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Join the fun in Lafayette, Louisiana, with its very own Professional Basketball team. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to be in the community amongst other athletes like yourself.
OUR MISSION
Here at Hub City Love and Basketball, we foster a community-based
basketball experience, providing opportunities for players
to develop their skills, build camaraderie,
and engage in positive social interaction
through basketball.
ABOUT US
Lafayette Ballers is a professional basketball team located and operated out of Lafayette, Louisiana, owned by the non-profit Hub City Love & Basketball. Hub City Love & Basketball's CEO/Director, Amanda Perero, is a certified ABA (American Basketball Association) League team owner. Amanda has been working in the community with youth, leading a youth basketball team called La. Knights, and collaborating with other AAU teams.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a men’s professional basketball league. The league has grown to become the largest professional sports league in the world, now having six leagues in Louisiana. Cities include Shreveport, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafourche, Lake Charles, and now Lafayette. In 1999, Joe Newman and the late Richard P. Tinkham founded the league. It is the relaunch of the original ABA, which merged with the NBA in 1976. Tinkham co-founded both the original ABA and the Indiana Pacers. Joe Newman was the CEO of Joe Newman Advertising, Inc. and Alliance Broadcasting Group, Inc. The ABA was established in 1967 and merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976 [New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets]. Some of the notable ABA players were: Julius Irving (Dr. J), George Gervin (The Iceman), Ricky Barry, Moses Malone, along with many others who became NBA players. The ABA was reformed in 2000 in partnership with the NBA and has been operating in harmony for the past 21 years.
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