United States Basketball League

The United States Basketball League (USBL) was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985 and ceased operations in 2008. The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play a late-spring to early-summer schedule. The league quickly became known as a development league for players, with many players moving up to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and many more playing in Europe.^[1][2][3] In 1996, the league made a stock offering, a rarity among sports leagues. However, in later years, the league declined as rival leagues appeared and USBL had a tougher time replacing teams that folded. In the last two seasons, the league was mainly a midwestern league, with teams mainly in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. After speculation that the USBL might fold after the 2007 season,^[4] the league announced that it would sit out the 2008 season and consider its options for the future.^[5] In January 2010, the league expressed hopes to resume play in April 2010.^[6] However, no further news has surfaced from the league. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.

"USBL" redirects here. For other uses, see USBL (disambiguation).

United States Basketball League

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1985
Founder	Daniel T. Meisenheimer
Ceased	2008
Motto	"The League of Opportunity"
Country	US
Continent	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Last champion(s)	Kansas Cagerz (1st title)
Most titles	Atlantic City Seagulls Dodge City Legend Miami Tropics (3 titles each)
Official website	www.USBL.com (archived)

History

The United States Basketball League was founded in December 1984 by Daniel T. Meisenheimer, a stockbroker from Connecticut.^[7][8][9] The league management initially planned to schedule about 40 games during the summer, and started to look for new teams to join the newly formed USBL.^[10] Former NBA referee Richie Powers was named the league's vice president and director of operations, while Earl Monroe was the commissioner.^[1] Meisenheimer introduced a salary cap of $250,000 per team.^[1][8] The teams for the first season were the Connecticut Colonials from New Haven, Connecticut; the New Jersey Jammers from Jersey City, New Jersey; the Long Island Knights from Long Island, New York (owned by Meisenheimer himself); the Rhode Island Gulls from Warwick, Rhode Island; the Springfield Fame from Springfield, Massachusetts; the Westchester Golden Apples from Westchester, New York; and the Wildwood Aces from Wildwood, New Jersey. Several players with NBA experience joined the USBL: among them Ken Bannister, Jim Bostic, Tracy Jackson, Lowes Moore, Eddie Lee Wilkins and Sam Worthen. Other players who played in the 1985 USBL season would later play in the NBA, such as Michael Adams, Manute Bol, Ron Crevier, Spud Webb and John "Hot Rod" Williams. After the regular season ended after each team played 25 games, the league management decided not to organize postseason games, since many players were going to join other teams for the start of the regular season of other leagues such as the NBA or the CBA.^[11] The first USBL champions were the Springfield Fame, that had ended the regular season leading the league with a 19–6 record. Hot Rod Williams and Tracy Jackson were named co-MVPs, while Manute Bol led the league both in rebounds per game (14.2) and blocks per game (11.2).

In 1986 two teams, the Long Island Knights and the Rhode Island Gulls, left the league, and three new franchises joined the USBL: the Gold Coast Stingrays from West Palm Beach, Florida, the Staten Island Stallions from Staten Island, New York and the Tampa Bay Flash from Tampa, Florida. In the same year Nancy Lieberman joined the Springfield Fame and became the first female player to play in a professional league with men.^[12] Lieberman debuted in June 1986 in a game against the Staten Island Stallions, playing 3 minutes during which she did not score.^[12] In 1987 another woman joined the USBL: Lynette Richardson, who had played college basketball at Florida International, signed for the Miami Tropics.^[13] On June 13, 1987, Richardson and Lieberman played against each other during a game between the Miami Tropics and the Long Island Knights: Richardson scored 3 points while Lieberman scored 2.^[14][15]

The top teams of the regular season advanced to the USBL Postseason Festival, a playoffs system that saw teams play single elimination games in order to advance to the final game. On three occasions (1985, 1986 and 1990) no postseason was held, and the team with the best regular season record won the championship. In 1989 the USBL ceased operations temporarily in order to improve its organization, and resumed the following season, in 1990.^[16]

