Opening night to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters - L.A. Lightning will debut on May 12 - Jan 27, 2012 (by Gianni Pascucci)
The Los Angeles Lightning will tip off the 2012 pro basketball season in big style by hosting a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County on May 12-13 at Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks.
The Lightning, featuring a star-studded lineup of ex-NBA players, has implemented a new Ticket-Split online program, powered by Vendini Ticket Systems. Local charities, high schools and non-profit organizations will receive 50 percent of the proceeds from tickets they sell [read more]
The Los Angeles Lightning will tip off the 2012 pro basketball season in big style by hosting a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County on May 12-13 at Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks. The Lightning, featuring a star-studded lineup of ex-NBA players, has implemented a new Ticket-Split online program, powered by Vendini Ticket Systems. Local charities, high schools and non-profit organizations will receive 50 percent of the proceeds from tickets they sell. We are here for the community and I feel our new Ticket-Split program is groundbreaking, said owner and general manager Mark Harwell , who created the Lightning in 2007. Whats great about this program is any charity or nonprofit thats trying to raise money can send their followers or donors to our site to purchase tickets. The system prompt will ask if the buyer is associated with a Los Angeles Lightning fundraising group. A drop-down menu will appear revealing all the participating groups. The buyer then chooses the group that will benefit and the system tracks and routes the money based on that choice. The Lightning will play 12 of its 15 games at home. Theyll open against the Battle Creek Knights on May 12-13 at 7 p.m. in the Gilbert Sports Arena. The Lightning plays an exciting, high-scoring brand of basketball, featuring former NBA players like Lamond Murray (6'7''-F-73, agency: Prossin Sports Management, college: California), Toby Bailey (6'6''-G/F-75, college: UCLA), Bryon Russell (6'7''-F-70, agency: Prossin Sports Management, college: Long Beach St.), Fred Vinson (6'4''-G-71, college: Georgia Tech), Juaquin Hawkins (6'7''-F-73, college: Long Beach St.), Darrick Martin (5'11''-G-71, college: UCLA) and Tyus Edney (5'10''-G-73, college: UCLA). Trayvon Lathan (6'7''-G-84, college: Chowan), Billy Knight (6'5''-G, college: UCLA), Kamran Sufi (5'9''-G, college: St.Mary's, CA), Chris Ayer (6'10''-C-83, college: Loyola Mary), Adam Parada (7'0''-C-81, college: Cal-Irvine) and Senator Tony Strickland (6'5''-F-70, college: Whittier) have also been key components on a team that captured the International Basketball League title in its second season in 2009. Murray, who once scored 41 points in an NBA game, was the MVP that year for the Lightning. Russell reached the NBA Finals three times with the Utah Jazz and L.A. Lakers and Bailey helped UCLA capture its last NCAA title in 1995. Ron Quarterman returns for his fourth season as head coach. The Lightning will move to a new league this year while playing the same opponents. They've joined the Independent Basketball Association, which was created after the IBL was sold in 2011. The IBA acquired several former IBL teams and has expanded quickly in the North American market with an eye toward international development. We appreciate (ex-commissioner) Mikal Duilio and all of his accomplishments with the IBL. He is a great visionary and I have a lot of respect for him, said Harwell. I wish the former league the best in their future endeavors. Unfortunately, we werent able to come to terms over licensing issues, so we move forward to play in the IBA and continue planning our tours in Europe and Asia as well as creating a global product. The Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, most recommended, high-impact mentoring organization in the United States, making a powerful difference in the lives of youth facing adversity -- changing their lives for the better, forever -- by putting consistent, caring adults in their lives. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County helps children facing adversity to reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one adult mentoring relationships, with measurable results. A 2009 study, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters, found that adults who were mentored as children report that having a Big played a role in who they are today by positively building their self-confidence, providing stability, changing their perspective on life and pushing them to set higher goals. Any charity, non-profit or school that would like to participate in the Ticket-Split program should contact Mark Harwell (mark@lalightning.net ). For ticket information, visit the Lighting Community page at www.lalightning.net/community.htm . For information on Big Brothers Big Sisters, visit their web site at www.bbsvc.org You can also like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Los-Angeles-Lightning/275367469174559 ) and follow us on Twitter @LA_Lightning
Independent Basketball Association announces new Spring Teams - Jan 27, 2012 (by Gianni Pascucci)
The IBA is proud to announce the addition of several quality franchises to our 2012 Spring Season. The (New York) Albany Legends, Los Angeles Lightning, Lansing Capitals, Springfield Express, Kenosha Ballers, and interim branding team St. Louis Trotters have all joined the league.
After enjoying a very competitive and successful Winter season the IBA appear to be headed into an even more exciting Spring [read more]
The IBA is proud to announce the addition of several quality franchises to our 2012 Spring Season. The (New York) Albany Legends, Los Angeles Lightning, Lansing Capitals, Springfield Express, Kenosha Ballers, and interim branding team St. Louis Trotters have all joined the league. After enjoying a very competitive and successful Winter season the IBA appear to be headed into an even more exciting Spring. The IBA look to build solid region pods and the addition of these quality franchises allow for pillar cornerstones to be built around in their perspective markets. Again the league would like to welcome all these great organizations their communities and fans to the IBA.
The Spring Season begins March 14th, and concludes with Championship Weekend June 22-24th, location to be announced. The IBA remains committed to partnering with organizations to use Professional Basketball as a platform to positively affect its perspective communities where our franchises reside. For more information log on to http://ibaball.net or email info@ibaball.net
IBA 2011-2012 Post Season Awards - Jan 20, 2012 (by Gianni Pascucci)
See here down the IBA Winter Season Individual Awards as communicated form the league yesterday.
Season MVP: Ryan Edwards (6'5''-F-83, college: Missouri Baptist) - Kankakee County Soldiers
Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Wesby (6'8''-F-83, college: Indiana-S.Bend)- Gary Splash
Coach of the Year- Barry Bradford - Kankakee County Soldiers
GM of the Year- Melvin Smith - Rockford Riverdawgs
IBA Community Award- Jarred Axon (5'11''-G-85, college: E [read more]
See here down the IBA Winter Season Individual Awards as communicated form the league yesterday.
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