Schedule announced for CBA's 61st season

Published on September 29, 2006 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release

ALBANY, NY (September 29, 2006) - The oldest professional basketball league in the world will begin its 61st consecutive season on Thursday, November 30, as the Continental Basketball Association tips off the 2006-07 campaign with nine games scheduled for opening weekend.

The ten-team league will be divided into the American (Albany, Atlanta, Indiana, Minot, and Pittsburgh) and National (Butte, Great Falls, Utah, Vancouver, and Yakima) Conferences, and play a total of 240 regular season games. The 16-week season concludes on Sunday, March 25, and the CBA Playoffs commence on Wednesday, March 28.

"When faced with the building of the schedule each year, the CBA tries to do several things to insure success for out member teams, "said Director of Operations Dennis Truax. "We look to maximize weekend dates for our franchises and to keep travel costs to a minimum. I feel we have been able to do that this season and this schedule is a reflection of this. I think the fans will be happy with this schedule and will be out to support their teams."

The season officially launches when the expansion Atlanta Krunk Wolverines welcome the Indiana Alleycats to the John H Lewis Gymnasium at Morris Brown College in Atlanta on Thursday, November 30. The opening weekend docket also features the Vancouver Dragons traveling to Yakima to face the 2005-06 CBA Champion Sun Kings in the Yakima Valley SunDome on Friday, December 1. Also on December 1 the Albany Patroons host the Pittsburgh Xplosion and the Minot Skyrockets travel to Utah to take on the Eagles in their inaugural game in the CBA. The battle of Montana ensues also on December 1 as the Great Falls Explorers travel to Butte to face the Daredevils.

On Saturday, December 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Xplosion mark the CBA's return to Pittsburgh for the first time since the 1994-95 season against the Albany Patroons. On December 3, the Minot Skyrockets host the Utah Eagles in their home opener of the 2006-07 season. The Albany Patroons help the Great Falls Explorers open their season on December 5 and the Vancouver Dragons on December 9. The Indiana Alleycats are the last team to play at home, December 10 against the Atlanta Krunk Wolverines.

On February 6, the Butte Daredevils will host the 23rd CBA All-Star Classic, which features the Long Distance Shootout, the Slam Dunk Competition, and the CBA All-Star Game.

Due to the overwhelming success of last year's Christmas-night game, the Albany Patroons will again play on Christmas against the Indiana Alleycats this season. The Indiana Alleycats stay in the holiday mode when they host the Minot Skyrockets on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31.

Following is a complete regular season schedule by date, which can also be accessed at www.cbahoopsonline.com.

The CBA recently completed its 60th anniversary season on March 27 with the Yakama Sun Kings defeating the Gary Steelheads in a best-of-three-game series. That series featured the CBA's 2006 Player of the Year, Anthony Goldwire (Sun Kings), and the CBA's 2006 Coach of the Year, Jaren Jackson (Steelheads).

CONTINENTAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
2006-2007 SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL

DATE GAME TIME NUM.

Thu. Nov. 30 Indiana @ Atlanta 7:00 1

Fri. Dec. 1 Pittsburgh @ Albany 7:35 2
Minot @ Utah 7:00 3
Great Falls @ Butte 8:05 4
Vancouver @ Yakama 7:05 5

Sat. Dec. 2 Albany @ Pittsburgh 7:05 6
Indiana @ Atlanta 7:00 7
Vancouver @ Yakama 7:05 8

Sun. Dec. 3 Utah @ Minot 4:05 9

Mon. Dec. 4 Indiana @ Minot 7:05 10

Tue. Dec. 5 Albany @ Great Falls 7:05 11
Vancouver @ Atlanta 7:00 12
Utah @ Butte 7:05 13

Wed. Dec. 6 Albany @ Great Falls 7:05 14
Indiana @ Minot 7:05 15
Vancouver @ Pittsburgh 7:05 16

