Slam's Hartley signs with WBA's Mayas-USA
May 2, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Bellingham Slam News Release
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - The Bellingham Slam have announced that guard Brandon Hartley has signed a contract to play for Texas-based Mayas-USA of the World Basketball Association this spring. Hartley is the third Slam player this spring to sign a contract with another team and continue playing this season.
The WBA is a minor basketball league based in the southeast United States that is similar to the American Basketball Association, of which the Slam have been a member for the past two seasons, except the WBA's season runs from May to July.
Hartley, a Saint Martin's College graduate, was the Slam's third-best scorer with a 20.7 points per game average. Hartley proved to be one of the Slam's best outside shooters, sinking a team-best 69 three-point shots during the season. Hartley's best game of the season came on Feb. 16 against Big Valley, where he poured in 34 points, including seven three-pointers. Hartley also came up big in the Slam's second-round playoff win against Hollywood on March 17, when he notched a double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds and also matched a team mark with seven steals.
Hartley helped lead the Slam to the third round of the ABA playoffs this season, where they fell to the eventual champion, the Vermont Frost Heaves, on March 21. The team finished the 2006-07 season with a 23-11 record.
Hartley makes his debut with Mayas-USA on May 4 as they take on the Mississippi Hardhats in Longview, Texas.
Mayas-USA, an expansion team in the WBA this season, also operates Mayas de Yucatan, a team in Merida, Mexico during the winter. A strong performance by Hartley this spring could land him a spot with Mayas de Yucatan in Mexico's top professional league next season.
For more information, contact the Slam at (360) 734-SLAM or visit their website at www.bellinghamslam.com.
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.
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