Louisville Shooters

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Louisville Shooters
Founded 1991
League GBA
Team history disbanded 1992
Colors red and gold

Louisville Shooters was a team from Louisville, Kentucky that competed in the Global Basketball Association during its inaugural 1991-1992 season[1] and three games into its second season.

The Louisville Shooters played their home games in the Louisville Gardens and their team colors were red and gold.

The Shooters played through the GBL's first season and ended with a record of 35-29 (.547) which put them in second place in the Western Division, 7 games behind the Mid-Michigan Great Lakers. The Shooters advanced to the playoffs but forfeited to the Mid-Michigan Great Lakers in the first round due to financial problems. Louisville's Alfredrick Hughes made the All GBA team. Former Ole Miss and American Basketball Association star Johnny Neumann was the head coach.

The Shooters began the 1992-1993 season with three straight losses before disbanding in midseason[2][3] (the only GBL team to fold during that season). They had previously signed Sean Woods[4][5] The Shooters never returned to league play.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (1991-11-18). "New league pins future on foreign teams". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  2. ↑ "Global Basketball Association takes of Louisville Shooters". Harlan Daily Enterprise. Nov 25, 1992. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  3. ↑ "Storm hits Sharpshooters". The Gazette. November 26, 1992. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  4. ↑ "Woods Signs With Gba Shooters". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 6, 1992. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  5. ↑ "Year After Scaling Pinnacle, Unforgettables Still Thriving". Lexington Herald Leader. February 6, 1993. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  6. ↑ "Roanoke Times Online Archives". Docs.newsbank.com. 1992-12-20. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
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