Thu. Dec. 7 Indiana @ Utah 7:00 17
Butte @ Minot 7:05 18

Fri. Dec. 8 Albany @ Yakama 7:05 19

Sat. Dec. 9 Albany @ Vancouver 7:00 20
Atlanta @ Pittsburgh 7:05 21

Sun. Dec. 10 Atlanta @ Indiana 5:00 22
Yakama @ Vancouver 7:00 23

Mon. Dec. 11 Minot @ Pittsburgh 7:05 24
Great Falls @ Utah 7:00 25

Tue. Dec. 12 Albany @ Utah 7:00 26
Indiana @ Vancouver 7:00 27
Yakama @ Butte 7:05 28

Wed. Dec. 13 Indiana @ Vancouver 7:00 29
Pittsburgh @ Butte 7:05 30
Yakama @ Great Falls 7:05 31

Thu. Dec. 14 Albany @ Utah 7:00 32
Minot @ Atlanta 7:00 33

Fri. Dec. 15 Minot @ Atlanta 7:00 34
Indiana @ Yakama 7:05 35
Pittsburgh @ Great Falls 7:05 36

Sat. Dec. 16 Butte @ Vancouver 7:00 37
Utah @ Great Falls 7:05 38

Sun. Dec. 17 Indiana @ Yakama 6:05 39
Butte @ Vancouver 7:00 40

Mon. Dec. 18 Atlanta @ Albany 7:35 41
Minot @ Pittsburgh 7:05 42
Great Falls @ Vancouver 7:00 43

Tue. Dec. 19 Atlanta @ Albany 7:35 44
Great Falls @ Vancouver 7:00 45
Yakama @ Utah 7:00 46

Wed. Dec. 20 Pittsburgh @ Indiana 7:00 47

Thu. Dec. 21 Atlanta @ Minot 7:05 48
Butte @ Utah 7:00 49

Fri. Dec. 22 Albany @ Indiana 7:00 50
Atlanta @ Minot 7:05 51
Great Falls @ Yakama 7:05 52

Sat. Dec. 23 Albany @ Pittsburgh 7:05 53
Butte @ Utah 7:00 54
Great Falls @ Yakama 7:05 55

Mon. Dec. 25 Indiana @ Albany 7:35 56

Tue. Dec. 26 Minot @ Albany 7:35 57

Wed. Dec. 27 Butte @ Yakama 7:05 58
Great Falls @ Utah 7:00 59

Fri. Dec. 29 Minot @ Albany 7:35 60
Atlanta @ Utah 7:00 61
Pittsburgh @ Butte 7:05 62
Vancouver @ Great Falls 7:05 63

Sat. Dec. 30 Atlanta @ Utah 7:00 64
Yakama @ Butte 7:05 65
Vancouver @ Great Falls 7:05 66

Sun. Dec. 31 Minot @ Indiana 5:00 67

Mon. Jan. 1 Vancouver @ Pittsburgh 7:05 68

Tue Jan. 2 Yakama @ Minot 7:05 69
Great Falls @ Utah 7:00 70

Wed. Jan. 3 Albany @ Pittsburgh 7:05 71
Utah @ Great Falls 7:05 72

Thu. Jan. 4 Yakama @ Atlanta 7:00 73
Indiana @ Butte 7:05 74
Minot @ Pittsburgh 7:05 75
Vancouver @ Great Falls 7:05 76

Fri. Jan. 5 Indiana @ Butte 7:05 77

Sat. Jan. 6 Yakama @ Atlanta 7:00 78
Great Falls @ Pittsburgh 7:05 79

Sun. Jan. 7 Minot @ Indiana 5:00 80
Utah @ Vancouver 7:00 81

Mon. Jan. 8 Great Falls @ Pittsburgh 7:05 82
Butte @ Yakama 7:05 83

Wed. Jan. 10 Pittsburgh @ Minot 7:05 84
Vancouver @ Butte 7:05 85
Utah @ Yakama 7:05 86

Thu. Jan. 11 Indiana @ Albany 7:35 87
Great Falls @ Atlanta 7:00 88
Pittsburgh @ Minot 7:05 89

Fri. Jan. 12 Great Falls @ Atlanta 7:00 90
Butte @ Vancouver 7:00 91
Utah @ Yakama 7:05 92

