New York Ballers

Basketball team in New York City, New York

New York Ballers

League| JBA
Founded| 2018
History| New York Ballers
2018 JBA season
Location| New York City, New York
Team colours| Dark blue, red, sky blue

Head coach| Marvin McCullough

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The New York Ballers were a basketball team based in New York City, New York. 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

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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] The league held tryouts in New York City, New York in April 2018, at the Brooklyn Stuy Dome, selecting seven players for team's roster.[3] The New York Ballers appointed Marvin McCullough, a former guard at Iona, as the team's first head coach.[4][5]

## Final roster

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New York Ballers roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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PG | 1 |  | Burgos, Moises | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 161 lb (73 kg)  |  26 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999  |
F/C | 2 |  | Mensah, Francis | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 201 lb (91 kg)  |  25 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999  |
G | 4 |  | Killing, Jameer | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  27 – (1998-05-26)26 May 1998  |
SF | 5 |  | Antoine, Jerry | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  26 – (1998-12-03)3 December 1998  |
SG | 10 |  | Abdelwahab, Magd | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  26 – (1999-03-11)11 March 1999  |
G | 11 |  | Camara, Morissana | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  26 – (1999-03-15)15 March 1999  |
SF | 23 |  | Brown, Calvin | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 174 lb (79 kg)  |  25 – (1999-11-03)3 November 1999  |
G | 25 |  | Kirkham, Taylor | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 155 lb (70 kg)  |  26 – (1999-01-19)19 January 1999  |

Head coach

*   * Marvin McCullough

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Robert Mitchell

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: June 23, 2018

## References

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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". Lonzo Wire. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
4. ^ @bbbjbaleague (June 18, 2018). "The New York Ballers, led by Coach Marvin McCullough will face the Los Angeles Ballers in just 3 more days! This team is fierce and hungry. Season opener is June 21st at @CBBankArena" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
5. ^ "Marvin McCullough Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

## External links

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* JBA official website

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