Quad City Riverhawks Joins The Premier Basketball League
August 27, 2007 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Quad City Riverhawks News Release
Moline, IL - August 27, 2007 - The Quad City Riverhawks announced today that it has changed it's affiliation from the American Basketball Association (ABA) to the new Premier Basketball League (www.PBLpro.com).
The PBL will begin play in January 2008 and is comprised of well-funded partners and teams from proven top-caliber franchises.
The Riverhawks are excited to be joining a league that has the operating capital to ensure games, travel, and stability of the league. The PBL has created a plan for league growth at a logical and reasonable pace. A Board of Governors has been established to provide the teams input.
The PBL's grass roots marketing and community efforts will reflect on all team members and will involve all team owners, staff, coaches and players. The Riverhawks will play a number of exhibition games in November and December 2007. The league management's recognition of the vast International Opportunities will capitalize on this burgeoning market, thus creating global opportunities for individual teams.
Teams we will be competing against this season are
Maryland Nighthawks
Rochester RazorSharks
Reading (PA) Railers
Wilmington (NC) Sea Dawgs
Minnesota Ripknees
Dallas, TX (expansion)
International Touring Team (away games only)
Quad Cities Riverhawks
Rock River Fury
2 more to be announced next week
The Riverhawks will conduct a local tryout at Beyond the Baseline, Saturday September 22, 2007 from 1-5PM. The fee will be $25.00 and will include a reversible jersey. The PBL will be conducting a series of national tryout camps around the country.
Additional information about the Quad City Riverhawks is available at www.qcriverhawks.com or by Tom McGinn at tom@qcriverhawks.com.
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