On March 25, 1999, the USBL announced that the league would add a new franchise based in Brooklyn.[1] The team was officially announced on April 19, 1999 by the New York City Mayor's office; the owner was Mohammed A. Nur and the first coach was Sam Worthen.[2][3] The team played their games at the Schwartz Athletic Center in Brooklyn;[4] among the members of the team's inaugural roster were Tremaine Fowlkes, Gordon Malone, Brian Reese and Ed "Booger" Smith.[5] The Kings ended their first season with a 10–16 record, ranking third in the USBL Northern Division.[6]Junie Sanders was selected in the All-USBL First Team.[6]
In 2000, the team appointed Ken Charles as their new head coach,[3] and they finished the season as second-to-last in the Northern Division with an 11–19 record. In 2001 the record improved to 12–17 (.414), but in 2002 the team had their worst season, and finished with a 7–23 record (.233). In 2003 the team had former St. John's alumni Anthony Glover and Chudney Gray in their roster, in addition to former NBA players Charles Jones and Rodrick Rhodes, and former top high school player Lenny Cooke.[7][8] The team finished with a 12–18 record in the regular season and advanced to the postseason for the first time in their history: they lost to the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs, 116–122.[8] Cooke was the league leader in scoring (28.8 points), steals per game (2.8) and offensive rebounds per game (4.7): he was named the USBL Rookie of the Year, while Anthony Glover made the All-Rookie team.[8]
In 2004, the team won the Eastern Division with a 20–10 record, and advanced to the playoffs. They beat the Oklahoma Storm in the quarterfinals[9] and the Kansas Cagerz in the semifinals, reaching the USBL championship game.[10] In the USBL final game the Kings lost to the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs, 116–118.[11] Kings player Chudney Gray was named USBL Player of the Year and was selected in the All-USBL First Team, together with teammate B. J. Mc Farlan.[12]
The Brooklyn Kings topped the East Division again in 2005 with the best record of their history (21–9, .700): they again qualified for the playoffs, where they were eliminated by the Nebraska Cranes, 117–110. Coach Ken Charles was named USBL Coach of the Year and Anthony Glover, who led the USBL in steals, was named in the All-USBL First Team along with teammate B. J. McFarlan.[13] The 2006 season saw the Kings rank first in the East Division once again, this time with an 18–12 record; the team was eliminated in the quarterfinal game of the playoffs by the Kansas Cagerz. In 2007, the final USBL season, the Kings made the playoffs with an 8–8 record, and advanced to the championship game, where they lost to the Kansas Cagerz, 92–95.[14] Kings player Abdul Mills was named in the All-USBL First Team.[15]
^"MAYOR GIULIANI AND CONGRESSMAN EDOLPHUS TOWNS ANNOUNCE NEW UNITED STATES BASKETBALL LEAGUE EXPANSION TEAM, THE BROOKLYN KINGS". New York City Mayor's Office. New York: New York City Government. April 19, 1999. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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This article is about the basketball team For the rugby league team see Brooklyn Kings rugby league The Brooklyn Kings were a United States Basketball League franchise in Brooklyn New York They played in Downtown Brooklyn on the main campus of Long Island University They started play in 1999 The league suspended operations after the 2007 season and the team has been inactive since then Brooklyn KingsLeagueUSBL 1999 2007Founded1999HistoryBrooklyn Kings1999 2007ArenaSchwartz Athletic CenterLocationBrooklyn New YorkTeam colorsBlack white amp goldOwnershipBrooklyn Kings Basketball Club LLCWebsitethebrooklynkings com Contents 1 History 2 Season by season records 3 Notable players 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditOn March 25 1999 the USBL announced that the league would add a new franchise based in Brooklyn 1 The team was officially announced on April 19 1999 by the New York City Mayor s office the owner was Mohammed A Nur and the first coach was Sam Worthen 2 3 The team played their games at the Schwartz Athletic Center in Brooklyn 4 among the members of the team s inaugural roster were Tremaine Fowlkes Gordon Malone Brian Reese and Ed Booger Smith 5 The Kings ended their first season with a 10 16 record ranking third in the USBL Northern Division 6 Junie Sanders was selected in the All USBL First Team 6 In 2000 the team appointed Ken Charles as their new head coach 3 and they finished the season as second to