Champaign Swarm

Champaign Swarm
Founded	2014
League	Midwest Professional Basketball Association
Based in	Champaign, Illinois
Arena	Dodds Athletic Center
Colors	Yellow, Black;
Owner	Kevin Applebee
Head coach	Matt Neaville
Championships	1 (2015)

The Champaign Swarm are a professional minor league basketball team that plays in the Midwest Professional Basketball Association (MPBA).^[1] Based in Champaign, Illinois, the Swarm play their home games at Parkland College.^[2]

History[]

Champaign won the inaugural MPBA championship defeating Bloomington Flex in a semifinal before a victory over St. Louis RiverSharks in the final 115-106. Avery Smith, who played three seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.^[3] The Swarm were coached in 2015 by Chris Daleo.

Season-by-season[]

Season	W	L	Result	Playoffs
2015	15	5	3rd of 6	2-0; MPBA champion
2016			TBD	TBD

References[]

^ "Champaign team joins Flex's basketball league". Bloomington Pantagraph. October 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
^ Andreson, Scott (October 17, 2014). "Professional BB to hit Midwest hardwood". Nextstar Broadcasting. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
^ "Coach kicks top scorer Smith off Wisconsin-Milwaukee squad". ESPN. 8 November 2007.

External links[]

Champaign Swarm website^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Champaign team joins Flex's basketball league". Bloomington Pantagraph. October 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

[2] Andreson, Scott (October 17, 2014). "Professional BB to hit Midwest hardwood". Nextstar Broadcasting. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

[3] "Coach kicks top scorer Smith off Wisconsin-Milwaukee squad". ESPN. 8 November 2007.

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