Philadelphia Ballers
Philadelphia Ballers logo
LeagueJBA
Founded2018
HistoryPhiladelphia Ballers
2018 JBA season
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Team coloursBlack, gray, white
     
Head coachJames Martin

The Philadelphia Ballers were a basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competed in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created for high school and junior college players as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

History

The JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality LaVar Ball said to Slam magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company Big Baller Brand.[1][2] In the tryouts, LaVar found a full roster for the team, thus being the only team to do so for the entire (inaugural) season.[3] However, they ended their inaugural season with the worst regular season, winning only one game that year (against the Seattle Ballers) on July 5, 2018.

Final roster

Philadelphia Ballers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 2 United States Haid, Devin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
G/F 5 United States Hall, Elijah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
G/F 11 United States Stacey, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 25 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999
G 13 United States Buckner, Jawane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 23 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000
20 United States Wooden, Jordan
G/F 22 United States Johnson, Marquis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 24 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999
SG 23 United States Nixon, Jaylen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 26 – (1997-12-22)22 December 1997
PF 35 United States Royster, Taj 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Head coach
  • United States James Martin
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Kesseo Viegas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 23, 2018

References

  1. ↑ Calle, Franklyn (December 20, 2017). "LaVar Ball Launches Pro League". SLAM. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rovell, Darren (December 21, 2017). "LaVar Ball plans to start league for high school graduates". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Martin, Josh (May 1, 2018). "Big Baller Brand finally fields full squad for LaVar Ball's JBA league". USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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