Complete team list

Locations of final USBL teams and divisions

Albany Patroons (2006–07) Atlanta Trojans (1991–99, as Atlanta Eagles in 1991–93) Atlantic City Seagulls (1996–2001) Brevard Blue Ducks (1988, 1990–2004, as Jacksonville Hooters in 1988, 1990–92; as Daytona Beach Hooters in 1993; as Jacksonville Hooters in 1994; as Jacksonville Shooters in 1995; as Jacksonville Barracudas in 1996–98; as Gulf Coast SunDogs in 1999–2000; as Lakeland Blue Ducks in 2001; back to being the Brevard Blue Ducks in 2002–2004) Brooklyn Kings (1999–2007) Camden Power (1997–98, as Philadelphia Power in 1997) Carolina Cardinals (1996) Cedar Rapids River Raiders (2004) Connecticut Skyhawks (1985, 1988, 1990–2001, as Connecticut Colonels in 1985; as New Haven Skyhawks in 1988, 1990–92) Delaware Stars (2007) Dodge City Legend (2000–2007) Empire State Stallions (1991) Florence Flyers Florida Sea Dragons (2000–02, as Tampa Bay Windjammers in 1996–99) Florida Sharks (1995–97) Gary Steelheads (2007) Jackson Jackals (1995) Jackson Wildcats (2007), as Adirondack Wildcats (2002–04) Jersey Shore Bucs (1988) Jersey Turnpikes (1995) Kansas Cagerz (1998–2007, as Columbus Cagerz in 1998) Long Island Surf (1985, 1987–88, 1991–2001, as Long Island Knights in 1985, 1987–88) Maryland Mustangs (2001) Memphis Fire (1994–95) Miami Tropics (1987–88, 1991–1995) Mississippi Coast Gamblers (1994) Nebraska Cranes (2005–2006)

New Hampshire Thunder Loons (1996–99) New Jersey Jammers (1985–88, 1992, as Jersey Jammers in 1986–88) New Jersey Flyers (2004–05, as Florence Flyers in 2004) New Jersey Meteors (2007) New Jersey ShoreCats (1998–2001) New York Whitecaps (1991) Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers (2006–2007) Oklahoma Storm (2000–2007) Palm Beach Stingrays (1986–88, 1990, 1992–94, as Gold Coast Stingrays in 1986; as West Palm Beach Stingrays in 1987) Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (1999–2006) Philadelphia Aces (1985–88, 1990 as Wildwood Aces in 1985–86) Philadelphia Spirit (1991–92) Portland Wave (1996–97, as Portland Mountain Cats in 1996) Raleigh Cougars (1997–99) Rhode Island Gulls (1985, 1987) Saint Joseph Express (2002, 2004) Saint Louis Skyhawks (2002–2004) Springfield Fame (1985–86) Staten Island Stallions (1986–87) Suncoast Sunblasters (1991) Tampa Bay Stars (1986–87, as Tampa Bay Flash in 1986) Tampa Bay Sunblasters (1992) Texas Rim Rockers (2003–04), no relationship to the American Basketball Association (2000-present) team of the same name Treasure Coast Tropics (1996, as Miami Tropics in 1987–88, 1991–95) Tulsa Tough-Necks (1999–2000) Washington Congressionals (1998–2000) Westchester Golden Apples (1985–86) Westchester Kings (1997) Westchester Stallions (1993–94) Westchester Wildfire (2003–05)

Salary cap

As reported in 2000, the annual salary cap of the league was $47,500 for a franchise, for all its players. No player was allowed to receive more than $1,000 per week as salary.^[17]

USBL Champions

Teams played a single championship game at the end of the playoffs to name the league champions

