Philadelphia Ballers

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Philadelphia Ballers
Philadelphia Ballers wordmark.png
League JBA
Founded2018
HistoryPhiladelphia Ballers
2018 JBA season
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Team coloursBlack, gray, white
   
Head coach James Martin

The Philadelphia Ballers were a basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competed 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).

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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] In the tryouts, LaVar found a full roster for the team, thus being the only team to do so for the entire (inaugural) season. [3] However, they ended their inaugural season with the worst regular season, winning only one game that year (against the Seattle Ballers) on July 5, 2018.

Final roster

Philadelphia Ballers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Haid, Devin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg)
G/F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Hall, Elijah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)
G/F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Stacey, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)174 lb (79 kg)26 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999
G 13 Flag of the United States.svg Buckner, Jawane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)140 lb (64 kg)25 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000
20 Flag of the United States.svg Wooden, Jordan
G/F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Marquis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)26 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999
SG 23 Flag of the United States.svg Nixon, Jaylen  (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)161 lb (73 kg)27 – (1997-12-22)22 December 1997
PF 35 Flag of the United States.svg Royster, Taj 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg 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". USA Today . Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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