20-727: During the 1997 United States Basketball League season, the ownership group, Sports Management Professionals, (SMP) led by Richard J. Donovan and James I. Williamson, assumed ownership of the Tampa Bay Windjammers. In response to this effort by SMP, the United States Basketball League awarded a franchise for the 1998 season to SMP. That franchise would become known as the Columbus Cagerz. The team would play for one year in Columbus, Ohio . Following that inaugural season,
40-549: A late-spring to early-summer schedule. The league quickly became known as a development league for players, with many players moving up to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and many more playing in Europe . In 1996, the league made a stock offering , a rarity among sports leagues. However, in later years, the league declined as rival leagues appeared and USBL had a tougher time replacing teams that folded. In
60-677: A leader of men in the Mt. Vernon Community for many years. Over the past several years he began bringing male mentors into the school district initiating the 100 Positive Men. His work with young men also led him to the Nepperhan Community Center in Yonkers. This passion also led to his desire to work with the Peacekeepers of Mt. Vernon which began May 2010. A leader in the organization, Elder Moore can be found marching, organizing and working with
80-459: A playoffs system that saw teams play single elimination games in order to advance to the final game. On three occasions (1985, 1986 and 1990) no postseason was held, and the team with the best regular season record won the championship. In 1989 the USBL ceased operations temporarily in order to improve its organization, and resumed the following season, in 1990. Teams played a single championship game at
100-929: Is a former American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Moore was a 2-time Continental Basketball Association (CBA) champion for the Albany Patroons under coaches Phil Jackson and George Karl . Most known for his 40-point performance against Notre Dame. Moore was born in Plymouth, North Carolina . He was raised in Mount Vernon, New York , where he currently resides with his wife of 34 years, Patrice Wallace-Moore and their four children, Michelle, Shireyll, Lowes III, Isaiah, and their Godson Jamayal. Lowes graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1976 and West Virginia University in 1980. After receiving Basketball All-American Honorable Mention in his sophomore and junior years and All-American Honors in his senior year, he
120-577: Is entitled Gospel Sports Today (Men N Charge). Moore has been an inspirational speaker at various sites, which include NFL and NBA Pre-Game Chapels, corporations, businesses, churches, schools and community agencies. Elder Moore prides himself on being a student of the gospel and life. Wherever you see him, he is learning, so that he can become a better teacher. He not only practices what he preaches, but he preaches and teaches what he practices. He will often tell someone to make sure they give back what they've been given, and he has done that. Moore has been
140-708: The Rhode Island Gulls from Warwick, Rhode Island ; the Springfield Fame from Springfield, Massachusetts ; the Westchester Golden Apples from Westchester, New York ; and the Wildwood Aces from Wildwood, New Jersey . Several players with NBA experience joined the USBL: among them Ken Bannister , Jim Bostic , Tracy Jackson , Lowes Moore , Eddie Lee Wilkins and Sam Worthen . Other players who played in
160-582: The Staten Island Stallions from Staten Island, New York and the Tampa Bay Flash from Tampa, Florida . In the same year Nancy Lieberman joined the Springfield Fame and became the first female player to play in a professional league with men. Lieberman debuted in June 1986 in a game against the Staten Island Stallions , playing 3 minutes during which she did not score. In 1987 another woman joined
180-529: The 1985 USBL season would later play in the NBA, such as Michael Adams , Manute Bol , Ron Crevier , Spud Webb and John "Hot Rod" Williams . After the regular season ended after each team played 25 games, the league management decided not to organize postseason games, since many players were going to join other teams for the start of the regular season of other leagues such as the NBA or the CBA . The first USBL champions were
200-678: The Springfield Fame, that had ended the regular season leading the league with a 19–6 record. Hot Rod Williams and Tracy Jackson were named co-MVPs, while Manute Bol led the league both in rebounds per game (14.2) and blocks per game (11.2). In 1986 two teams, the Long Island Knights and the Rhode Island Gulls, left the league, and three new franchises joined the USBL: the Gold Coast Stingrays from West Palm Beach, Florida ,
220-710: The USBL: Lynette Richardson , who had played college basketball at Florida International , signed for the Miami Tropics . On June 13, 1987, Richardson and Lieberman played against each other during a game between the Miami Tropics and the Long Island Knights : Richardson scored 3 points while Lieberman scored 2. The top teams of the regular season advanced to the USBL Postseason Festival ,
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#1732859198972240-480: The end of the playoffs to name the league champions On 21 July 2005 the League announced the players of its "Top 20 and Beyond Anniversary Team" were chosen by a vote of executives, coaches, and administrators that have served over the years in the USBL. An alphabetical listing of 20 voted players is as follows: Honorable mention by USBL (2005) : Source Lowes Moore Lowes Lee Moore (born May 5, 1957)
260-731: The franchise was moved to Salina, Kansas. The Kansas Cagerz were a United States Basketball League team based in Salina, Kansas beginning in 1999. SMP would manage the Kansas Cagerz franchise for two years (1999 and 2000) in Kansas. The last head coach was Francis Flax. The Kansas Cagerz won the USBL Championship in 2007 after defeating the Brooklyn Kings 95–92 in Enid, Oklahoma . The USBL's last season
280-799: The gospel from Macedonia Baptist Church in February, 1986 and is currently an ordained Elder at the Emmanuel Pentecostal Faith Temple., under the leadership of Bishop Leon Dixon. His dream for years has been to be an inspirational leader to young people and to assist them in becoming successful in all aspects of their lives. As a result, he established a program called the Hoop School in the 1980s in Albany, NY, where he and fellow professional athletes conducted motivational speeches and workshops for adolescents, parents, and coaches. Currently, this program
300-506: The last two seasons, the league was mainly a midwestern league, with teams mainly in Kansas , Nebraska , and Oklahoma . After speculation that the USBL might fold after the 2007 season, the league announced that it would sit out the 2008 season and consider its options for the future. In January 2010, the league expressed hopes to resume play in April 2010. However, no further news has surfaced from
320-523: The league. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz , who won the title game on July 1, 2007. The United States Basketball League was founded in December 1984 by Daniel T. Meisenheimer, a stockbroker from Connecticut . The league management initially planned to schedule about 40 games during the summer, and started to look for new teams to join the newly formed USBL. Former NBA referee Richie Powers
340-641: The men and young men of Mt. Vernon. Mr. Moore is currently the executive director of the Mount Vernon Boys and Girls Club, the place which provided him guidance and direction in life. He has helped many youth prepare for college. A humble man from the housing projects of Mount Vernon, he is now successful, and still giving back. After being selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 1980 NBA draft , Moore played in three seasons with three different teams: Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers , and San Diego Clippers . He
360-702: Was drafted by the New Jersey Nets. He played three years in the NBA with the Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers and San Diego (Los Angeles) Clippers. He also spent five years in the Continental Basketball Association on two championship teams with the Albany Patroons. He was coached by the legendary Phil Jackson and the controversial Bill Musselman. He has coached basketball on the high school, college and professional level. Moore received his license to preach
380-403: Was in 2007. This article about a basketball team in Kansas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . United States Basketball League The United States Basketball League ( USBL ) was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985 and ceased operations in 2008. The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play
400-534: Was named the league's vice president and director of operations, while Earl Monroe was the commissioner. Meisenheimer introduced a salary cap of $ 250,000 per team. The teams for the first season were the Connecticut Colonials from New Haven, Connecticut ; the New Jersey Jammers from Jersey City, New Jersey ; the Long Island Knights from Long Island, New York (owned by Meisenheimer himself);
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