevin Pritchard
- Mark Randall
- Eldridge Recasner
- Jerry Reynolds
- Micheal Ray Richardson
- David Rivers
- Anthony Roberts
- Rumeal Robinson
- Scott Roth
- Clifford Rozier
- Shawnelle Scott
- Steve Scheffler
- Charles Shackleford
- Reggie Slater
- John Starks
- Joe Strawder
- Erick Strickland
- Mark Strickland
- Darren Tillis
- Raymond Townsend
- Kelvin Upshaw
- Ennis Whatley
- Clinton Wheeler
- Jo Jo White
- Rory White
- Aaron Williams
- Sam Williams
- Haywoode Workman
CBA coaches who coached at least 82 NBA games
| NBA Yrs | Number of years as head coach |
| CBA Yrs | Number of years as head or assistant coach |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
| Coach | NBA yrs | CBA yrs | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Ref. |
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| Jim Boylan | 2007–08, 2012–13 | 1992–93 | 106 | 46 | 60 | .434 | — |
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| Maurice Cheeks | 2001–09, 2013–14 | 1993–94 | 620 | 305 | 315 | .420 | — |
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| Dave Cowens | 1978–79, 1996–2002 | 1984–85 | 352 | 161 | 191 | .457 | 44 | 22 | 22 | .500 | |
| Bob Hill | 1986–87, 1990–97, 2005–07 | 1988 | 603 | 310 | 293 | .514 | 54 | 21 | 33 | .389 | |
| Phil Jackson* | 1989–2011 | 1982–87 | 1,640 | 1,155 | 485 | .704 | 232 | 125 | 107 | .539 | |
| Dave Joerger | 2013–present | 2000–06 | 246 | 147 | 99 | .598 | 184 | 118 | 66 | .641 | |
| George Karl | 1984–88, 1992–2003, 2005–2013, 2015–16 | 1980–83, 1988–1991 | 1,999 | 1,175 | 824 | .588 | 298 | 217 | 81 | .728 | |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 2006–08 | 2003–04 | 100 | 31 | 69 | .310 | 53 | 37 | 16 | .698 | |
| Andrew Levane | 1952–54, 1958–62 | 1961 | 276 | 106 | 170 | .384 | — | — | — | — | [2][3] |
| Bill Musselman | 1980–82, 1989–1991 | 1983–88, 1993–94 | 250 | 80 | 170 | .320 | 327 | 224 | 103 | .685 | |
| Eric Musselman | 2002–04, 2006–07 | 1989–1997 | 246 | 108 | 138 | .439 | 392 | 270 | 122 | .688 | |
| Tom Nissalke | 1971–1984 | 1986–87 | 879 | 371 | 508 | .422 | 48 | 26 | 22 | .542 | |
| Flip Saunders | 1995–2012 | 1988–1995 | 1,248 | 654 | 594 | .524 | 390 | 253 | 137 | .648 | |
| Jerry Sloan* | 1979–1982, 1988–2011 | 1984–85 | 2,024 | 1,221 | 803 | .603 | — |
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| Keith Smart | 2002–03, 2010–13 | 1997–2000 | 263 | 93 | 107 | .354 | 168 | 85 | 83 | .506 | |
| Terry Stotts | 2002–07, 2012–present | 1990–92 | 611 | 297 | 314 | .486 | — |
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| Darrell Walker | 1996–2000 | 1998–99 | 169 | 56 | 113 | .331 | 56 | 23 | 33 | .411 | |
CBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
- 1961 – Alex "Boo" Ellis, Wilkes-Barre Barons
- 1963 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
- 1964 – Jimmie Hadnot, Trenton Colonials
- 1965 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
- 1966 – Walt Simon, Allentown Jets
- 1967 – Willie Murrell, Scranton Miners
- 1968 – Willis "Spider" Bennett, Hartford Capitols
- 1969 – Jim Jackson, Scranton Miners
- 1970 – John Savage, Wilmington Blue Bombers
- 1971 – Willie Somerset, Scranton Apollos
- 1972 – Reggie Lacefield, Hartford Capitols
- 1977 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
- 1978 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
- 1979 – Andre McCarter, Rochester Zeniths
- 1982 – Brad Branson, Anchorage Northern Knights
- 1983 – Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons
- 1984 – Anthony Roberts, Wyoming Wildcatters
- 1985 – Rick Lamb, Wyoming Wildcatters
- 1986 – Don Collins, Tampa Bay Thrillers
- 1987 – Eddie Johnson, Tampa Bay Thrillers
- 1988 – Michael Brooks, Albany Patroons
- 1989 – Dwayne McClain, Rockford Lightning
- 1990 – Conner Henry, Rapid City Thrillers
- 1991 – Vincent Askew, Albany Patroons
- 1992 – Conner Henry, Yakima Sun Kings
- 1993 – Pat Durham, Fargo-Moorhead Fever
- 1994 – Jeff Martin, Grand Rapids Hoops
- 1995 – Tony Dawson, Rockford Lightning
- 1996 – Shelton Jones, Florida Beachdogs
- 1997 – Dexter Boney, Florida Beachdogs
- 2000 – Dontae' Jones, LaCrosse Bobcats
- 2003 – Versile Shaw, Sioux Falls Skyforce
- 2004 – Roberto Bergersen, Idaho Stampede
- 2005 – Sam Clancy, Jr., Idaho Stampede
- 2006 – Randy Holcomb, Gary Steelheads
- 2007 – Ralph Holmes, Yakama Sun Kings
- 2008 – Odell Bradley, Butte Daredevils[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Jasner, Andy. "CBA announces 50th anniversary all-time teams". sportsline.com. SportsLine USA. Archived from the original on 20 December 1996. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Levane to Coach Jets". The New York Times. New York, New York: The New York Times Company. Associated Press. September 20, 1961. p. 32.
- ↑ "Andrew Levane — Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ↑ "National wins All-Star game". Montana Standard. Butte. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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