An official deny about the RimRckers - Apr 5, 2010 (by Gianni Pascucci)
Usbasket.com received an official communication from GPBL official Mr. Andrew Haines , CEO of "Haines Consulting Group", regarding the team named Texas RimRockers, as follows:
'I recently saw an article on your website that the Texas RimRockers have joined our league. I would like to make it clear that the RimRockers, and or Jonathan Bentley are not members of the GPBL or GPBL2. I would like that to be corrected on your site, as this team, may be telling players they are in our league
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Usbasket.com received an official communication from GPBL official Mr. Andrew Haines , CEO of 'Haines Consulting Group', regarding the team named Texas RimRockers, as follows:
'I recently saw an article on your website that the Texas RimRockers have joined our league. I would like to make it clear that the RimRockers, and or Jonathan Bentley are not members of the GPBL or GPBL2. I would like that to be corrected on your site, as this team, may be telling players they are in our league.
They have contacted us about their interest in joining our league, however they have not met our requirements at this time. In the future any new teams that join the GPBL or GPBL2 will be announced by the league office.'
Thanks,
Andrew Haines
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Rimrockers joining GPBL-2, but only temporarily - Apr 1, 2010 (by Gianni Pascucci)
The Texas RimRockers, formerly known as the New Mexico RimRockers Play2Win, will play this spring in the Global Professional Basketball League 2 (GPBL-2), a league based in the Southwest of the United States. The GPBL-2 is scheduled to start on April 24, 2010 with six teams, and one of them will be the Texas RimRockers, owned and coached by Jonathan Bentley . But this all won' t be a definitive farewell to the ABA. Not at all. According with a specific statement of Mr
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The Texas RimRockers, formerly known as the New Mexico RimRockers Play2Win, will play this spring in the Global Professional Basketball League 2 (GPBL-2), a league based in the Southwest of the United States. The GPBL-2 is scheduled to start on April 24, 2010 with six teams, and one of them will be the Texas RimRockers, owned and coached by Jonathan Bentley . But this all won' t be a definitive farewell to the ABA. Not at all. According with a specific statement of Mr.Bentley to Joe Newman of the ABA. 'Our PRIMARY league is the ABA, The Texas RimRockers will be listed shortly as an ABA team. The GPBL-2 is a development league for the spring, we are playing in this season. We will play games in the GPBL-2, as long as the games do not conflict with our progress towards the ABA 2010-11 season and the league championship. We felt we needed to release the statement for clarity.'
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Four new teams added to GBPL - Mar 10, 2010 (by Gianni Pascucci)
According with the official GBPL website, the league increased its line-up of four new teams, three based in Texas, Austin Flame, Houston Astroids and San Antonio Airmen, and one based in Knox, Tennessee, the River City Red Wasps. This group of teams will compete in the so-named GBPL-2. This GPBL-2 will be a true developmental league and serve as a feeder link for the Global Professional Basketball League and its member teams
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According with the official GBPL website, the league increased its line-up of four new teams, three based in Texas, Austin Flame, Houston Astroids and San Antonio Airmen, and one based in Knox, Tennessee, the River City Red Wasps. This group of teams will compete in the so-named GBPL-2. This GPBL-2 will be a true developmental league and serve as a feeder link for the Global Professional Basketball League and its member teams. The goal of the GPBL will be to provide GPBL-2 team owners an platform where they can learn valuable experience in what it takes to own and manage a successful franchise. The GPBL-2 will serve those teams that currently play in smaller venues (300-1500 seats) while creating a business model that will help the teams make money.
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