Bluegrass Stallions

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Bluegrass Stallions
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Founded2009
LeagueABA (2009–2010)
PBL (2010–2011)
Team historyBluegrass Stallions (2009–2011)
Based inGeorgetown, Kentucky
Arena at Georgetown College
Colorsblue, white, red
Head coachJaron Brown
DancersLady Stallions
MascotHOOPS

The Bluegrass Stallions were a basketball team in the Premier Basketball League. They debuted in the American Basketball Association in 2009–10. The Stallions' first head coach was Kyle Macy, a former Kentucky Wildcats three-time All-American college basketball player.

2009-2010 season[]

Based in Lexington, Kentucky, the Stallions began playing at the indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park,[1] but moved home games in January 2010 first to Corbin, KY and then to Lexington Christian Academy high school gymnasium due to conflicts with Horse Park management.[2] They finished their turbulent inaugural season by losing in the playoff semifinals,[3] and placing guard Bobby Perry as second team and center Lukasz Obrzut as third team all-ABA.[4]

2010-2011 season[]

After the season, the Stallions attempted to form the Basketball Federation of America after a dispute with the ABA, where Stallions then-owner stated "The ABA will still exist, but I do not intend to be a part of that disorganized league next year. That is why this league has been formed."[5] However, Chase sold his interest in the team to his partners, joined the PBL as CEO[6] and the Stallions went with him to the new league.[7] The team moved their home games to Georgetown College, in Georgetown, Kentucky.[8]

On 19 April 2011, in a post on the forums about basketball at the "Our Sports Central" website, a poster who had previously been identified as the Bluegrass Stallions's Tony Chase stated that the Stallions had formally withdrawn from the league privately earlier.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ http://bluegrassstallions.com/news/press/index.html?article_id=6[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Bluegrass Stallions basketball team to leave Horse Park arena". Lexington Herald-Leader. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "ABA Names Outstanding People Awards and 2010 All-ABA Teams". 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Anthony Chase Na#ed PBL CEO, Our Sports Central, 2010-08-03, retrieved 2010-08-10
  7. ^ Matthews, Bob (2010-08-10), Mike Ryba also an amazing Red Wing Check |url= value (help), Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, retrieved 2010-08-10
  8. ^ Holland, Joshua (2010-10-16), Stallions Basketball: Stallions make Georgetown new home, Georgetown News-Graphic, retrieved 2010-10-17
  9. ^ Chase, Tony (2011-04-19), Stallions, ##Our Sports Central##, retrieved 2011-04-19

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