• 1985 Springfield Fame (19–6) won regular season, no playoffs
• 1986 Tampa Bay Flash (22–8) won regular season, no playoffs
• 1987 Miami Tropics 103 Rhode Island Gulls 99
• 1988 New Haven Skyhawks 134 Palm Beach Stingrays 126
• 1989 USBL suspended operations
• 1990 Jacksonville Hooters (15–1) won regular season, no playoffs
• 1991 Philadelphia Spirit 110 Miami Tropics 108
• 1992 Miami Tropics 116 Philadelphia Spirit 114
• 1993 Miami Tropics 139 Westchester Stallions 127
• 1994 Jacksonville Hooters 117 Atlanta Trojans 109
• 1995 Florida Sharks 109 Atlanta Trojans 104
• 1996 Florida Sharks 118 Atlantic City Seagulls 115
• 1997 Atlantic City Seagulls 114 Long Island Surf 112
• 1998 Atlantic City Seagulls 100 Long Island Surf 96
• 1999 Atlantic City Seagulls 83 Connecticut Skyhawks 77
• 2000 Dodge City Legend 89 Oklahoma Storm 86
• 2001 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 100 Dodge City Legend 91
• 2002 Oklahoma Storm 122 Kansas Cagerz 109
• 2003 Dodge City Legend 97 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 96
• 2004 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 118 Brooklyn Kings 116
• 2005 Dodge City Legend 97 Kansas Cagerz 84
• 2006 Nebraska Cranes 100 Dodge City Legend 92
• 2007 Kansas Cagerz 95 Brooklyn Kings 92
• 2008 USBL suspended operations

League awards

Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Reference
1985	John "Hot Rod" Williams	Rhode Island Gulls
	Tracy Jackson	Springfield Flame
1986	Don Collins	Tampa Bay Flash
1987	Don Collins (2)	Tampa Bay Stars
1988	Lewis Lloyd	Philadelphia Aces
1989	League suspends operations for the 1989 season
1990	Jerry Johnson	Jacksonville Hooters
1991	Michael Anderson	Philadelphia Spirit
1992	Roy Tarpley	Miami Tropics
1993	Ken Bannister
1994	Stan Rose	Atlanta Trojans
1995	Charles Smith	Florida Sharks
1996	Brent Scott	Portland Mountain Cats
1997	Dennis Edwards	Florida Sharks
1998	Curt Smith	Washington Congressionals
1999	Adrian Griffin	Atlantic City Seagulls
2000	Sean Colson	Dodge City Legend
2001	Jason Lampa	Brooklyn Kings
2002	Kwan Johnson	Brevard Blue Ducks	[18]
2003	Albert Mouring	Oklahoma Storm	[19]
2004	Chudney Gray	Brooklyn Kings	[20]
2005	Nate Johnson	Kansas Cagerz	[21]
2006	Quannas White	Oklahoma Storm	[22]
2007	Anthony Richardson	Kansas Cagerz	[23]

Postseason MVP

Year	Player	Team	Reference
1987	World B. Free	Miami Tropics
1988	Bobby Parks	New Haven Skyhawks
1989	League suspends operations for 1989 season
1990
1991	Paul Graham	Philadelphia Spirit
1992	Duane Washington	Miami Tropics
1993	Ken Bannister
1994	Fred Lewis	Jacksonville Hooters
1995	Charles Smith	Florida Sharks
1996	Charles Smith (2)
1997	Mark Baker	Atlantic City Seagulls
	Brent Scott
1998	Adrian Griffin		[24]
1999	Adrian Griffin (2)		[25]
2000
2001	Frantz Pierre-Louis	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
	Ace Custis
2002	Joe Ira Clark	Oklahoma Storm	[18]
2003	Darrin Hancock	Dodge City Legend	[19]
2004	Marcus Fleming	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs	[20]
2005	Jermaine Boyette	Dodge City Legend	[21]
2006	Alex Sanders	Nebraska Cranes	[26]
2007	Nate Johnson	Kansas Cagerz

