New York Ballers

New York Ballers
2018 JBA season
League JBA
Founded 2018
History New York Ballers
2018–present
Location New York City, New York
Team colours Dark blue, red, sky blue
              
Head coach Marvin McCullough
Uniforms

The New York Ballers are a professional basketball team based in New York City, New York. The team competes 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

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] The league held tryouts in New York City, New York in April 2018, at the Brooklyn Stuy Dome, selecting seven players for team's roster.[3] The New York Ballers appointed Marvin McCullough, a former guard at Iona, as the team's first head coach.[4][5]

Current roster

New York Ballers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 United States Burgos, Moises 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 19 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
F/C 2 United States Mensah, Francis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 19 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999
G 4 United States Killing, Jameer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 20 – (1998-05-26)26 May 1998
SF 5 United States Antoine, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 19 – (1998-12-03)3 December 1998
SG 10 United States Abdelwahab, Magd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 19 – (1999-03-11)11 March 1999
G 11 United States Camara, Morissana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 19 – (1999-03-15)15 March 1999
SF 23 United States Brown, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 18 – (1999-11-03)3 November 1999
G 25 United States Kirkham, Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 19 – (1999-01-19)19 January 1999
Head coach
  • United States Marvin McCullough
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Robert Mitchell
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: June 23, 2018

References

  1. ↑ Calle, Franklyn (December 20, 2017). "LaVar Ball Launches Pro League". SLAM. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rovell, Darren (December 21, 2017). "LaVar Ball plans to start league for high school graduates". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Martin, Josh (May 1, 2018). "Big Baller Brand finally fields full squad for LaVar Ball's JBA league". Lonzo Wire. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Junior Basketball Association [@bbbjbaleague] (June 18, 2018). "The New York Ballers, led by Coach Marvin McCullough will face the Los Angeles Ballers in just 3 more days! This team is fierce and hungry. Season opener is June 21st at @CBBankArena" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Marvin McCullough Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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