Vancouver Knights

Vancouver Knights
Leagues TBL
Founded 2017
History 2018–present
Arena Richmond Olympic Oval
Location Richmond, British Columbia
Team colours               

The Vancouver Knights are a professional basketball team based at Richmond, British Columbia, within the Greater Vancouver area.[1]

History

On July 26, 2017, North American Premier Basketball announced that a team would play in Seattle, Washington. In August, Incepto Sports named the team the Seattle Knights.[2] On November 3, the Knights moved to Greater Vancouver as the Vancouver Knights.[3] The team joined Yakima Sun Kings in the Pacific Northwest in the NAPB. Partway through the inaugural season, the Knights' ownership left the team to take over operations of the Ohio team, later rebranded as the Ohio Bootleggers.[4] The Knights continued to play out the season, but no longer played any home games.

As of July 2018, the NAPB was fully acquired by Dave Magley and rebranded as The Basketball League (TBL). While the Vancouver Knights continue to be listed as members of TBL, no owners or website has been identified by the league.[5]

Current roster

Vancouver Knights roster
PlayersCoaches
|
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 United States Brooks, DaQuan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 28 – (1990-03-26)26 March 1990
G 12 United States Daniel, Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 28 – (1990-06-13)13 June 1990
SF 8 United States Evans, Terrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 27 – (1990-12-11)11 December 1990
F United States Fludd, Leroy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
PF 13 United States Hill, Jordan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 31 – (1987-07-27)27 July 1987
G 2 United States Ivy, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 270 lb (120 kg)
PF 7 United States Gaines Jr., Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 24 – (1993-12-05)5 December 1993
F 7 United States Meggs, Dartanyon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 24 – (1993-11-18)18 November 1993
SF 9 Canada Harris, Demitri 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 30 – (1987-12-10)10 December 1987
PF 13 United States Hughes, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
G/F Canada Murray, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 28 – (1990-09-23)23 September 1990
PF 2 Canada Mullings, Jamal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 29 – (1989-02-02)2 February 1989
F 12 United States Reynolds, Zachary 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 27 – (1991-05-15)15 May 1991
F 14 United States Stewart, A.J. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 29 – (1988-11-14)14 November 1988
Head coach
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured

    References

    1. ↑ "North American Premier Basketball Announces New Market: Seattle, Washington". NAPB. July 26, 2017.
    2. ↑ "Seattle Knights Franchise Unveiled". Incepto Sports. August 30, 2017.
    3. ↑ "The Knights Have Moved to Vancouver". Incepto Sports. November 3, 2017.
    4. ↑ "Bootleggers to Join the NAPB". North American Premier Basketball. March 27, 2018.
    5. ↑ "Meet the First Black Female Owner of a Male Professional Basketball League (Not a Team, But a League!)". Black News. July 17, 2018.
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