Sat. Jan. 13 Albany @ Yakama 7:05 93

Sun. Jan. 14 Atlanta @ Indiana 5:00 94
Utah @ Vancouver 7:00 95

Mon. Jan. 15 Albany @ Vancouver 7:00 96

Tue. Jan. 16 Minot @ Butte 7:05 97
Yakama @ Utah 7:00 98

Wed. Jan. 17 Great Falls @ Albany 7:35 99
Indiana @ Pittsburgh 7:05 100

Thu. Jan. 18 Great Falls @ Albany 7:35 101
Vancouver @ Minot 7:05 102
Butte @ Utah 7:00 103

Fri. Jan. 19 Pittsburgh @ Atlanta 7:00 104
Yakama @ Indiana 7:00 105
Vancouver @ Minot 7:05 106

Sat. Jan. 20 Albany @ Atlanta 7:00 107
Great Falls @ Butte 7:05 108

Sun. Jan. 21 Yakama @ Indiana 5:00 109

Tue. Jan. 23 Yakama @ Pittsburgh 7:05 110
Utah @ Butte 7:05 111

Wed. Jan. 24 Yakama @ Pittsburgh 7:05 112

Thu. Jan. 25 Atlanta @ Albany 7:35 113
Indiana @ Minot 7:05 114
Vancouver @ Utah 7:00 115

Fri. Jan. 26 Pittsburgh @ Albany 7:35 116
Great Falls @ Minot 7:05 117

Sat. Jan. 27 Pittsburgh @ Atlanta 7:00 118
Butte @ Indiana 7:00 119
Vancouver @ Utah 7:00 120

Sun. Jan. 28 Butte @ Indiana 5:00 121

Mon. Jan. 29 Yakama @ Minot 7:05 122
Pittsburgh @ Vancouver 7:00 123

Tue. Jan. 30 Albany @ Butte 7:05 124
Indiana @ Great Falls 7:05 125
Utah @ Minot 7:05 126

Wed. Jan. 31 Albany @ Butte 7:05 127
Vancouver @ Atlanta 7:00 128
Indiana @ Great Falls 7:05 129
Pittsburgh @ Yakama 7:05 130

Fri. Feb. 2 Albany @ Minot 7:05 131
Atlanta @ Great Falls 7:05 132
Pittsburgh @ Yakama 7:05 133
Utah @ Butte 7:05 134

Sat. Feb. 3 Albany @ Minot 7:05 135
Atlanta @ Great Falls 7:05 136
Indiana @ Utah 7:00 137
Pittsburgh @ Vancouver 7:00 138

Tue. Feb. 6 CBA ALL-STAR GAME @ Butte

Thu. Feb. 8 Minot @ Atlanta 7:00 139
Vancouver @ Indiana 7:00 140

Fri. Feb. 9 Pittsburgh @ Albany 7:35 141
Yakama @ Butte 7:05 142
Utah @ Great Falls 7:05 143

Sat. Feb. 10 Atlanta @ Butte 7:05 144
Minot @ Utah 7:00 145
Yakama @ Great Falls 7:05 146

Sun. Feb. 11 Vancouver @ Indiana 5:00 147

Mon. Feb. 12 Albany @ Atlanta 7:00 148

Tue. Feb. 13 Indiana @ Pittsburgh 7:05 149
Butte @ Great Falls 7:05 150
Vancouver @ Utah 7:00 151

Wed. Feb. 14 Atlanta @ Yakama 7:05 152
Great Falls @ Minot 7:05 153
Vancouver @ Butte 7:05 154

Thu. Feb. 15 Indiana @ Pittsburgh 7:05 155
Butte @ Utah 7:00 156

Fri. Feb. 16 Minot @ Albany 7:35 157
Atlanta @ Vancouver 7:00 158
Yakama @ Great Falls 7:05 159

Sat. Feb. 17 Atlanta @ Vancouver 7:00 160
Utah @ Indiana 7:00 161
Yakama @ Great Falls 7:05 162

