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…
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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.
Albany 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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Albany Patroons 122, Tampa Bay Titans 95 – Pats dominate second half, move to 4-0
One of the biggest opponents for a basketball team is inactivity. A team should have a steady schedule without too many interruptions. Well, the Albany Patroons nearly went two weeks without an opponent. Their road game against the New York Court Kings was postponed due to travel conditions; and their road game against the Owensboro…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons 109, San Diego Waves 92 – Patroons move to 3-0
Last week, it was a 60-point blowout of the New York Court Kings that pushed Albany to 2-0 in the young TBL basketball season. Friday night, their bench kept Albany in the lead most of the night, as the San Diego Waves fell to Albany 109-92. By the way, I should mention this new kid…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons 154, New York Court Kings 84 – welcome to the TBL
Last year, the Patroons played in the North American Premier Basketball League, finished in sconed place overall, took out the Ohio Bootleggers in a hot three-game series, then went to Yakima and came up short in the NAPB championship. That was last year, this is this year. And after a 98-95 come-from-behind road victory over…
Read MoreA new step for me with the Albany Patroons
Last year, the Albany Patroons returned to operation from a decade-long slumber. They joined the newly-formed North American Premier Basketball League, an eight-team circuit that spanned from coast to coast. As you know, I am a huge supporter of the Patroons, and hve been for many years. So I bought a ticket … put on…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons announce 2018-2019 home schedule
Okay. All is right with the world again. The stars are properly aligned. Harmony and peace exists. Why do I say all these life-affrming things? Maybe it’s because I just got my mitts on the Albany Patroons’ home schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 TBL basketball season. Yep. The Patroons are back. There’s a few changes…
Read MoreThere are five Albany Patroons alumni in Canada this year…
Point of disclosure. I have worked with the National Basketball League of Canada since 2011, and am currently working with them for the 2018-19 season. Point of disclosure. I work with the Albany Patroons of the newly-organized TBL, and will be working with the Pats for the 2018-19 season. So as a fan of the…
Read MorePremiere night of The Minor League Mecca, the Albany Patroons documentary
Several years ago, Brendan Casey and I met for dinner at Brown’s Brewing in Troy. He told me about this idea he had – he wanted to put together some sort of movie about the history of the Albany Patroons basketball team, and he asked if I had any stories about the team. He might…
Read MoreThe Albany Patroons and a phone call threat in 1985
This Saturday, the Albany Patroons documentary will debut in a screening at the Palace Theater in downtown Albany. The documentary features several Patroons players and coaches, past and present, and looks like a tremendously well-detailed and documented history of our beloved basketball squad. In honor of this documentary – and in anticipation of the Patroons’…
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