Philadelphia Spirit

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Philadelphia Spirit
League United States Basketball League
Founded1991
Dissolved1992
HistoryPhiladelphia Spirit
(1991-92)
Championships1991
Division/Conference titles1991, 1992

The Philadelphia Spirit was a United States Basketball League team that played from 1991 to 1992 at Holy Family University in Northeast Philadelphia.

The United States Basketball League, often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985.

Holy Family University University in Philadelphia

Holy Family University is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was chartered in 1954 by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. In addition to the main Torresdale campus in the northeastern section of the city, there are satellite locations in Newtown, and on Bristol Pike in Bensalem.

In 1991, they finished first in the league, with a 15–5 record. They beat the Miami Tropics in the league's finals, winning the championship. The team was coached by Bill Lange, a New Jersey high school coach, who was named USBL Coach of the Year. In 1992, they again finished first in the league, with a 21–5 record. They played in that year's league finals as well. However, they lost by two points to archrival, the Miami Tropics. They disbanded following that season. [1]

Notable players are Michael Anderson and Marques Bragg.

Michael Levin Anderson is an American former professional basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, Spain's professional Liga ACB, the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the Greek Basket League and the Turkish Basketball Super League.

Marques Bragg is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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