National Gay Basketball Association
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The National Gay Basketball Association (NGBA) is an LGBTQ sports organization which exists to promote gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender athletic participation in basketball.
Founded in 2003 by Mark Chambers,[1] who also co-founded the Lambda Basketball League, to help LGBT players create city leagues, travel teams, and to allow individual players the ability to find a place or team to participate in LGBT basketball events that are held around the world. The organizational board, consisting of Mark Chambers, Ted Cappas,[2] Jeff Hermann[3] and Rob Smithermann,[4] help NGBA incorporated in May 2005.
The NGBA played a key role in the success of the 2006 Chicago Gay Games basketball event by introducing four new categories in men and women's brackets, A division, B division, C division, 35 and older, and 50 and older 3 on 3 half court, Basketball hosting the most teams in the history of the Gay Basketball.
The first official NGBA event was hosted by Salt Lake City in October 2006.[5]
Member clubs
Atlanta
- Atlanta Sugar Bakers
- Atlanta Trade
- Atlanta Trojans
- Atlanta Blaze
- Atlanta Hustle
Austin Gay Basketball League
- Austin Venom
- Austin Flames
- Austin Inferno
- Austin Sparks
Boston Gay Basketball League[6]
- Boston Fritz
- Boston Revolution
- Boston Strong / German Light Infantry
- Boston Massacre
- Boston Ballers
Chicago Windy City Hoops[7]
- Chicago Cougars
- Chicago Spin
- ChiBoyz
- Chicago 2
- Chicago Has-Bens
- Illinois Playboys
Dallas, Texas[8]
- Dallas Ballers
- Dallas Hotshotz
Lambda Basketball League (Los Angeles)[9][10]
- Los Angeles Quake, 1989-1992
- Los Angeles Motion, 1990-1993
- Long Beach Rebels, 1991-2010
- Los Angeles Heat, 1994-2002
- Lambda Basketball League Ballers, 2004-2006
- Los Angeles Dream, 2009-present[11]
- Long Beach Nightmare, 2009-present
- Los Angeles Freeze, 2002-2006
- Los Angeles Metrostars, 2009-present
- Hollywood Blindside, 2010-present
- Lambda Basketball Sharks, 2001-2002
- Lambda Basketball Slashers, 2006-2007
- LA United, 2012-present
- LA Express, 2013-present
Long Beach, California
- LB Pegasus, 2012-present
London, UK
- London Cruisers[12]
Jet City Hoops Seattle[13]
- Seattle Surge
- Green Menace
- Seattle Grunge
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- MLSP Bounce
San Francisco Gay Basketball Association[14]
- San Francisco Pacers
- San Francisco Eagles
- San Francisco Shock
- San Francisco Rockdogs, featured in reality show Shirts & Skins
- SF SOS
- SF Spurs
- SF Royals
Sydney, Australia
- Sydney Spectres[15]
Indiana Gay Basketball League
- Indiana Force
- Indiana Knockout
New York City Gay Basketball League[16]
- NYCGBL-1
- NYC Burn!
- NYC Ballerz, also known as the Empire Ballers
- NYC Keep It Cute
- NYC S.I.O.C.
