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The South Texas Showboats may be changing their name during the remaining part of our season due in fact of a miscommunication between parties involved. Day Star Church will be partnering up with Benjamin Mireles to help finish out the season and will take over ownership of the team for next season. We would like to say thank you to Day Star Church, Christian World of ministries, Eastside Boys N Girls Club, Community Hospice Group in San Antono, San Antonio Public Library (off Harry Wurzbach), and CiCi's Pizza for supporting our bacsketball team in all different ways such as sponsorships, practice facility, notority, volunteer work, youth support, and community outreach.

We thank the city of San Antonio and all basketball fans for helping us complete our season that will end in July. We also encourage any and all ages to come out and join us to help support our TEAM for the remainder of the season.

Coach / NEW Owner Doing GREAT THINGS!!!

To all of our fans,

Benjamin Mireles(Myself) has been giving his predictions on the remainder of the season. He has tremendous work with putting his team back on top of the basketball world. He had begun with many sturggles in this league when he moved from Illinois to begin his coaching career. However, many obsticals and trials have helped him build his team to where they are now. He has found great sponsors and people to help him in the journey of success and now must face his hardest challenge. He has recieved an award from the East-side Boys N Girls Club for his Honesty, Committment, and success at the facility which helps with growing of the youth in the community. He has put together a STRONG FOUNDATION for his team which also volunteers at several facilities here in the city of San Antonio. The players also recieved the award for honorship and committment. The awards and pictures will be hung and posted up at the CiCi's Pizza on Austin Hwy and we encourage anyone to come and visit the Sponsor who has begun to help with the success of this TEAM!!.

Thank you for your time / Benjamin Mireles

ACTION HOMES in Negotiation for SPONSORSHIP opportunity

We are pleased to announce that a well known and great place, Action Homes and owner David Beckham are in
negotiation right now to recieve possible sponsorship opportunity for the Showboats. We hope that they will be coming through
to make this happen. They are hoping they become apart of history in the making and also are wanting to be
apart of the community outreach and help with education and the youth here in the city of San Antonio.

WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM TO HELP US SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANOTNIO AND TO HELP BUILD THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FOCUS TO HELP WITH A CHILDS EDUCATION, ATTIUDE, HOPE, & FAMILY. WE ALSO WANT TO HELP OUR LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND TO WORK AND VOLUNTEER OUT TIME WITH PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES. TO PLEASE CONTACT BENJAMIN MIRELES AT 210-897-0379 OR EMAIL AT TEXASSHOWBOATS@AOL.COM / COACHB_SHOWBOATS08@YAHOO.COM .

We would like to thank CiCi's Pizza and Glen Paul for coming aboard as our MAIN SPONSOR recently to help improve the value of the team. They also are showin their support for the youth in our community and to help with our local youth program beginning this summer by holding fundraising events for our organization. We also have the support of Day Star Church and Christian World of Ministries with the use of their basketball facilities and aslo to help build the youth in our community. We would like to acknowledge the East Side Boys N Girls Club and Mr. Anthony Ray for thier support with this team and allowing us to come in a volunteer our time to the youth of our community. We cannot forget the San Antonio Public Library(Harry Wurzbach) for their support for this TEAM and allowing us to help out with the youth there at the facility.

San Antonio Showboats Announce First Two Tryout Camps
07/10/08 - American Basketball Association (ABA)

San Antonio, TX. The ABA San Antonio Showboats professional basketball team that begins play in December have announced its first two tryout camps - scheduled for August 1st, 2nd and 3rd - followed by August 28th, 29th, 30th. The location will be the Christian World of Ministries, 6633 Walzern Road, San Antonio, Texas. The times will be Friday 730pm-1030pm, Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 3pm-6pm. Advanced registration will be $75 (by July 21st for first camp) or (by August 9th for the second camp). Walk-up will be $125 per player. "This is San Antonio and the return of the ABA, a city with memories of the original ABA San Antonio Spurs and the incomparable George "Iceman" Gervin," said owner/coach Benjamin Mireles. "We have some big shoes to fill and we are looking for the next "Iceman" to lead our team.

