Owensboro Thoroughbreds

Basketball team in Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro Thoroughbreds

League| The Basketball League
Founded| 2017
History| Kentucky Thoroughbreds
2018
Owensboro Thoroughbreds
2019–present
Arena| Owensboro Sportscenter
Location| Owensboro, Kentucky
Team colors|
General manager| Mark Anderson
Head coach| Mark Anderson
Ownership| Chris Allison
Website| Official website

The Owensboro Thoroughbreds, formerly the Kentucky Thoroughbreds, are an American basketball team based in Owensboro, Kentucky, and members in the minor professional The Basketball League (TBL).

## History

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On September 13, 2017, North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) announced a team would play in Owensboro, Kentucky, owned by Brandon Lesovsky, a business partner of NAPB founder Dave Magley.[1] The new team replaced the recently folded Kentucky Mavericks of the Premier Basketball League in Owensboro.[2] On October 5, team name was revealed as the Kentucky Thoroughbreds and that owner Lesovsky would also be head coach and general manager.[3] Lesovsky had previously coached the Orangeville A's of the National Basketball League of Canada.

After the first NAPB season, in which the Thoroughbreds went 14–19, the league was rebranded as The Basketball League (TBL). On October 15, 2018, the team announced a name to the Owensboro Thoroughbreds and an ownership change. Veter Dixon became a co-owner and team president while former assistant coach Adam Chrisco was promoted to head coach.[4][5] In late 2019, Chris Allison became the new team market owner and Mark Anderson, previously the coach of the Jamestown Jackals, was named the head coach for the 2020 season.

## Current roster

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Owensboro Thoroughbreds roster

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

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F |  |  | Burright, Jeremy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  |  |  |
G/F | 7 |  | Crawford, Robert | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  |  |  |
G |  |  | Deveaux, Basil | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 184 lb (83 kg)  |  |
G |  |  | Griffith, Donavan | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  |  |  |
G/F |  |  | Hayes, Davon | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  |
F |  |  | Hinton, Westley | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  |
G |  |  | Turner, Zavier | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  |
G |  |  | Wilford, Corey | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  34 – (1991-03-29)29 March 1991  |

Head coach

*   * Mark Anderson

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

## References

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1. ^ "NAPB Announces a new team in Owensboro, KY". North American Premier Basketball. September 27, 2017.
2. ^ "Kentucky Mavericks Ceasing Operations". WBKR. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
3. ^ "Owensboro's NAPB Team Named the Kentucky Thoroughbreds". WEVV-TV. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
4. ^ "Thoroughbreds revitalize identity, ready to give back". The Owensboro Times. October 15, 2018.
5. ^ "Thoroughbreds wanting 'culture change'". Messenger-Inquirer. October 16, 2018.

## External links

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* Official website

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