Basketball League
Encore Basketball is proud to announce its newest Encore Elite basketball program. If you are looking to take your talent to the next level and travel across the state then you must try out and be an Encore Elite! However, you can also try out for Encore Chrome and continue to develop competitive basketball experience until you are ready to join Encore Elite. Both Encore Elite and Encore Chrome are 14U teams.
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Encore Basketball Training will be hosting training workouts at the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation (SASF) to offer a professional basketball training experience. Seven-year professional and ex-division one player from Memphis University Coach Roburt Sallie, has a mission to develop the fundamentals, skills, and abilities for youth basketball in the Greater Sacramento and Elk Grove area. If you are between grades 1st-12th, join us on this journey to put your skills to the test and work to get better each day.
The Eugene J. Green Memorial Winter Basketball League is a competitive recreational league open to all adults ages 18+. This adult Winter basketball league is dedicated to the former sports specialist, of Arlington County Parks and Recreation, Eugene J. Green. Eugene worked for Arlington County for more than 30 years and often oversaw many of the adult sports programs including adult basketball. Eugene was a dedicated worker, basketball referee and volunteer who worked for the betterment of the community in which he lived and worked. Eugene passed on March 17th, 1994 at the age of 54.
The Plainfield Junior Basketball League is designed for students at Plainfield Community Schools and/or kids who live in the Town of Plainfield. Students in grades Kindergarten through 12th are welcome to participate in the program. Teams are divided into six age groups: Kindergartners, 1st & 2nd graders, 3rd & 4th graders, 5th & 6th graders, 7th & 8th graders, and 9th-12th graders. The program is operated as a co-ed league where the girls and boys will play against one another. The season begins in November and ends late February. The Plainfield Junior Basketball League is set up to be a recreational basketball league and is intended to be fun for all participants while they learn and develop their skills in the game of basketball. The Plainfield Junior Basketball League will be conducted on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturdays, and Sundays; however, is subject to change based on participation levels
The ES House League program is a recreation-level basketball league for boys (in grades 1 through 5) and girls (in grades 1 through 4) with playing time rules in place to ensure everyone has an opportunity to play and progressive defensive rules offering increasing level of challenge as players progress. Games are primarily played on Saturdays.
The MS House League program is a recreation-level basketball league for boys (in grades 6 through 8) and girls (in grades 5 through 8) with playing time rules in place to ensure everyone has an opportunity to play and progressive defensive rules offering increasing level of challenge as players progress. Games are primarily played on Saturdays. Players interested in playing in the Middle School Travel League must register for the MS House League.
The Middle School Travel League is a select-style league designed for middle schoolers seeking a higher level of competitive play. CLBL Middle School Travel League teams represent Harper Park, J.L. Simpson, and Smarts Mill Middle Schools. Games are primarily played on Sundays.
The High School House League is a competitive recreation-level league for boys and girls in grades 9 through 12, that has been CLBL's fastest-growing program over the past several years. Games are primarily played on Saturday evenings and Sundays.
as we aim to serve the basketball community in the Tenafly & bordering locations who have been seeking an elevated experience close to home. The JPBL is a new in-house basketball league that will feature boys in grades 3rd-8th. Each team is selected by our coaches and divided evenly to ensure that the level of play remains competitive.
The predecessor of this league was the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in 1935. It changed its name in 1937 in an attempt to attract a larger audience. The league was created by three corporations: General Electric, Firestone and Goodyear. It was primarily made up of Great Lakes area small-market and corporate teams.
The league began rather informally. Scheduling was left to the discretion of each of the teams, as long as the team played at least ten games and four of them were on the road. Games played increased yearly as the popularity of professional basketball and the NBL grew in America. Games consisted either of four ten-minute quarters or three fifteen-minute periods. The choice was made by the home team. Some of the teams were independent, while others were owned by companies that also found jobs for their players.
