Texas Lone Star Strikers

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Texas Lone Star Strikers
Founded2011
LeagueIndependent - 2014-2015, IBL 2013–2014
Team historyTexas LoneStar Strikers
2011–present
Based in Magnolia, Texas
ArenaArena (Montgomery County)
ColorsRed, blue, gold and white
                
Owner MetroPlex Entertainment & Sports LLC
Head coachCameron Robinson
Championships0
Division titles0
DancersStriker Dancers
Website www.lonestarstrikers.com

The Texas LoneStar Strikers are an American professional men's basketball team based in the Magnolia, Woodlands, and Conroe, Texas area. [1]

Basketball team sport played on a court with baskets on either end

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

Magnolia, Texas City in Texas, United States

Magnolia is a city in southwestern Montgomery County, Texas, United States within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. It is named for the magnolia trees that grew in the area. The population was 1,393 at the 2010 United States Census.

Conroe, Texas City in Texas, United States

Conroe is a city in Texas, United States. It is the seat of Montgomery County and a principal city in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. It is about 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston.

They are currently Independent, but once were members of the International Basketball League and began play in the league in 2013. The team is owned by businessman and former collegiate athlete Glenn Shepherd. The team colors are red, blue, gold and white. [1]

The International Basketball League (IBL) was a semi-professional men's basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States to join. The IBL also sometimes featured teams from China and Japan which temporarily relocated to the United States for the IBL season. The IBL season typically ran from the end of March through July.

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