South Texas Showboats Invite NBA, ABA and Spurs Legends
07/17/08 - American Basketball Association (ABA)

San Antonio, TX. The new ABA South Texas Showboats professional basketball team scheduled to begin play in December has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday, July 23rd, and according to team owner Benjamin Mireles, "It would be great if former NBA players would join us at the press conference. George Gervin, Dr. J, David Robinson, John Silas and others have played such an important role in the NBA and also pro basketball in San Antonio. We would be honored to have as many here as possible on this historic evening when the ABA returns to San Antonio."
At the press conference, Cleveland Phelps, head of the ABA Southwest Regional Management Committee, will officially welcome the Showboats to the league. The exact time and place of the press conference will be announced early next week, but if you are a former NBA player or a former San Antonio Spur, would you please contact Ben Mireles at 210 897 0379 or email coachb_showboats08@yahoo.com or visit http://www.sanantonioproball.com or http://www.abalive.com.

South Texas Showboats To Hold Last Tryouts
09/08/08 - American Basketball Association (ABA)

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San Antonio, TX. The ABA South Texas Showboats will hold their last set of walk-on tryouts on Friday, September 26th from 9pm-midnight.

"We are holding these tryouts because we believe that even with the roster we have right now, we still have room for some real talent at the PG/SG-SF/PM spots," said head coach Ben Mireles. "We only have 11 guaranteed spots on this team as of right now and we are looking for players that know the game, know the responsibilities, an know the commitment. I only want players that are here to be basketball players on and off the court."

The Showboats will carry a fifteen man active roster and a five man practice squad (20 players). No traveling team. Just one team. The fee is $75 at the door, $50 for early registration. For more information, email coachb_showboats08@yahoo.com or call 210 897 0379 (for early registration) or visit http://www.abalive.com.

Showboats to play Army in exhibition
09/28/08 - American Basketball Association (ABA) South Texas Showboats

Benjamin Mireles and the Army have agreed to a FREE exhibition October 3rd at 7pm at Fort Sam Houston Base for the local community in San Antonio, Tx.
"We are very excited about this opportunity to come out and play against the ARMY and to be able to perform at a high level in front of a really good crowd. This game will allow the civilians access on base and must have proper identification and current registration on vehicle to enter gate since the game will be played at Fort Sam Houston Base." said Owner and Head Coach Ben Mireles.

This will be a very exciting game and this will be a good chance to see the new expansion team in action.

"We believe that this game will bring back some memories to people who remeber when George Gervin played with the SPURS before they merged into the NBA in 1976 and will bring honor back to the red white and blue ball. Also, we are talking about possibly playing another game, after this one, that will be a benifit for victims of Hurricane Ike in the coming weeks. So please visit us at www,sanantonioproball.com for more updates.

South Texas Showboats schedule pair of games
09/29/08 - American Basketball Association (ABA) South Texas Showboats

The South Texas Showboats have announced a game in which they will be competing against the Air force on Sunday October 11 at 2pm in San Antonio, TX at Lackland Air force Base. "This is a real honor to be able to compete against our local Air force team October 11 here in San Antonio. San Antonio is synonymous with basketball and I believe this kind of opportunity will give us some exposure with our new expansion team here." said Coach Mireles. The Showboats are the first ever minor-league professional basketball team in San Antonio, Tx since the San Antonio Spurs merged from the ABA to the NBA in 1976. This will be a great opportunity for this team to be able to co-exist with a Championship Team in the NBA. "We believe that within time, we will be able to benefit both the local community and the San Antonio Spurs with really great players from all over the map. We want to bring in caliber players who are positive role models to the youth in our community and for teams to be able to scout our players. said coach Mireles.

The Showboats have also agreed to host a game against the San Angelo Chaparrals from the TPBL. This game is scheduled for Sunday October 19, 2008 at 5pm-8pm at Antioch Sports Complex in San Antonio, TX. "We are happy to be able to get these games this month. It will be good for my guys to get these games under their belt and for them to get some reps. We believe we can compete at a high level and will do our best to show our city we will have a good team this year."said Head Coach/Owner Benjamin Mireles


For Ticket information, please contact coachb_showboats08@yahoo.com or visit http://www.sanantonioproball.com