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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…