Sun. Feb. 18 Minot @ Albany 7:35 163
Utah @ Indiana 5:00 164

Mon. Feb. 19 Atlanta @ Yakama 7:05 165
Butte @ Pittsburgh 7:05 166

Tue. Feb. 20 Albany @ Indiana 7:00 167
Minot @ Great Falls 7:05 168

Wed. Feb. 21 Butte @ Atlanta 7:00 169
Utah @ Pittsburgh 7:05 170

Thu. Feb. 22 Indiana @ Atlanta 7:00 171

Fri. Feb. 23 Vancouver @ Albany 7:35 172
Utah @ Pittsburgh 7:05 173

Sat. Feb. 24 Vancouver @ Albany 7:35 174
Butte @ Atlanta 7:00 175
Great Falls @ Indiana 7:00 176

Sun. Feb. 25 Great Falls @ Indiana 5:00 177
Butte @ Pittsburgh 7:05 178
Utah @ Yakama 6:05 179

Mon. Feb. 26 Albany @ Atlanta 7:00 180

Tue. Feb. 27 Pittsburgh @ Minot 7:05 181
Great Falls @ Butte 7:05 182
Yakama @ Utah 7:00 183

Wed. Feb. 28 Indiana @ Albany 7:35 184
Atlanta @ Butte 7:05 185
Pittsburgh @ Minot 7:05 186

Fri. Mar. 2 Utah @ Albany 7:35 187
Pittsburgh @ Atlanta 7:00 188
Butte @ Great Falls 7:05 189

Sat. Mar. 3 Utah @ Albany 7:35 190
Minot @ Vancouver 7:00 191

Sun. Mar. 4 Atlanta @ Indiana 5:00 192
Minot @ Vancouver 7:00 193
Butte @ Yakama 6:05 194

Tue. Mar. 6 Minot @ Yakama 7:05 195
Great Falls @ Vancouver 7:00 196


Wed. Mar. 7 Butte @ Albany 7:35 197
Indiana @ Atlanta 7:00 198
Minot @ Yakama 7:05 199
Great Falls @ Vancouver 7:00 200

Fri. Mar. 9 Butte @ Albany 7:35 201
Atlanta @ Minot 7:05 202
Pittsburgh @ Indiana 7:00 203
Great Falls @ Yakama 7:05 204

Sat. Mar. 10 Atlanta @ Minot 7:05 205
Utah @ Yakama 7:05 206

Sun. Mar. 11 Pittsburgh @ Indiana 5:00 207

Mon. Mar. 12 Utah @ Atlanta 7:00 208
Butte @ Minot 7:05 209

Tue. Mar. 13 Albany @ Minot 7:05 210
Vancouver @ Yakama 7:05 211

Wed. Mar. 14 Utah @ Atlanta 7:00 212
Pittsburgh @ Great Falls 7:05 216
Thu. Mar. 15 Vancouver @ Butte 7:05 214

Fri. Mar. 16 Yakama @ Albany 7:35 215
Minot @ Indiana 7:00 216
Pittsburgh @ Utah 7:00 217
Vancouver @ Butte 7:05 218

Sat. Mar. 17 Yakama @ Albany 7:35 219
Pittsburgh @ Utah 7:00 220
Butte @ Great Falls 7:05 221

Sun. Mar. 18 Minot @ Indiana 5:00 222

Mon. Mar. 19 Albany @ Pittsburgh 7:05 223
Great Falls @ Utah 7:00 224

Tue. Mar. 20 Yakama @ Butte 7:05 225
Utah @ Vancouver 7:00 226

Wed. Mar. 21 Atlanta @ Albany 7:35 227
Indiana @ Pittsburgh 7:05 228
Minot @ Butte 7:05 229
Utah @ Vancouver 7:00 230

Thu. Mar. 22 Atlanta @ Pittsburgh 7:05 231
Yakama @ Vancouver 7:00 232

Fri. Mar. 23 Albany @ Indiana 7:00 233
Atlanta @ Pittsburgh 7:05 234
Butte @ Great Falls 7:05 235
Yakama @ Vancouver 7:00 236

Sat. Mar. 24 Minot @ Great Falls 7:05 237

Sun. Mar. 25 Albany @ Indiana 5:00 238
Pittsburgh @ Atlanta 5:00 239
Vancouver @ Yakama 3:05 240

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