The All-American Professional Basketball League was a minor basketball league formed in 2005 by Worth Christie. Announced on January 23, 2005 the league viewed itself as a direct minor league outlet for the National Basketball Association (NBA). The best players were to be promised salaries of up to $40,000. The league was composed of 10 teams and these ten teams were regionalized with 3-4 NBA teams where the designated AAPBL team could negotiate with players released from those NBA teams before other AAPBL teams could.
The AAPBL held a tryout camp at the MetraPark Arena in Billings, Montana from July 11 to July 23.[1] Players paid $1,000 to participate in the training camp.
The league held two "dispersal drafts". On July 20, 2005 the league's teams drafted from available CBA and NBDL players. On July 28, 2005 the teams drafted from the players who participated in the training camp.
On August 1, 2005, mere days after the tryouts and drafts and days after insiders knew its fate, Worth Christie announced the league had folded.[2] Contrary to earlier reports, few if any players who participated in the tryouts received their $1,000 back. Those working with the league and Christie were not paid for their expenses to work at the tryout camp nor were they compensated for any of the work done.[3]
On July 29, 2006, the Billings Gazette reported that Worth Christie was facing over $100,000 in lawsuits from former AAPBL employees and coaches.[4]
The following lists the teams and their draft picks (from the two dispersal drafts).[5] These players never signed contracts nor played with these teams, since the league folded so quickly.
Great Falls Cowboys - Carlos Daniel, Maurice Spillers, Kevin Sweetwyne, David Jackson, Ronald Blackshear, Garry Hill-Thomas, Miah Davis, Joe Buck, Anton Lyons, Matt Ludtke, Drieke Bouldin
Lincoln Generals - Head Coach: Mark Berokoff, Stais Boseman, Jermaine Walker, Reed Rawlings, Keith Closs, Marshall Phillips, DeeAndre Hulett, Livan Pyfrom, Omar Cook, Kameron Gray, Terris Sifford, David Johnson, David Finklea, Marcus Wernke
Mankato Mallards - Sam Clancy, Ramel Curry, Andre McCullough, Shawn Daniels, Sam Cook, Nate Miller, Quincy Hinton, Carlton Dean, Kellen Fernetti
Wyoming Golden Eagles - Darius Rice, Nick Sheppard, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Bang Sung-Yoon, John Smith, Carl English, Marcus Moore, Glenn Jones, Mike Scott, LeRoy Hickerson, Paul O'Liney, Greg Hendricks
The 1st pick of the draft went to the Mankato Mallards and they selected Sam Clancy who was the 2004-05 CBA Player of the Year.
AAPBL team allocationsedit
The teams in the AAPBL were assigned NBA and college teams, largely based on region. Theoretically, if a player was released from a certain NBA team, the AAPBL team assigned with that NBA team was allowed the first chance to sign him before any other team in the AAPBL. For the college programs, it worked the same way. If a player wasn't drafted in the NBA draft he would have first rights to be picked up by the designated AAPBL team.[6]
The Summer League Training Camp ran from July 11-July 23 at the MetraPark Arena in Billings, Montana. Each team in the league consisted of players who paid $1,000 to participate in the camp.[7] Players drafted in the dispersal draft of July 20 were not included in this.
Standingsedit
2005 AAPBL Summer League Final Standings
Pos
Team
Games
W
L
Win %
1
Great Falls Cowboys
11
11
0
1.000
2
Hutchinson Ballhogs
11
9
2
.818
3
Butte Bandits+
11
7
4
.636
4
Minot Minutemen
11
7
4
.636
5
Wichita Bombers
11
6
5
.545
6
Lincoln Generals
11
5
6
.455
7
Mankato Mallards
11
4
7
.364
8
Wyoming Golden Eagles
11
3
8
.273
9
Billings Rims
11
2
9
.182
10
Topeka Tornado
11
1
10
.091
+ Butte defeated Minot in play, therefore they technically rank ahead of Minot
Statistical leadersedit
Points Scored - 267/24.3 PPG - Darius Pope - Minot Minutemen
Rebounds - 134/12.2 RPG - Tony Qorri - Wichita Bombers
Assists - 149/13.5 APG - Peron Austin - Minot Minutemen
Steals - 32/2.9 SPG - Nate Miller - Mankato Mallards
Blocks - 31/2.8 BPG - Marcus Wernke - Lincoln Generals
The League's first regular season contest was scheduled for November 8, 2005. The Minot Minutemen were to visit the Billings Rims.[1]
Each team was to play 50 games from November to March, with playoffs concluding in early April.[8] The playoff format had yet to be discussed.
Miscellaneousedit
The AAPBL Summer League Offices were located at the Northern Hotel in Billings, Montana.