Rookie of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Reference
1985	John "Hot Rod" Williams	Rhode Island Gulls
1986	Marty Embry	Jersey Jammers
1987	Muggsy Bogues	Rhode Island Gulls
1988	Ricky Grace	Jersey Shore Bucs
1989	League suspends operations for 1989 season
1990	Randy Henry	Jacksonville Hooters
1991	Greg Sutton	Empire State Stallions
1992	Fred Lewis	Jacksonville Hooters
1993	Khari Jaxon	Palm Beach Stingrays
1994	Randy Carter	Memphis Fire
1995	Roger Crawford
1996	Mike Lloyd	Atlantic City Seagulls
1997	Mikki Moore	Atlanta Trojans
1998	Kerry Thompson	Tampa Bay Windjammers
1999	Adrian Pledger	New Hampshire Thunder Loons
2000	Jason Lampa	Long Island Surf
2001	George Evans	Maryland Mustangs
2002	Devin Brown	Kansas Cagerz	[18]
	Corsley Edwards	Adirondack Wildcats
2003	Lenny Cooke	Brooklyn Kings	[19]
2004	Tony Bland	Brevard Blue Ducks	[20]
2005	Badou Gaye	Westchester Wildfire	[21]
	John Allen	New Jersey Flyers
2006	Tristan Smith	Long Island PrimeTime	[22]
2007	Adam Schaper	Gary Steelheads	[27]

Coach of the Year

Year	Coach	Team	GC	W	L	Pct.
1985	Gerald Oliver	Springfield Flame
1986	Henry Bibby
1987	Gordon Gibbons	Tampa Bay Stars
1988	Dave Ervin	Philadelphia Aces
1989	League suspends operations for 1989 season
1990	Rex Morgan	Jacksonville Hooters
1991	Bill Lange	Philadelphia Spirit
1992	Al Outlaw	Atlanta Eagles
1993	John Lucas II	Miami Tropics
1994	Al Outlaw (2)	Atlanta Trojans
1995	Mike Mashak	Jersey Turnpikes
1996	Eric Musselman	Florida Sharks
1997	Kevin Mackey	Atlantic City Seagulls
1998	Ray Hodge	Connecticut Skyhawks
1999	Darryl Dawkins	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
	Kevin Mackey (2)	Atlantic City Seagulls
2000	Kent Davidson	Dodge City Legend
2001	Robert Parish	Maryland Mustangs
2002	Francis Flax	Kansas Cagerz
	Harvey Grant	Brevard Blue Ducks
2003	Cliff Levingston	Dodge City Legend
2004	Dale Osbourne
2005	Ken Charles	Brooklyn Kings
2006	Bryan Gates	Oklahoma Storm
2007	Dale Osbourne (2)	Dodge City Legend

• 1985: Gerald Oliver, Springfield Fame
• 1986: Henry Bibby, Springfield Fame
• 1987: Gordon Gibbons, Tampa Bay Stars
• 1988: Dave Ervin, Philadelphia Aces
• 1990: Rex Morgan, Jacksonville Hooters
• 1991: Bill Lange, Philadelphia Spirit
• 1992: Al Outlaw, Atlanta Eagles
• 1993: John Lucas II, Miami Tropics
• 1994: Al Outlaw (2), Atlanta Trojans
• 1995: Mike Mashak, Jersey Turnpikes
• 1996: Eric Musselman, Florida Sharks
• 1997: Kevin Mackey, Atlantic City Seagulls
• 1998: Ray Hodge, Connecticut Skyhawks
• 1999: Darryl Dawkins, Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs & Kevin Mackey (2), Atlantic City Seagulls
• 2000: Kent Davidson, Dodge City Legend
• 2001: Robert Parish, Maryland Mustangs
• 2002: Francis Flax, Kansas Cagerz & Harvey Grant, Brevard Blue Ducks^[18]
• 2003: Cliff Levingston, Dodge City Legend^[19]
• 2004: Dale Osbourne, Dodge City Legend^[20]
• 2005: Ken Charles, Brooklyn Kings^[21]
• 2006: Bryan Gates, Oklahoma Storm^[22]
• 2007: Dale Osbourne (2), Dodge City Legend^[23]

