Louisiana Soul

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Louisiana Soul
Louisiana Soul.jpeg
Founded2013
League PBL (2013)
IBA (2014)
ABA (2014)
UBA (2014-15)
Team historyLafayette Legends (2013-14)
Louisiana Soul (2014-2015)
Based in Lafayette, Louisiana
Arena Northside High School
Colorsred, black
OwnerKevin Williams
Head coachKevin Williams
Championships0
Division titles0

The Louisiana Soul were a semi-professional basketball team playing in the Universal Basketball Association (UBA). Established in 2013 the team was originally known as the Lafayette Legends, changing names in July 2014.

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History

The Legends played their first exhibition game in preparation for the Premier Basketball League (PBL) season on December 14, 2013. Played at Northside High School in Lafayette, the Legends were 155-81 [1] winners against a team from Lake Charles (Louisiana). The Legends never played an official PBL game.

A second exhibition was played on February 8, 2014, against the Shizuoka Gymrats, a travel-team who compete in the ABA. Lafayette were victorious 104–101. Two more exhibitions followed on March 29 and May 3 as the team made preparations to compete as a "branding team" in the Independent Basketball Association (IBA) 2014 Fall season.

On July 10, 2014, the franchise changed its name to Louisiana Soul, [2] as the IBA already had a "Legends" team (Schenectady Legends). The Soul were scheduled for four IBA games, but did not compete in any official IBA game.

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was next for the Soul, and on November 9, 2014, played their first "official" league game, losing to the Texas Fuel 119–109. [3] [4]

On December 6, 2014, the Soul took park in a Universal Basketball Association (UBA) draft. The team website [5] lists a UBA schedule set to begin in January 2015.

The Soul completed the full 2015 UBA schedule going 1–12 to finish sixth (of six teams) in the Western Conference. Their record was 20th-best in the 21-team league. [6]

Season-by-season record

SeasonWLFinishPlayoff Result
2013-14 PBL 00Never played in PBL.
2014 Fall IBA 00Never played in IBA.
2014-15 ABA 01Played one ABA game.
2015 UBA 1126th (of 6) Western ConferenceDNQ
Totals113--

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References

  1. ↑ "Lafayette Legends on Twitter". Lafayette Legends on Twitter. 19 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Soul". YouTube. 10 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Box Score". Texas Fuel. 9 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Week 2 ABA Scores". Eurobasket. 13 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Louisiana Soul 2015 Schedule". Louisiana Soul. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "UBA Standings". Universal Basketball Association. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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