A $1 program was sold to attendees at the Summer League games. A day pass cost $10. Every team played on all 11 days and a day pass granted access to every game
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The All American Professional Basketball League was a minor basketball league formed in 2005 by Worth Christie Announced on January 23 2005 the league viewed itself as a direct minor league outlet for the National Basketball Association NBA The best players were to be promised salaries of up to 40 000 The league was composed of 10 teams and these ten teams were regionalized with 3 4 NBA teams where the designated AAPBL team could negotiate with players released from those NBA teams before other AAPBL teams could All American Professional Basketball LeagueSportBasketballFounded2005Ceased2005No of teams10Country United States The AAPBL held a tryout camp at the MetraPark Arena in Billings Montana from July 11 to July 23 1 Players paid 1 000 to participate in the training camp The league held two dispersal drafts On July 20 2005 the league s teams drafted from available CBA and NBDL players On July 28 2005 the teams drafted from the players who participated in the training camp On August 1 2005 mere days after the tryouts and drafts and days after insiders knew its fate Worth Christie announced the league had folded 2 Contrary to earlier reports few if any players who participated in the tryouts received their 1 000 back Those working with the league and Christie were not paid for their expenses to work at the tryout camp nor were they compensated for any of the work done 3 On July 29 2006 the Billings Gazette reported that Worth Christie was facing over 100 000 in lawsuits from former AAPBL employees and coaches 4 Contents 1 AAPBL teams amp rosters 2 AAPBL team allocations 2 1 NBA 2 2 Colleges 3 AAPBL Summer League 3 1 Standings 3 2 Statistical leaders 3 3 Single game records 4 2005 06 regular season 5 Miscellaneous 6 References 7 See alsoAAPBL teams amp rosters editThe following lists the teams and their draft picks from the two dispersal drafts 5 These players never signed contracts nor played with these teams since the league folded so quickly Billings Rims Jackie Butler Toshiro Germany Randy Livingston Kasib Powell Chad Prewitt Alhaji Mohammed DeSean Hadley Doug Overton Will Moore Cedric Moodie Demarcus Hense Luke Kunkel Butte Bandits Bobby Lazor Donald Williams Patrick Okafor Brian Lubeck Darrin Hancock LeRoy Hurd George Williams Byron Mouton Eric Walton Steve Horne Tai Tuisamoa Joseph Britto Rashaad Powell Derrick Lemuel Great Falls Cowboys Carlos Daniel Maurice Spillers Kevin Sweetwyne David Jackson Ronald Blackshear Garry Hill Thomas Miah Davis Joe Buck Anton Lyons Matt Ludtke Drieke Bouldin Hutchinson Ballhogs Britton Johnsen Adam Parada Casey Sanders Melvin Sanders Lazarus Sims Reggie Jordan Cordell Henry Derrick Zimmerman Ryan Lohfink Davin White Derrick Grant Gerald Johnson Malik Edwards Brian Zirkle Lincoln Generals Head Coach Mark Berokoff Stais Boseman Jermaine Walker Reed Rawlings Keith Closs Marshall Phillips DeeAndre Hulett Livan Pyfrom Omar Cook Kameron Gray Terris Sifford David Johnson David Finklea Marcus Wernke Mankato Mallards Sam Clancy Ramel Curry Andre McCullough Shawn Daniels Sam Cook Nate Miller Quincy Hinton Carlton Dean Kellen Fernetti Minot Minutemen Charles Gaines Alpha Bangura Brad Buddenborg Jerome Beasley Austin Nichols Seth Doliboa Kitwana Rhymer Sam Mack Peron Austin Justin Murray Jason Smith Darius Pope Booker Nabors Troy Gwynn Michael Allen Topeka Tornado Billy Thomas Lawrence Nelson Wayne Turner Derek Grimm Lonnie Jones Juaquin Hawkins Louis White Majestic Mapp Marvin Johnson Michael Dyson Travis Canby Adrick Hills Wichita Bombers Jarrod Gee Bryant Notree Julius Page Romeo Augustine David Young Maurice Baker Jeff Brandt Alex Sanders Tony Qorri Wyoming Golden Eagles Darius Rice Nick Sheppard Ruben Boumtje Boumtje Bang Sung Yoon John Smith Carl English Marcus Moore Glenn Jones Mike Scott LeRoy Hickerson Paul O Liney Greg Hendricks The 1st pick of the draft went to the Mankato Mallards and they selected Sam Clancy who was the 2004 05 CBA Player of the Year AAPBL team allocations editThe teams in the AAPBL were assigned NBA and college teams largely based on region Theoretically if a player was released from a certain NBA team the AAPBL team assigned with that NBA team was allowed the first chance to sign him before any other team in the AAPBL For the college programs it worked the same way If a player wasn t drafted in the NBA draft he would have first rights to be picked up by the designated AAPBL team 6 NBA edit Great Falls Sacramento