Defensive Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Reference
2002	Johnny Jackson	Kansas Cagerz	[18]
2003	Kevin Freeman	Westchester Wildfire	[19]
2004	Immanuel McElroy	Dodge City Legend	[20]
2005	Eric Coley	Oklahoma Storm	[21]
2006	Anthony Johnson	Kansas Cagerz	[22]
2007	Ronald Ross	Albany Patroons	[23]

Man of the Year

• 1986: Jim Bostic, Westchester Golden Apples
• 1987: World B. Free, Miami Tropics
• 1988: Michael Brooks, Philadelphia Aces
• 1992: John Lucas II, Miami Tropics
• 1993: Al Outlaw, Atlanta Eagles
• 1996: Roy Jones Jr., Jacksonville Barracudas

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

Season	Player	Pos	Team	Points per game
1985	John "Hot Rod" Williams	C	Rhode Island Gulls	23.1[28]
1986	Don Collins	F/G	Tampa Bay Stars	31.8[29]
1987	Don Collins (2)	F/G	Tampa Bay Stars	31.0[30]
1988	Richard Rellford	F	Palm Beach Stingrays	31.4[31]
1990	Lewis Lloyd	G/F	New Haven Skyhawks	26.8[32]
1991	Norris Coleman	F	Jacksonville Hooters	29.3[33]
1992	Roy Tarpley	C	Miami Tropics	32.2[34]
1993	Ken Bannister	F/C	Miami Tropics	30.2[35]
1994	Mark Brisker	G	Jacksonville Hooters	26.9
1995	Jerry Reynolds	G/F	Atlanta Trojans	26.3[36]
1996	Brent Scott	C	Portland Mountain Cats	29.8
1997	Dennis Edwards	F	Florida Sharks	32.8
1998	Ochiel Swaby	F	Tampa Bay Windjammers	26.2
1999	Mike Lloyd	G	Atlantic City Seagulls	27.3
2000	Sean Colson	G	Dodge City Legend	28.2
2001	Jermaine Walker	C	Lakeland Blue Ducks	27.5[37]
2002	Jason Lampa	G	Brooklyn Kings	25.9
2003	Lenny Cooke	G	Brooklyn Kings	28.8[38]
2004	Jason Lampa	G	Brooklyn Kings	26.7
2005	Kareem Reid	G	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs	27.4
2006	Brian Chase	G	Nebraska Cranes	19.9
2007	Anthony Richardson	F	Kansas Cagerz	20.0

Rebounding leaders

Season	Player	Pos	Team	Rebounds per game
1985	Manute Bol	C	Rhode Island Gulls	14.2[28]
1986	Jim Bostic	F	Westchester Golden Apples	10.1[29]
1987	Hank McDowell	F/C	Rhode Island Gulls	10.7[30]
1988	Michael Brooks	F	Philadelphia Aces	13.5[31]
1990	Alex Roberts	F	New York Whitecaps	15.3[32]
1991	Anthony Mason	F	Long Island Surf	11.2[33]
1992	Roy Tarpley	C	Miami Tropics	17.0[34]
1993	Fred Lewis	F	Daytona Beach Hooters	9.3[35]
1994	Keith Lee	F/C	Memphis Fire	14.5
1995	Brent Scott	C	Miami Tropics	12.0[36]
1996	Shawnelle Scott	C	Long Island Surf	13.5
1997	Brent Scott (2)	C	Atlantic City Seagulls	11.4
1998	Andre Perry	F	Atlanta Trojans	11.0
1999	Andre Perry (2)	F	Atlanta Trojans	11.6
2000	Andre Perry (3)	F	Florida Sea Dragons	11.4
2001	John Jackson	F	Kansas Cagerz	12.0[37]
2002	John Jackson (2)	F	Kansas Cagerz	11.7
2003	Antonio Smith	C	Dodge City Legend	11.3
2004	Mario Woodson	F	Florence Flyers	10.5
2005	Roderick Riley	C	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs	10.2
2006	Steve Castleberry	F	Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers	10.7
2007	Jason Miller	F/C	Kansas Cagerz	8.0