The history of the NBL falls into three eras, each contributing significantly to the growth of professional basketball and the emergence of the NBA. The first dynasty centered on the Oshkosh All-Stars and their center Leroy "Cowboy" Edwards. The middle years saw the emergence of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, who were later instrumental in the survival of the NBA during its infancy. The final period of note during the NBL's existence centered on George Mikan and the emergence of the big man in basketball.[7]
Under Zollner, the Pistons would eventually play an important role in the survival and growth of the NBA. Zollner's financial support of the NBA helped the league stay afloat during its tumultuous formative years.
Challenging the Zollner Pistons and Oshkosh for supremacy were the Sheboygan Red Skins. Beginning in 1941, the season before Fort Wayne joined the NBL, Sheboygan appeared in five of six championship series. They lost to Oshkosh in the 1941 finals, beat Fort Wayne for the title in 1943 but lost to the Zollner Pistons in 1944 and 1945, and were swept in the 1946 finals by the league's newest member, the powerhouse Rochester Royals, who boasted Hall of Famers Al Cervi, Bob Davies and Red Holzman.
The NBL's third era was dominated by Mikan, the 6'10" (2.08 m), three-time NCAA "All-American" center from DePaul University in Chicago. As a rookie, he led the Chicago American Gears to the 1947 NBL title, but before the next season, owner Maurice White pulled his team out of the league and formed his own 24-team circuit called the Professional Basketball League of America. That venture quickly failed, and Mikan was signed by the NBL's Minneapolis Lakers, where he teamed with the versatile Jim Pollard to win the 1948 championship.
The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Australasia, currently composed of 10 teams: 9 in Australia and 1 in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.[1]
After numerous teams folding and a plummeting public profile property developer Larry Kestelman purchased a 51% portion of the league. Since then game attendance, TV viewership, website visitors and app downloads have been consistently on the increase.[13]
The growth of Basketball in Asia over recent years and the overall strength and standard of Australian Basketball should ensure the sustainability of the league for many years provided Asian players continue to strive to compete in the NBL and Asian basketball fans are able to follow the league. Current trends should see the NBL as the third highest attended basketball league in the world, after the NBA and EuroLeague.[17][circular reference]
A local derby-style rivalry nicknamed "Reptile Rumble" has developed to determine which is the dominant North Queensland team. The Cairns-Townsville basketball rivalry would have to be one of the longest and most passionate in the NBL.[citation needed] Both teams generally attract a close to capacity crowd anywhere from 4000+ at their home games. Each team and their supporters and mascots generally boo and taunt their visiting rivals. The rivalry has been in existent for over 10 years and almost came to a near end when the Cairns Taipans were on the verge of extinction due to financial issues.
The league currently consists of ten teams from six different provinces, with four being from Ontario, two from Alberta and one each from the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Quebec, making the CEBL the largest professional sports league based entirely in Canada. CEBL teams play twenty regular-season games from May to August. The season culminates in the six-team playoffs which include a final four Championship Weekend where the league's champion is crowned.[3]
The CEBL was first announced in October 2017.[1] Niagara River Lions owner Richard Petko had been dissatisfied with the operations of the National Basketball League of Canada, which he deemed to be a "shoestring business" with no vision. He attempted to persuade the league to hire Mike Morreale, a former Canadian Football League player who, Petko felt, could do better at marketing the league and attracting sponsorship. However, after the NBL declined, Petko and Morreale decided to organize their own league, with Morreale as CEO.[4] The six charter teams were officially unveiled in May 2018, with the River Lions joining five newly-created franchises in Abbotsford which moved to Langley in 2021, Edmonton, Guelph, Hamilton, and Saskatoon.[4]
Morreale stated that the CEBL would emphasize offering a "party wrapped around a basketball game" with "a ton of value for the fans" in order to attract spectators, including outdoor pre-game events, in-arena entertainment, autograph sessions, and other features.[4] The CEBL will, initially, operate as a single entity, with all teams owned by the league under individual general managers. However, the league may spin out its franchises to individual owners, or a single investor, in the future.[4] 041b061a72