Kings Golden State Warriors Phoenix Suns Butte Portland Trail Blazers Seattle SuperSonics Utah Jazz Billings Philadelphia 76ers Washington Wizards Toronto Raptors Minot Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Clippers Wyoming New Orleans Hornets Atlanta Hawks Memphis Grizzlies Wichita San Antonio Spurs Houston Rockets Dallas Mavericks Lincoln Miami Heat Orlando Magic Charlotte Bobcats Hutchinson Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers Topeka New York Knicks New Jersey Nets Boston Celtics Mankato Minnesota Timberwolves Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Colleges edit Great Falls Montana Washington State Fresno State Butte Oregon Oregon State Montana State Billings Washington UNLV Gonzaga Minot Colorado Colorado State New Mexico Wyoming Wyoming BYU Utah Wichita Wichita State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Lincoln Nebraska Creighton Drake Hutchinson Iowa Iowa State Northern Iowa Topeka Kansas Kansas State Missouri Mankato Minnesota Milwaukee WisconsinAAPBL Summer League editThe Summer League Training Camp ran from July 11 July 23 at the MetraPark Arena in Billings Montana Each team in the league consisted of players who paid 1 000 to participate in the camp 7 Players drafted in the dispersal draft of July 20 were not included in this Standings edit 2005 AAPBL Summer League Final Standings Pos Team Games W L Win 1 Great Falls Cowboys 11 11 0 1 000 2 Hutchinson Ballhogs 11 9 2 818 3 Butte Bandits 11 7 4 636 4 Minot Minutemen 11 7 4 636 5 Wichita Bombers 11 6 5 545 6 Lincoln Generals 11 5 6 455 7 Mankato Mallards 11 4 7 364 8 Wyoming Golden Eagles 11 3 8 273 9 Billings Rims 11 2 9 182 10 Topeka Tornado 11 1 10 091 Butte defeated Minot in play therefore they technically rank ahead of Minot Statistical leaders edit Points Scored 267 24 3 PPG Darius Pope Minot Minutemen Rebounds 134 12 2 RPG Tony Qorri Wichita Bombers Assists 149 13 5 APG Peron Austin Minot Minutemen Steals 32 2 9 SPG Nate Miller Mankato Mallards Blocks 31 2 8 BPG Marcus Wernke Lincoln Generals Single game records edit Points Scored Team 142 Great Falls Cowboys 7 21 05 Points Scored Player 45 Glenn Jones Wyoming Golden Eagles 7 21 05 Rebounds Player 25 Justin Murray Minot Minutemen 7 12 05 Assists Player 29 Peron Austin Minot Minutemen 7 11 05 Steals Player 7 Chris Ealim Minot Minutemen 7 21 05 Blocks Player 7 Marcus Wernke Lincoln Generals 7 19 05 Fewest Points Scored Team 71 Minot Minutemen 7 13 05 and Topeka Tornado 7 22 052005 06 regular season editThe League s first regular season contest was scheduled for November 8 2005 The Minot Minutemen were to visit the Billings Rims 1 Each team was to play 50 games from November to March with playoffs concluding in early April 8 The playoff format had yet to be discussed Miscellaneous editThe AAPBL Summer League Offices were located at the Northern Hotel in Billings Montana A 1 program was sold to attendees at the Summer League games A day pass cost 10 Every team played on all 11 days and a day pass granted access to every game The AAPBL office was located in Casper Wyoming 5 Two cities originally slated to host teams were Pueblo Colorado and Cedar Rapids Iowa The Cedar Rapids Ballhogs moved to Hutchinson and the Pueblo Aztecs moved to Minot North Dakota and became the Minutemen 9 League s tagline was A bounce away from the NBA Not to be confused with the All American Professional Basketball League that played from 1947 1948 Owner Worth Christie filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy Claiming only 2 in assets and still not paid salaries to players coaches arenas and staff References edit a b AABL camp leaves Levingston raring to go The Billings Gazette August 1 2005 p 10 Hoops league s workers not paid The Billings Gazette August 3 2005 p 1 AAPBL dug a grave for Billings pro hoops The Billings Gazette January 1 2006 p 16 Former employees sue AAPBL The Billings Gazette July 29 2006 p 15 a b AAPBL Summer League Archived from the original on October 23 2005 Retrieved July 17 2019 All American Professional Basketball League Announcements Archived from the original on March 19 2006 Retrieved July 17 2019 Hoops league owes MSU B 40 000 The Billings Gazette August 4 2005 p 5 All American Professional Basketball League coming to Cedar Rapids Iowa www oursportscentral com December 9 2004 Retrieved July 17 2019 AAPBL folds two weeks after tryout camp The Manhattan Mercury August 3 2005 p 13 See also editJuly 29th 2006 Billings Gazette article on AAPBL lawsuits permanent dead link List of developmental and minor sports leagues Retrieved from https 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