Santa Barbara Breakers

Santa Barbara Breakers
Founded	July 10, 2006
League	IBL; West Coast Basketball League (former)
Team history	Santa Barbara Breakers; 2007–2016
Based in	Santa Barbara, California
Arena	Santa Barbara City College; 2007–2014
Colors	Red, Blue & Gold
Owner	Curt Pickering
Head coach	Curt Pickering
Championships	5
Division titles	2
Mascot	Joe Shark

The Santa Barbara Breakers are a pro minor league basketball team that played in the West Coast Professional Basketball League (WCBL) and the (IBL). The team played their home games on the campus of Santa Barbara City College.

History

The Breakers' maiden season began on April 13, 2007^[1] in the International Basketball League. The team featured several former NBA players, such as Toby Bailey, Fred Vinson, Samaki Walker and Lamond Murray. Their regular season record was 17-6 and they lost in the IBL West Division Championship to the eventual 2007 IBL Champion, Portland.

In 2008, the Breakers switched affiliation to the newly-formed West Coast Pro Basketball League (WCBL).^[2] Santa Barbara was the inaugural season WCBL champion finishing undefeated at 18-0. Former UCSB shooting guard Josh Merrill was named the league's regular season and playoff MVP.

The WCBL competed for 9 years, 2008-2016. The Santa Barbara Breakers and the WCBL All Stars traveled to China 12 times for month long tours, playing CBA and International opponents. They also toured to Holland and Mexico for tournaments.

Notable players

Zach Andrews
James Nunnally
Greg Somogyi
Nick Young
Lamond Murray
Terrell Owens
Byron Russell
Jalen Rose
Jonathon Gipson

References

^ "Team to Hold Draft on Thursday". Montecito Journal. 22 March 2007.
^ "Santa Barbara Breakers Join New West Coast League". Noozhawk. 12 January 2008.

External links

[1] "Team to Hold Draft on Thursday". Montecito Journal. 22 March 2007.

[2] "Santa Barbara Breakers Join New West Coast League". Noozhawk. 12 January 2008.

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