August 24, 2015

Posted By Don Sanchez

Indianapolis, IN.  The American Basketball Association (ABA) www.americanbasketballassociation.org today announced the ABA Certified Affiliate League program designed to establish relationships with other professional and semi-professional basketball leagues.  According to Joe Newman, ABA co-founder, "Since we announced our plans to organize ABA summer basketball leagues around the country, we have had many inquiries from existing summer leagues about

working with them.  Our goal is for players to have a chance to play in the summer so this concept works well...and hopefully, many players will have the skills to play in the ABA also."

The ABA Certified Affiliate League program will be managed by Don Sanchez, ABA Vice President of West Coast Operations and also CEO of the ABA Summer Pro League.  "I feel the way Joe does," stated Sanchez.  "There is no reason for us to compete with existing summer pro leagues when there are so many excellent leagues in existence.  For example, Nessie Drake, owner of the ABA Louisiana Cajun All-Stars, also owns the Christian Basketball League that plays in Louisiana, Texas and Florida.  Ms. Drake's league will be the first ABA Certified Affiliate League.  And we're very pleased."

For more information, email Don Sanchez at [email protected]  , or call 424 386 2321 or visit www.americanbasketballassociation.org.

August 18, 2015

Posted By Don Sanchez

Indianapolis, IN.  The American Basketball Association (ABA) www.americanbasketballassociation.org today announced that the 2015-2016 Final Playoffs will be held in Laredo, TX beginning April 4, 2016.  

"We are very pleased to be going "west" for the first time," stated ABA Co-Founder Joe Newman.  "Long overdue.  The City of Laredo is rolling out the red carpet; the fans of the Larado Swarm have been tremendous.  And we are going back to a Final Eight to make it even bigger and better."

"We're very proud to have been chosen to host this year's tournament," added Laredo Swarm team owner Marlon Minifee."  "Both Shreveport and Jacksonville have set very high standards for ABA Final playoffs, so we have a lot of work to do to make them even bigger and better. That's our goal."

Additional information and specifics will be available soon. For more information, email [email protected] or visit www.laredoswarm.com or www.americanbasketballassociation.org."