ABA to return to Honolulu, Hawaii next season
January 28, 2009 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that the league will return to Honolulu, Hawaii next season. According to Joe Newman, ABA CEO, "We hope that the third time will be a charm. Both previous teams were well accepted, our mainland teams loved going there, but transportation was a problem. We finally have it worked out - and we are thrilled to be back there. What a wonderful mid-winter trip it will be for the visiting teams - a vacation in Hawaii - and what a great ownership group too - very professional, very experienced and very knowledgeable about pro basketball and the ABA."
The team will be owned by A.M. & Associates, headed by President/Head Coach LaShun (Shawn) McDaniel, formerly the Head Coach of the Beijing Aoshen Olympian. "We had several ideas for a team name," stated McDaniel, "and from the many emails we received from the people of Honolulu and our staff, we have chosen the Honolulu Pegasus."
Currently, Coach McDaniel is in Europe scouting players for the inaugural season. "We are taking the correct steps in becoming one of the elite teams in the ABA and a trendsetter for professional basketball for the 21st century," added McDaniel. "We are in the process of making several major announcements for our organization and our website will be up shortly. We just want to make our fans, supporters, and the city of Honolulu proud of how we are conducting ourselves and the professionalism we will display in the city, the county and the state of Hawaii. For more information on employment positions, tryout camps, ticket information, please email saintanthony21@hotmail.com or visit www.abalive.com.
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