Assists leaders

Season	Player	Pos	Team	Assists per game
1985	Sam Worthen	G	Springfield Fame	8.5[28]
1986	Leroy Witherspoon	G	Tampa Bay Flash	15.1[29]
1987	Leroy Witherspoon (2)	G	Tampa Bay Flash	9.6[30]
1988	Duane Washington	G	New Haven Skyhawks	8.3[31]
1990	Jerry Johnson	G	Jacksonville Hooters	8.8[32]
1991	Michael Anderson	G	Philadelphia Aces	10.3[33]
1992	Tony Smith	G	New Jersey Jammers	9.2[34]
1993	David Cain	G	Long Island Surf	9.4[35]
1994	Jean Prioleau	G	Long Island Surf	10.3
1995	Charles Smith	G	Florida Sharks	11.9[36]
1996	Charles Smith (2)	G	Florida Sharks	11.4
1997	Mark Baker	G	Atlantic City Seagulls	7.2
1998	Curt Smith	G	Washington Congressionals	7.4
1999	James Blackwell	G	Tampa Bay Windjammers	7.4
2000	Sean Colson	G	Dodge City Legend	8.0
2001	Jermaine Jackson	G	Kansas Cagerz	9.6[37]
2002	Duane Simpkins	G	Kansas Cagerz	6.2
2003	Kareem Reid	G	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs	9.6
2004	Tyson Patterson	G	Florence Flyers	8.4
2005	Kareem Reid (2)	G	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs	8.9
2006	Tory Cavalieri	G	Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers	8.1
2007	Kareem Reid (3)	G	Albany Patroons	6.4

20th Anniversary Team

On 21 July 2005 the League announced the players of its "Top 20 and Beyond Anniversary Team" were chosen by a vote of executives, coaches, and administrators that have served over the years in the USBL.^[39]

Players

An alphabetical listing of 20 voted players is as follows:

• Michael Adams - Guard
• Herman Alston - Guard
• Darrell Armstrong - Guard
• Ken Bannister - Forward
• Manute Bol - Center
• Don Collins - Forward
• Tyrone Bogues - Guard
• Adrian Griffin - Guard
• Johnny Jackson - Forward
• Avery Johnson - Guard
• Kwan Johnson - Guard
• Jason Lampa - Guard
• Michael Lloyd - Guard
• Anthony Mason - Forward
• Andre Perry - Forward
• Brent Scott - Forward
• Charles Smith - Guard
• John Strickland - Forward
• Roy Tarpley - Center
• John "Hot Rod" Williams - Center

Honorable mention by USBL (2005):

• Chris Childs - Spent two years with the Miami Tropics and then a long NBA career.

• Norris Coleman - Second All-Time leading scorer in the USBL.

• Lloyd Daniels - "Sweet Pea" first showed the world his talents in the USBL.

• Richard Dumas - Proved that his troubles were behind him with the 1992 Miami Tropics.

• Mario Elie - A short stint in 1987 was parlayed into a 12 year NBA career.
• Dennis Edwards - The 1998 Player of the Year.

• Darrin Hancock - Is one of only two players with 3 USBL Championship Rings.

• Damon Jones - The Miami Heat guard played on a talented 1998 Jacksonville squad.

• Tim Legler - The ESPN analyst played 4 great seasons with the Philadelphia franchise.

• Sam Mitchell - Toronto Raptors Head Coach played two season in Westchester in 1985-85.

• Kareem Reid - Known as "The Best Kept Secret".

• Lazarus Sims - Known as "Z".

• Curt Smith - The 1998 Player of the Year.
• Jermaine Walker - A scoring force for 5 seasons for Rex Morgan's coached teams.
• Spud Webb - Set the stage for Arkansas Little men becoming a force in the NBA.

