What a contest. With a capacity crowd of 1400 jammed into Armory Studios NY, the New York Phoenix took the first victory in the Route 5 Rivalry, as three members of the Schenectady crew – Shadell Millinghaus, AJ Mosby and Paul Parks – scored 20+ points in a 129-113 win over the Albany Patroons. The…
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The Route 5 Rivalry begins TONIGHT for the Albany Patroons and NY Phoenix!
The Albany Patroons are 3-0 on this young TBL season, having claimed victories in their three home games, to remain tied atop the TBL’s North Atlantic division. At the same time, the New York Phoenix, the expansion team in Schenectady with a ton of Albany Patroons heritage and legacy, has jumped out to a 2-0…
Read MoreTwo more big wins for the Albany Patroons this week, now 3-0!
You never look past your opponents. I know that the Albany Patroons faithful have Thursday, March 13 on their calendars as “The Big Game,” when Albany faces the New York Phoenix in the “Route 5 Rivalry” game. But first, the Pats have to get past two other TBL opponents; a Friday night contest against the…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons, NY Phoenix start Opening Weekend with big wins
The 2025 TBL basketball season featured three games for the Albany Patroons and New York Phoenix, the Capital District’s two minor league pro hoops outlets. And both teams came out with dominating wins to start the season. Last Friday, the Albany Patroons dominated the visiting Halifax Hoopers in front of 3,000 people at the Washington…
Read MoreIdiot in Latham ruined national bowling tournament 23 years ago.
There are idiot fans all over professional sports. You’ve seen them, you’ve heard them, you’ve wondered how long it would take for someone to grab the offender by the collar and dog-walk them out of the venue. You know the idiot. It’s the jerk who has to yell “GET IN THE HOLE!” in the middle…
Read MoreBarry Kramer: A Life Well Led
Barry Kramer passed away over the weekend. He was 82 years old. He served as a Surrogate Court judge in New York, and would later oversee the Fourth District of New York’s Supreme Court. Oh, and he played in the NBA. Way back in the day. Let me explain. A graduate of Linton High School…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons announce 2025 schedule – who’s new, who’s back, and who’s local
Yes, it’s time. Time for the three-time champion Albany Patroons to return to the Washington Avenue Armory for their 2025 TBL basketball schedule. So, Pats fans, let’s go over who the Patroons will play this year, and who they WON’T play this year. Let’s start with the “won’t” section. For the first time since Albany’s…
Read MoreMoe Woods told us to get our numbers.
We live by codes and goals. We live by our desired achievements and our moral compasses. And in our moments of conflict and uncertainty, there are men and women who provide us with wisdom couched in a simple statement. I give you three examples. My first example was from John Strickland, the basketball player and…
Read MoreIf you’re going to sell knockoff Albany Patroons merch, at least GET THE DATES RIGHT!!
The Albany Patroons begin another championship playoff run Thursday as they face the Frederick (Md.) Flying Cows in a best-of-three series. Normally, that would be the story. But apparently there are some people who feel they can make a few dollars off the Albany Patroons legacy. And with print-on-demand online sources, all you need to…
Read MoreThe Continental Basketball Association Governor’s Trophy
This is a complicated tale, so please follow along as much as you possibly can. About 20 years ago, I got involved in a personal-driven statistics project. I re-generated the statistics and records for the lost first twelve years of the Continental Basketball Association, back when that circuit was known as the Eastern Professional Basketball…
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