last in the Northern Division with an 11 19 record In 2001 the record improved to 12 17 414 but in 2002 the team had their worst season and finished with a 7 23 record 233 In 2003 the team had former St John s alumni Anthony Glover and Chudney Gray in their roster in addition to former NBA players Charles Jones and Rodrick Rhodes and former top high school player Lenny Cooke 7 8 The team finished with a 12 18 record in the regular season and advanced to the postseason for the first time in their history they lost to the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 116 122 8 Cooke was the league leader in scoring 28 8 points steals per game 2 8 and offensive rebounds per game 4 7 he was named the USBL Rookie of the Year while Anthony Glover made the All Rookie team 8 In 2004 the team won the Eastern Division with a 20 10 record and advanced to the playoffs They beat the Oklahoma Storm in the quarterfinals 9 and the Kansas Cagerz in the semifinals reaching the USBL championship game 10 In the USBL final game the Kings lost to the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 116 118 11 Kings player Chudney Gray was named USBL Player of the Year and was selected in the All USBL First Team together with teammate B J Mc Farlan 12 The Brooklyn Kings topped the East Division again in 2005 with the best record of their history 21 9 700 they again qualified for the playoffs where they were eliminated by the Nebraska Cranes 117 110 Coach Ken Charles was named USBL Coach of the Year and Anthony Glover who led the USBL in steals was named in the All USBL First Team along with teammate B J McFarlan 13 The 2006 season saw the Kings rank first in the East Division once again this time with an 18 12 record the team was eliminated in the quarterfinal game of the playoffs by the Kansas Cagerz In 2007 the final USBL season the Kings made the playoffs with an 8 8 record and advanced to the championship game where they lost to the Kansas Cagerz 92 95 14 Kings player Abdul Mills was named in the All USBL First Team 15 Season by season records EditYear Wins Losses Win Head coach1999 10 16 385 Sam Worthen2000 11 19 367 Ken Charles2001 12 17 414 Ken Charles2002 7 23 233 Ken Charles2003 12 18 400 Ken Charles2004 20 10 667 Ken Charles2005 21 9 700 Ken Charles2006 18 12 600 Ken Charles2007 8 8 500 Ken CharlesSource 3 6 Notable players EditNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time Adrian Autry Alpha Bangura Lenny Cooke Tremaine Fowlkes Anthony Glover Chudney Gray Charles Jones Thomas Jordan Gordon Malone Jerry Reynolds Rodrick Rhodes Ed Booger Smith Dwayne WhitfieldReferences Edit Brooklyn lands USBL team New York Daily News March 26 1999 p 652 MAYOR GIULIANI AND CONGRESSMAN EDOLPHUS TOWNS ANNOUNCE NEW UNITED STATES BASKETBALL LEAGUE EXPANSION TEAM THE BROOKLYN KINGS New York City Mayor s Office New York New York City Government April 19 1999 Retrieved May 15 2018 a b c TeamHistory and Year by Year Results thebrooklynkings com Archived from the original on January 22 2007 Retrieved February 12 2021 USBL Team By Team Capsules The Salina Journal April 30 1999 p C5 Retrieved February 12 2021 via Newspapers com ShoreCats week ahead Asbury Park Press June 6 1999 p 138 a b c History of the United States Basketball League APBR org Association for Professional Basketball Research Retrieved November 14 2020 2003 Statistics thebrooklynkings com Archived from the original on January 22 2007 Retrieved February 10 2021 a b c 2003 Season in Review thebrooklynkings com Archived from the original on January 22 2007 Retrieved February 10 2021 USBL completes day one of Post Season Festival oursportscentral com June 26 2004 Retrieved February 12 2021 Kings end Cagerz season Kansas battles back from early deficit but Campbell Brooklyn prove too much The Salina Journal June 27 2004 p 17 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs win the 2004 USBL Championship oursportscentral com June 28 2004 Retrieved February 12 2021 USBL honors All USBL Teams oursportscentral com July 6 2004 Retrieved February 12 2021 USBL reveals All USBL teams oursportscentral com July 5 2005 Retrieved February 12 2021 Cagers win USBL title Enid News amp Eagle July 2 2007 Retrieved February 27 2014 USBL Reveals 2007 All USBL Teams oursportscentral com July 10 2007 Retrieved February 12 2021 External links EditBrooklyn Kings Discussion Forum permanent dead link Brooklyn Kings via USbasket com Brooklyn Kings via InsideHoops com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brooklyn Kings basketball amp oldid 1062478424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
