I am a long-time fan of all things related to the Albany Patroons. I keep an eye out for the progress of former players and coaches, and I have several former Pats as Facebook friends, Twitter followers and even an Instagram contact or two. I am also a supporter of the TBT Basketball Tournament, the…
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Albany Patroons documentary to debut in 2017
Forget all the other pro sports teams that came and went through this area. The Albany Patroons were the best and most beloved. From 1982 to 1993, and then from 2005 to 2009, the Patroons won two CBA champions and five regular season titles. They sent nearly two dozen players and coaches to the NBA,…
Read MoreThoughts while driving to Syracuse
By the time you read this, I’ll be on the road with a precious cargo – six of my best photographic artworks – for “Drop-Off Day” at the New York State Fair. This seems to be part of an all-encompassing “drop-off-3-day-weekend” with my three entries for the Big E shipped yesterday, and my four (5)…
Read MoreAre there Albany Patroons and Siena Saints in “The Tournament”?
The 2015 Tournament, the million-dollar winner-takes-all hoops matchup in which 97 basketball teams will compete in a single-elimination matchup, is now underway. The first games were played yesterday, and I’m not going to bore you with scores at the moment. What I am going to do, though, is go through all the rosters of the…
Read MoreJamario Moon to be part of “Team Mill Rats” for The Tournament
Well, my interest in the upcoming “The Basketball Tournament” just jumped about 150 feet in the air. And that’s because former NBA star Jamario Moon has just joined up with the team. Okay, let me recap a smidge. The team that will be known as “Team Mill Rats” is participating in The Basketball Tournament, a…
Read MoreFormer Albany Patroon wins $1M in lottery, opens DC restaurant
You probably don’t remember Michael Graham. If you do, it was for his one year in college as a member of the NCAA championship-winning Georgetown Hoyas. Yes, the Hoyas that had Patrick Ewing and John Thompson, the big star-studded Georgetown Hoyas. Well, for the 1985-86 season, Michael Graham was a member of the Albany Patroons. …
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A Diploma in Diamonds and Dirilium
I remember the day in 1981. A beautiful, sun-scorched June day on the campus of the Doane Stuart School, which offered its facilities for the graduates of the Street Academy of Albany on this very day. My high school diploma, my “first” diploma. I accepted it proudly. Along with the diploma came a high school…
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The “33”
I saw the eBay auction and almost fainted. Is it possible? Is it true? Can this be real? I checked the pictures. The article of clothing was the right size and texture and cut. The fabric was distressed, as if that particular garment went through two years of stress and distress. And there were the…
Read MoreCould the Albany Patroons get one more NBA call-up?
You probably don’t remember the 2008-2009 Albany Patroons basketball season. Suffice it to say that the creation of the Penn Central Railroad wasn’t the biggest trainwreck in recent times. But the Patroons could still make an impact in the 2014-15 NBA season. Yes they could. Follow me. In the 2008-2009 CBA entry draft, the Patroons…
Read MoreThe day George Karl kicked a field goal
It’s January 2, 1991, and the Albany Patroons are hosting the Oklahoma City Cavalry at the Knickerbocker Arena (now known as the Times Union Center). Being a referee in the Continental Basketball Association can be as dangerous as shouting “Go Seminoles” at the University of Miami. Besides putting up with such original verbal taunts as…
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