Some time ago, I blogged about how I planned on donating my Albany Patroons game-worn jersey collection to the Albany Institute of History and Art, which they appreciated – but they said that they would really only need one jersey, not the entire set. So last week, I brought the 2005-2007 Patroons jersey that was…
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The Donation
Over the yeas, I have a nice collection of Albany Patroons game-worn jerseys. Owning them brings me plenty of joy and peace. Look, if you’ve got a game-worn Shohei Ohtani jersey, I’m sure you treasure it. For me, however, owning a Joshua Cameron #6 game-worn from the 2019 TBL championships where the Patroons finally surpassed…
Read MoreC+C Music Factory, Freedom Williams, and the Atlanta Krunk
Pardon me for what might appear as a “shaggy dog” blog post, but after some recent news of late, I need to tell this story. A couple of days ago, there was an announcement of “The Great American State Fair,” a 250th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. that would feature, among various singers and performers,…
Read MoreThe American Basketball Association screwed over the Saratoga Racers.
Sports fan know this pain. It’s not a pain of losing in the postseason to a better opponent. It’s the pain of something happening in the game that could be easily rectified with an official’s proper call. In baseball, the best example of that would be Don Denkinger’s “safe” call at first base in the…
Read MoreThe Saratoga Racers deserve better.
Back in February, with the Albany Patroons on hiatus, and the New York Phoenix’ new season not starting yet, my winter basketball minor league experience seemed closed. Then I received a phone call that the Saratoga Racers – a team in the American Basketball Association – needed an announcer for their games. Ah, why not.…
Read More20 years later, a return to the ABA
I received a Facebook message Friday night. A friend of mine needed a PA announcer for their basketball game Saturday night, as their regular PA person was not available. Quickly checked my schedule. Yeah, I’m free. I can do it. This was a very important game for this team. The Saratoga Racers were playing a…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons to sit out 2026 season … I still can’t believe I typed that headline.
The Albany Patroons have a very long history. The team began in 1982 as an expansion franchise in the Continental Basketball Association. During their time in the CBA, the Patroons won two championships (1983-84 and 1987-88), and provided a pathway for several players and coaches to matriculate to the NBA. Then, in 1992, the Patroons…
Read MoreA third Patroons coaching loss this offseason.
Earlier this year, the Albany Patroons family lost one of their own – longtime Patroons assistant coach (and later head coach) Charley Rosen passed after a long battle with cancer. And earlier this week, the Patroons mounred the loss of former player and head coach Micheal Ray Richardson. The old adage is that death comes…
Read MoreMicheal Ray Richardson was a good man.
“Did you hear about Sugar?” the text message read. At that moment … I knew what that message could mean. I responded back. “Please don’t tell me he died.” Even though I feared the answer. But it was true. Micheal Ray Richardson, former NBA superstar who went from legend to drug addict to recovery to…
Read MoreRemembering Charley Rosen
Charley Rosen passed away yesterday. The former Albany Patroons head coach and assistant coach, as well as the author and co-author of sixteen different basketball books, was 84. Rosen joined the team in 1983 as an assistant coach to then-newly-hired Phil Jackson in the Patroons’ first season. He stayed with the team through the 1985-86…
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