West Coast corporate sponsor comes through Big-Time
Published on May 27, 2004 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Atlanta Vision News Release
The ABA Gwinnett Gwizzlies are please to announce that the West Coast based company Pacific Athletic Wear has signed on as the exclusive official corporate sponsor of the ABA expansion franchise this week.
The company owned by John and Gabriela Hillenbrand has made a profound immediate impact with the Gwizzlies. Pacific Athletic Wear from day one, has contributed to the franchise financially. All the Gwizzlies uniforms,warmups,travel bags.T-shirts and any other sports gear will be made by the company.
Gwizzlies front office said that it's soon to be announced Head coach was instrumental in getting the Hillenbrand's and their company to sign on.
Dennis Johnson the team adviser to the Gwizzlies also has stepped up by asking his wife,Donna to market Gwizzlies sports gear at her store in Victoryville,California. Dennis and Donna Johnson,and Gwizzlies owner Embry Malone were all classmates at Pepperdine University of Malibu. During Gwizzlies home basketball games, a Pacific Athletic Wear banner shall hang, along with numerous other promos for the company as the Gwizzlies corporate sponsor.
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