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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…

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…

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…

By the time you read this blog post, I’m most likely on my way back from my 40th college reunion (and yes, there will be plenty of blog posts about it this week). I’m racing back because tip-off for the Albany Patroons’ Game 2 playoff matchup against the Capital Seahawks. And the Patroons must win…

Come on, did you expect anything different? Counting regular season and postseason, the Albany Patroons and New York Phoenix are 3-3 against each other. Each team has claimed one victory on their opponents’ home court. Heck, during the regular season, both teams scored 462 cumulative points against each other. This is tighter than a pair…

As I said before … this was the series all us basketball fans wanted. The Albany Patroons versus Schenectady’s New York Phoenix. Three game series, winner advances to the next round of the TBL playoffs to claim the TBL championship. Players on both teams have been in this playoff fight before. Heck, the Phoenix’s Shadell…