Well … that was fun. It was a Saturday afternoon game at the Armory, the Patroons hosting the Jamestown Jackals, and I was covering as the PA announcer due to the Patroons’ PA announcer having a commitment with the Cage Wars event over at Rivers Casino. And by the end of the night … everybody…
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The Patroons won two championships and five division titles from 1983 to 2009. They were a great basketball team and I wish they would return some day.
Patroons defeat San Diego … er … Kansas City … er … Owensboro 131-114
So here’s the deal. The Albany Patroons are currently in fifth place in the TBL basketball standings. We just lost our league MVP, Edwin Ubiles, to team in the the Puerto Rico BSN basketball league. And San Diego is coming into the Armory on Friday night. Well, San Diego never arrived. Hmm… No matter, we’ve…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons lose close one to – you know it – Yakima
So I got the call early yesterday afternoon. “Can you cover the internet broadcast by yourself?” My partner on the broadcast, John Longton, had a prior commitment and was unavailable Friday night. No biggie. You step up and help your teammates. That’s how it works. Of course, that means my first Albany Patroons full broadcast…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons win 127-100 – depending on the game you watched
After that rough road trip where the Pats went 1-5 and slipped down to fourth place in the TBL standings, the Patroons have rebounded with two straight wins over the cellar-dwelling New York Court Kings, who might only get to the playoffs if someone buys them tickets. So yeah, Chuck is happy. A lot of…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons win again … and Edwin Ubiles breaks a scoring record!
You know the picture. It’s when an exhausted basketball player sets a new record for most points or most rebounds or most something. They hold up a piece of paper that’s got a big number scribbled on it. Last year, Lloyd Johnson tied the Albany Patroons’ franchise record for most points in a game, with…
Read MoreThe Patroons lost last night, 111-89 … now it’s time for a road trip…
The rest of the TBL Basketball League has caught up to the Albany Patroons. After racing through their opponents with a 7-game winning streak, the Pats have now lost three of their last four contests – including – quel courage! – a 111-89 loss to the Jamestown Jackals, Albany’s first loss at the Armory this…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons move to 8-1 with Saturday matinee victory
The last time the Albany Patroons faced the New York Court Kings at the Armory, the Pats destroyed the Court Kings 154-94 in a game that wasn’t even THAT close. Last Thursday, however, the Court Kings rallied at their home court in Queens, defeating the Patroons 115-104 to give Albany its first loss on the…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons go 7-0 with overtime win!
Do whatever it takes to win. Even if you’re down by double digits. And that’s what happened with the Albany Patroons last night. Despite a 6-0 undefeated run, the Pats started off their match against the Mesquite Desert Dogs with a deficit. The Dogs had some early 3-pointers and took off with the lead. But…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons go 6-0 (3-0 when I sing the National Anthem)
So last night, the Albany Patroons held off a surging Jamestown Jackals to take a 97-94 win, improve their record to 6-0 on the season, tying them with the Kansas City Tornadoes for first place in the TBL. This is good. Alonzo Murphy, one of the Patroons’ entry draft picks, popped a double-double of 21…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons move to 5-0 with 97-86 win over Jamestown, and I go back to a recent technique…
This was a great game and it felt good to move to 5-0. The Albany Patroons took a tough Jamestown team and ran the score up to a 97-86 win. The victory helps keep the Patroons on pace with the Kansas City Tornadoes as the only two unbeaten teams in the TBL. Jamestown falls to…
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