New ABA Team Announces "Name the Team" Contest
Published on February 5, 2004 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Kentucky Retros News Release
Louisville, KY. Stephanie Roach, CEO of the new Kentucky team scheduled to begin play in the ABA next season, today announced a "Name the Team" contest. The Kentucky Colonels were one of the premiere teams in the original ABA in the 60s and 70s. Names like Darrell Carrier, Dan Issel, Louis Dampier, Artis Gilmore and others became household names and are remembered still.
According to Ms. Roach, "Prior to finalizing a team name, we thought it would be right to give the citizens of Louisville a chance to have their input as to what we name our new expansion team. We're very excited and enthusiastic about being in Louisville and are eager to make our team the premiere team in the league."
Louisville is one of five new expansion teams that have been announced thus far; the others being Portland OR, Pittsburgh PA, Nashville TN and Little Rock AR.
Joe Newman, ABA Co-Founder, stated, "The league is also very excited about having a team in Louisville. Stephanie has put together a remarkable group of people there who should make the community proud. Once again, Louisville will having exiting, fast-paced professional basketball at affordable prices."
Ms. Roach added, "We haven't figured out what type of prize we'll offer to the winning name - but we'll do something special. We just want to know what Louisville prefers."
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American Basketball Association Stories from February 5, 2004
- HeatWave return, Jam look for seventh straight - Maywood Laguneros
- New ABA Team Announces "Name the Team" Contest - Kentucky Retros
- Kentucky Expansion Team Seeks Name - ABA
- ABA on the road again, this time to Nashville - ABA
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