Will be an Italian - or better a 'casertano' (Caserta's citizen) - the next Head Coach of WABA's new franchise (Women's American Basketball Association). In fact, the newly Chicago Lady Steam team and owner Ron Hicks, hire Antonio d'Albero, who has already been in the past head coach of Napoli (Italy) and Under 20 Macedonia National Team and had had a big experience as head coach in the dameligaen championship in Denmark. The new partnership will start since second half of December, when the arrival of the italian coach to the Wind City is scheduled. Coach D'Albero first step will be training camp and tryout for selecting the last players for the new season's roster.
ABOUT WABA - The Women's American Basketball Association (WABA) is a name given to four professional women's basketball leagues in the United States. The first league played one season in 1984. The second league played an All-Star Tour in 1992 and then three full seasons from 1993-95. The third league played one season in 2002. The fourth league is in expansion and starts play in 2012. The first WABA was founded by Bill Byrne, founder of the WBL in hopes of cashing in on the USA Olympic team's success in Los Angeles in 1984. While some talented players played in the league (including Nancy Lieberman, Molly Bolin, Pamela McGee and Paula McGee) most of the league's teams folded before the league championship, which was won by Dallas over Chicago. The WABA formed in 2001 and played one season in 2002. The 2002 championship game was played June 2, 2002 and won by the York City Noise.
ABOUT CHICAGO LADY STEAM - Is a basketball team founded in 2009 by Ron Hicks. The sole mission is to give young women a showcase for their basketball talents, helping to position them to play professional basketball overseas. The Chicago Lady Steam is the sister team of the ABA's Chicago Steam. To complete the new US Women's League will be: Cleveland Crush, Detroit Black Hawks, Columbus Hidden Gems, Grand Rapids and Indiana Indy's Finest.
The Womens American Basketball Association (WABA) has officially released it's inaugural season schedule. The inaugural teams for the 2017 season are; Long Island Storm, Mount Vernon ShamRocks, Jersey Expressions, DC Cyclones, Atlanta Justice, Middle Georgia Lady Pits, Orlando Splash. All WABA games will be Live Streamed, over the I95 Sports Network www.I95sportsnetwork.com on the Cube. The official season will begin on Saturday, August 5th, with 1 game scheduled. The Long Island Storm wi... [read more]
The Womens American Basketball Association (WABA) has officially released it's inaugural season schedule. The inaugural teams for the 2017 season are; Long Island Storm, Mount Vernon ShamRocks, Jersey Expressions, DC Cyclones, Atlanta Justice, Middle Georgia Lady Pits, Orlando Splash. All WABA games will be Live Streamed, over the I95 Sports Network www.I95sportsnetwork.com on the Cube. The official season will begin on Saturday, August 5th, with 1 game scheduled. The Long Island Storm will visit the Jersey Expressions, who play hosts, at the Waterfront, 2 Grafton Avenue, Newark, NJ for the inaugural game of the 2017 WABA season. The weekend of August 12th & 13th 2 will feature 5 games. Saturday, Middle Georgia takes on Atlanta, in a battle of the State, Long Island hosts Mount Vernon in a battle of NY, and DC hosts Jersey. Sunday, Mount Vernon will host Jersey, and Middle Georgia will host Orlando. The full league schedule is available on our website @ www.womensaba.com. "The ABA is extremely excited to have a sister league, the newly-formed WABA under the leadership of Marsha Blount , WABA CEO. Marsha's ABA team, the Jersey Express, is the oldest team in the ABA and one of the best managed and she is also on the ABA Executive Committee and a Division Chairman. It is no surprise that she has been able to achieve what several others have not been able to achieve in developing the WABA. We know it will be successful this season and will grow rapidly in years to come." stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. Jacqueline Waters, who brings more than 15 years of experience in operations, marketing and public relations, has been appointed Director of Marketing and Team Development of the WABA. The WABA is the Sister League to the Historic ABA, the largest professional sports league in the world. There are many markets available throughout the Country, and we have made it easy to own and operate a WABA team. Market Reservation information for the 2018 season, is now available for download @ www.womensaba.com. Please follow our social media platforms @womensaba on Instagram-Facebook-Twitter-Youtube @womensamericanbasketballassociation. For information on the Womens American Basketball Association (WABA), please log onto www.womensaba.com or email us @ womensaba@hotmail.com For information on the ABA, go to www.ABALiveAction.com.
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As the WABA teams are rolling out tryouts and securing venues, the teams have been officially put into their prospective divisions for the Inaugural year. The Northeast Division consist of Boston Clovers, D.C. Cyclones, Jersey Expressions, Long Island Storm and Mt. Vernon Shamrocks. The Southeast Division consist of Atlanta Justice, Middle Georgia Lady Pits, Orlando Splash and Queen City Charm [read more]
As the WABA teams are rolling out tryouts and securing venues, the teams have been officially put into their prospective divisions for the Inaugural year. The Northeast Division consist of Boston Clovers, D.C. Cyclones, Jersey Expressions, Long Island Storm and Mt. Vernon Shamrocks. The Southeast Division consist of Atlanta Justice, Middle Georgia Lady Pits, Orlando Splash and Queen City Charm. During this first year, each team will play 8 games; four home and four away with season opener on August 5, 2017. Once the regular season is over the top two teams in each division will play in playoffs during weekend of October 7, 2017 with each winner going to Newark, NJ on weekend of October 14, 2017 to play in Championship game. With such great anticipation of this inaugural WABA year, several teams have already signed up for 2018 year; The Queen City Charm and The Boston Clovers. ' We look forward to more teams joining our WABA League next year and most importantly, we look forward to a great inaugural season this year.' stated CEO, Marsha Blount. Courtesy of: WABA
Indianapolis, Indiana March 21, 2017: The ABA has announced Marsha Blount as its new CEO for the WABA. Marsha is a product of Mount Vernon High School, where she played basketball making history as the first undefeated team and being awarded State Championship. After a successful basketball career at Queens College, Marsha went on to coach several semi-pro women's teams. Marsha has an extensive business background, that includes ownership of several businesses. In 2005, she purchased the... [read more]
Indianapolis, Indiana March 21, 2017: The ABA has announced Marsha Blount as its new CEO for the WABA. Marsha is a product of Mount Vernon High School, where she played basketball making history as the first undefeated team and being awarded State Championship. After a successful basketball career at Queens College, Marsha went on to coach several semi-pro women's teams. Marsha has an extensive business background, that includes ownership of several businesses. In 2005, she purchased the NJ territory of the ABA, and founded the Jersey Express (Newark Express). Mount Vernon High School announced the retirement of her #11 basketball jersey in mid-2006. Today the Jersey Express Team is the oldest in the league. She later went on and founded the WABA Jersey Expressions in 2013.Throughtout her career with ABA she has held several titles such as Chairwoman of the ABA Northeast Division and Member of the ABA Executive Committee. 'With the upcoming inaugural season of the WABA, I'm proud to be able to help provide additional opportunities for women to continue their playing careers, and receive the exposure needed to be seen, potentially by the WNBA, overseas scouts, agents and representatives...we are a League of Opportunity'. Our goal is to provide opportunities for those business minded professionals, who've had thoughts and dreams of owning their own professional sports team. Being able to offer an affordable opportunity, is key to our success, in providing opportunities for ownership. We're proud to be the sister league of the historic ABA, which has a longstanding history of inclusion. We're still taking market reservations, for new teams, with a deadline of April 30th. The season begins August 5th, 2017, and will run thru October, culminating in crowning an inaugural WABA champion. Be a part of history, it's easy, and affordable. Courtesy of: WABA Facebook
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