- NYC Rim City
San Diego Hoops[17]
- San Diego Shooters
Sacramento Hoops
- 916ers
Washington DC Sentinels[18]
- Sentinels A1
- Sentinels A2
- Sentinels Blue
- Sentinels Red
- Sentinels Grey
- Sentinels Old School
Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix Hellraisers
Portland, Oregon[19]
- PDX Fusion
- PDX Ballers
Salt Lake City Hardwood, Utah
- SLC Old Dawgs
- SLC Young Guns
NGBA Teams without a home city
- All City Ballers
- Showtime
- Honey Badgers
- Misfits
Tournament host
Austin, TX
- Capital City Classic, 2012
- Upper Open Champion
- 1st - Rockdogs
- 2nd - LA Dream-1
- 3rd - NYCGBL-1
- Competitive Champion
- 1st - LA Metrostars
- 2nd - Spin Showtime
- 3rd - Dallas Hotshotz
- Recreational Champion
- 1st - OC Lady Husky's
- 2nd - AGBL-C
- 3rd - AGBL Flames
- Upper Open Champion
- Capitol City Classic 2, 2019
Chicago, IL
- Chicago Windy City Hoops Classic, 1991 - 2004
- Coady RoundBall Classic, 2005
- Coady RoundBall Classic, 2006 merged with 2006 Gay Games
- Coady RoundBall Classic, 2007 - 2015
- 2015, final in Chicago, 25th anniversary
Philadelphia, PA
- Coady RoundBall Classic, 2017
Dallas, TX
- October 2015
San Diego, CA
- Hill Crest Classic, 1991 - 1992, 2002 - 2007, 2015 MLK Weekend
Long Beach / Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Classic, 1992
- West Coast Classic I, 2004
- West Coast Classic II, 2006
- West Coast Classic III, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
- Sin City Shootout, 2011
- Sin City Shootout, 2012
- West Coast Classic, 2013
- West Coast Classic, 2014
- Coady RoundBall Classic, 2016
- Sin City Sports Festival, 2013[20]
Seattle, WA
- Emerald City Hoops Classic, 1995
- Jet City Hoops Classic, 2011
Atlanta, GA
- Atlanta Armory Classic, 1997, 1999 - 2002
- Coady RoundBall Classic, 2018
Boston, MA
- Boston Tea Party Classic, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2014
San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco Golden Gayte Classic, 1996, 2000
- 2016 Jasinski Golden Gayte Classic
Sacramento, CA
- Sacramento Sac-Town Shootout, 2006
Salt Lake City
- 2006 Shootout NGBA inaugural tournament[21]
Memphis, TN
- Memphis River City Hoops, 2007
Minneapolis, MN
- MPLS Classic, October 2017
Washington, D.C.
- Washington D.C. Capitol Classic[22]
- Washington D.C. Capitol Classic, 2008
- A Division Champions - San Francisco Rockdogs
- B Division Champions - San Francisco Shock
- Lower B Division Champions - Indy Spartans
- Washington D.C. Capitol Classic, 2010
- A Division Champions - DC Sentinels
- B Division Champions - All City Ballers
- Lower B Division Champions - DC Sentinels
- C Division Champions - DC Sentinels
- Washington D.C. Capitol Classic, 2008
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Hurricane Classic, October 2012
- Open Champion
- 1st - Rockdogs
- 2nd - ATL Trade
- Low Open Champion
- 1st - LA Metrostars
- 2nd - Rockdogs 2
- Competitive Champion
- 1st - All City Ballers
- 2nd - Spin-Showtime
- Competitive Middle Champion
- 1st - DC Red
- - 2nd Dallas Hotshots
- Competitive Low Champion
- 1st - Misfits
- 2nd - DC Blue
- Recreation Champion
- 1st - Salt Lake Hardwood
- 2nd - SOS
- Open Champion
Portland, Oregon
- #BETRUE Summer Showcase hosted by NIKE, July 2013
Gay Games Basketball Events
- 1982 San Francisco Challenge '82[23]
- 1986 San Francisco Triumph '86[24]
- Gold - San Diego
- Silver - San Francisco
- Bronze - Los Angeles
- 1990 Vancouver Celebration '90[25]
- Gold - San Francisco Pacers
- Silver - Long Beach Lancers
- Bronze - Boston and San Diego
- 1994 New York Unity '94[26]
- Gold - Long Beach Rebels
- Silver - San Francisco Pacers
- Bronze - Washington DC
- 1998 Amsterdam Friendship '98[27]
- Gold - San Francisco Rockdogs
- Silver - Long Beach Rebels
- Bronze - Above the Pacific Rim (ATP)
- 2002 Sydney Under New Skies '02[28]
- Gold - LA Heat
- Silver - Long Beach Rebels
- Bronze - United American Ballers
- 2006 Chicago[29]
- A division
- Gold - SF Rockdogs
- Silver - NY Warriors
- Bronze - LA Freeze
- B Division
- Gold - LA Ballers
- Silver - Indiana Showtime
- Master 35 plus
- Gold - London Cruisers
- Silver - Los Angeles Old Dogs
- A division
- 2010 Cologne[30]
- Men's Open
- Gold - San Francisco Rockdogs
- Silver - Long Beach Rebels
- Bronze - Washington DC sentinels
- Men's Recreational
- Gold - Seattle
- Silver - San Francisco SOS
- Bronze - LA Dream
- Men's Masters
- Gold - London Cruisers
- Men's Open
- 2014 Columbus[31]
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- ^ "HOME - Spectres Australia". Sydneyspectres.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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- ^ 1994 New York Unity '94
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- ^ 2006 Chicago[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2010 Cologne[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2014 Columbus[permanent dead link]