Lake Michigan Admirals
Founded | 2009 |
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League | ABA (2009–2011) PBL (2012–present) |
Team history | Lake Michigan Admirals (2009–present) |
Based in | St. Joseph, Michigan |
Arena | St. Joseph High School |
Colors | black, gold, white, silver |
Owner | |
Head coach | Ace Jackson, Armando Villanueva |
Championships | Midwest Champions 2015,2016 |
Dancers | The Lady Admirals |
The Lake Michigan Admirals were a team of the Premier Basketball League that began play in the 2009-10 season as a member of the American Basketball Association.[1] The Admirals are the second ABA team based in Berrien County, Michigan, after the Benton Harbor-based Twin City Ballers folded after their only season of 2006-07. The Admirals played 15 home games, 10 in Lake Michigan Catholic High School in Saint Joseph, Michigan and 5 at Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
The Admirals are owned by , former co-owner of fellow ABA teams the Smoky Mountain Jam and Tri-City Racers. Glisson hoped to set up a similar arena for the Admirals in time for the but failed to do so. After the team folded, Glisson was arrested in the spring of 2020, while working with the Boys and Girls club for assaulting a student at the high school he was assigned to and subsequently fired from the organization.
The Admirals finished their inaugural 2009-2010 season with 13 wins and 7 losses, with a 122-117 loss to North Division rivals Chicago Steam in the Division Championship Game. Captain and forward Dominick Melton was named to the ABA East All Star team, with Odgra Bobo, Antonio Griffin and Brandon Ball all honorary mentions in All Star voting.[2]
For the 2012 season, the Admirals joined the Premier Basketball League.[3]
In October 2014, the Admirals signed Bob Wegner, who at 7'8" has claimed to be the world's tallest professional athlete.[citation needed]
In 2015 and 2016, the Admirals were back to back PBL Midwest Champions.
The focus of the Lake Michigan Admirals is to help prepare players mentally, physically, and spiritually before going to the next level. Owner Chris Glisson has helped 86 players get signed to over 58 different countries since 2009.[4]
History season results[]
This section needs to be updated.(July 2019) |
- 2009-2010 (14-6)
- 2010-2011 (22-6)
- 2011-2012 (4-14)
- 2012-2013 (4-11)
- 2013-2014 (6-12)
- 2014-2015 (12-4)
- 2016 (10-8)
Head coaches[]
- (2014–present)
- Jonathan Solomon (2014)
- (2012-2013)
- (2010–2012)
- (2009-2010)
- (2009)
2014 roster[]
# | Ht. | Player | College | |
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1 | 6'7 | Oakland Community College | ||
1 | 6'6 | Ferris State | ||
3 | 6'3 | Western Kentucky | ||
4 | 6'5 | Genesee CC | ||
4 | 6'11 | New Mexico State | ||
4 | 6'5 | Courtney Smith | Sienna Heights | |
5 | 6'2 | Kenny Brown | Ferris State | |
8 | 6'10 | |||
8 | 6'7 | |||
9 | 6'4 | East Carolina | ||
9 | 6'9 | |||
10 | 6'0 | Indiana Tech | ||
12 | 6'0 | Concord University | ||
15 | 5'9 | |||
15 | 6'0 | Kentucky Wesleyan | ||
15 | 5'8 | University of Houston | ||
15 | 6'6 | Fred Harris | West Virginia State | |
15 | 6'8 | St. Edwards University | ||
23 | 6'10 | Memphis | ||
23 | 6'8 | Shane Ross | Toledo | |
25 | 6'6 | Toledo | ||
25 | 7'2 | |||
33 | 6'3 | Ferris State | ||
32 | 6'10 | Memphis |
2011-12 roster[]
# | Ht. | Player | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 6'1 | Long Beach State | ||
3 | 6'1 | Robert Morris | ||
4 | 6'5 | Grand Valley State | ||
5 | 6'7 | Illinois | ||
10 | 6'4 | Eastern Illinois | ||
14 | 6'11 | Urbana | ||
15 | 5'7 | Oakland CC | ||
21 | 7'3 | Shagari Alleyne | Kentucky | |
23 | 6'1 | Concordia Chicago | ||
24 | 5'10 | Lake Michigan College | ||
25 | 6'1 | Pikeville | ||
33 | 6'3 | Ferris State | ||
42 | 6'6 | Toledo |