Coaches

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Ken Charles
• Darryl Dawkins
• Francis Flax
• Gordon Gibbons
• Ray Hodge
• John Lucas
• Rex Morgan
• Eric Musselman
• Gerald Oliver

Notable past players

Source^[40]

USA

• Michael Adams – (Springfield Fame)
• Michael Anderson – (Philadelphia Aces, Philadelphia Spirit)
• Darrell Armstrong – (Atlanta Trojans)
• Raja Bell – (Tampa Bay Windjammers)
• Henry Bibby - (Springfield Fame)
• Mark Blount – (Atlantic City Seagulls, New Jersey Shorecats)
• Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues – (Rhode Island Gulls)
• Devin Brown – (Kansas Cagerz)
• Chris Childs – (Miami Tropics)
• Lloyd Daniels – (Miami Tropics)
• Mark Davis – (Long Island Knights)
• Waliyy Dixon – (Atlantic City Seagulls)
• Richard Dumas – (Miami Tropics)
• Mario Elie – (Miami Tropics)
• LeRon Ellis – (Connecticut Skyhawks)
• World B. Free – (Miami Tropics)
• Doug Gottlieb – (Oklahoma Storm)
• Darrin Hancock – (New Jersey Shore Cats, Dodge City Legend, Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs, Kansas Cagerz)
• Antonio Harvey – (Atlanta Eagles)
• Vince Hizon – (Pennsylvania Valleydawgs)
• Craig Hodges – (Washington Congressionals)
• Anderson Hunt – (Miami Tropics)
• Mike James – (Long Island Surf)
• Keith Jennings – (Jacksonville Hooters)
• Avery Johnson – (Palm Beach Stingrays)
• Anthony Jones – (Palm Beach Stingrays)
• Roy Jones Jr. – (Brevard Blue Ducks)
• Eddie Jordan – (Jersey Jammers)
• R. Kelly – (Atlantic City Seagulls)
• Shawn Kemp - Oklahoma Storm
• Rusty LaRue – (Carolina Cardinals)
• Nancy Lieberman – (Springfield Fame)
• Anthony Mason – (Long Island Surf)
• Cheryl Miller – (Staten Island Stallions)
• Jamario Moon – (Dodge City Legend), (Gary Steelheads)
• Moochie Norris – (Washington Congressionals)
• Kevin Ollie – (Connecticut Skyhawks)
• Terrell Owens – (Adirondack Wildcats)
• Victor Page – (Washington Congressionals)
• Simeon Rice – (Philadelphia Power)
• Lynette Richardson – (Miami Tropics)
• Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson – (Long Island Knights)
• Cliff Robinson – (Miami Tropics)
• LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson - (Long Island Knights)
• Jim Rowinski - (Long Island Surf)
• Shawnelle Scott – (Long Island Surf)
• Charles Smith – (Florida Sharks)
• Curt Smith – (Washington Congressionals)
• Mark Strickland – (Philadelphia Spirit, Atlanta Trojans, Atlantic City Seagulls)
• Derek Strong – (Miami Tropics)
• Roy Tarpley – (Miami Tropics)
• Kelvin Upshaw – (Palmbeach Stingrays)
• Chris Washburn – (Miami Tropics, Westchester Stallions)
• Anthony "Spud" Webb – (Rhode Island Gulls)
• Freeman Williams – (Miami Tropics)
• John "Hot Rod" Williams – (Rhode Island Gulls)
• Lorenzo Williams – (Palmbeach Stingrays)
• Ime Udoka – (Adirondack Wildcats)

Rest of the World

• Bong Alvarez - (Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs)
• Marcelo Nicola – (Long Island Surf)
• Manute Bol – (Rhode Island Gulls)
• Nate Archibald – (Jersey Shore Bucs)
• Yinka Dare – (New Jersey Shorecats)

See also

• List of developmental and minor sports leagues