Pearls announce first home game

October 18, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Baltimore Pearls News Release


Baltimore, MD (October 18, 2006) - The Baltimore Pearls ABA Men's Basketball team began their 2006-07 season last night with 21 new and returning players reporting to the first official practice of the year. By ABA league rules, last night was the first official practice for teams in the league.

FYI: The Pearls won their first exhibition game of the year last Saturday, 123 to 117, over the Alexandria Windjammers.

The home opening weekend games between the Baltimore Pearls and their ABA opponents, the Strong Island Sound and the defending ABA champions, Rochester Razorsharks will be held on the Pearl Arena on the campus of Coppin State University in Baltimore on Saturday, November 4th and Sunday, November 5th, 2006. Game site information (including street address) is available on our newly updated team website, www.pearlsbasketball.com.

Season, group and individual tickets will be available for sell through our team website starting Monday, October 23rd.

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.



American Basketball Association Stories from October 18, 2006


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central