2010-11 season schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Home/away | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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December 4 | Seattle Mountaineers | Home | 107-105 | Dominick Melton (23), Odgra Bobo (23) | Larry Logan (7) | Steve Strong (4) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School | 1-0 |
December 5 | Seattle Mountaineers | Home | 84-100 | Odgra Bobo (18) | DeAngelo Johnson (6), Dominick Melton (6) | Steve Strong (4) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School | 1-1 |
December 11 | West Virginia Blazers | Home | 129-131 | Dominick Melton (35) | DeAngelo Johnson (12) | Steve Strong (9) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School | 1-2 |
December 12 | West Virginia Blazers | Home | 115-103 | Odgra Bobo (31) | Odgra Bobo (10) | Steve Strong (7) | Coloma High School | 2-2 |
December 18 | Detroit Hoops | Home | 126-111 | Dominick Melton (27) | Larry Logan (11) | Odgra Bobo (10) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School | 3-2 |
January 9 | Chicago Steam | Away | 117-112 | Odgra Bobo (28) | South Suburban College | 3-3 | ||
January 15 | Indiana Diesels | Away | 124-112 | 4-3 | ||||
January 22 | Home | 131-106 | Odgra Bobo (25) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School | 5-3 | |||
January 23 | Home | 111-106 | Odgra Bobo (26) | Odgra Bobo (14) | Odgra Bobo (4), Allen White (4) | Bangor High School | 6-3 | |
January 29 | Detroit Hoops | Away | 119-107 | Odgra Bobo (25) | Odgra Bobo (8) | Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center, 5:30 pm | 7-3 | |
February 5 | Chicago Steam | Home | 100-104 | Odgra Bobo (25) | Larry Logan (11) | Odgra Bobo (5) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School, 7 pm | 7-4 |
February 12 | Home | 111-117 | Odgra Bobo (28) | Gus Chase (11), Larry Logan (11) | Brandon Ball (6), Odgra Bobo (6) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School, 7 pm | 7-5 | |
February 19 | Home | 140-112 | Gus Chase (31) | Gus Chase (13) | Brandon Ball (10) | Lake Michigan Catholic High School, 7 pm | 8-5 | |
February 20 | Away | 128-109 | Steve Strong (32) | Gus Chase (16) | Brandon Ball (10) | Michigan Lutheran, 3 pm | 9-5 | |
February 26 | ABA All-Star Game | Away | Jacksonville, FL | |||||
February 27 | Detroit Hoops | Home | 143-111 | Gus Chase (25) | Gus Chase (9), Eddie Spencer (9) | Jay McCree (9) | Benton Harbor High School, 3 pm | 10-5 |
March 2 | Benton Harbor All-Stars | Home | 162-112 | Odgra Bobo (35) | Gus Chase (9) | Brandon Ball (9), Odgra Bobo (9), Gus Chase (9), Steve Strong (9) | Eau Claire High School, 6:30 pm | 11-5 |
March 6 | , Tournament | Away | 112-104 | Odgra Bobo (29) | Odgra Bobo (13) | Brandon Ball (8) | Bangor High School, 3 pm | 12-5 |
March 12 | Chicago Steam, North Central Divisional Championship | Away | 121-98 | Steve Strong (28) | Gus Chase (16) | Brandon Ball (10) | , 7:15 pm (CST) | 13-5 |
March 19 | Seven City Knights | Away | Pike County Central HS, Pikeville, KY, 5 pm |
References[]
- ^ Kahne, Nathan (2009-12-06). "Debut of a team". The Herald-Palladium. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ ABA League Office (2010-03-16). "ABA NAMES 2009-2010 ALL-STAR TEAMS". abalive.com. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lake-michigan-admirals-and-fans-excited-about-joining-the-premier-basketball-league-in-2012-130301733.html
- ^ http://www.lakemichiganadmirals.com/index.php/team
- ^ Stats for 2014 season
External links[]
- Pages using infobox sports team with color1, color2, or color3
- Former Premier Basketball League teams
- Basketball teams in Michigan
- Berrien County, Michigan
- Basketball teams established in 2009
- Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
- 2009 establishments in Michigan