Springfield Fame

The Springfield Fame were a men's spring-professional basketball team in the United States Basketball League from Springfield, Massachusetts, the hometown of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which gave the inspiration of the team name.^[1]

History

The Springfield Fame were founded in 1985. In their inaugural season, they finished with a record of 19-6 and were the first USBL Champions. The league did not add a playoff system until the 1987 season. In their second season, the Fame made national headlines by signing 27-year-old women's basketball legend Nancy Lieberman. Lieberman thus became the first female basketball player to play regular season minutes in a men's pro league. They would finish second with a 23–10 record and 0.5 game behind the Tampa Bay Flash. The Fame would fold following the 1986 season.

Season-by-season records

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Honours

USBL Player of the Year

USBL Coach of the Year

All-USBL Teams

First Team

• Tracy Jackson (1985)
• Billy Goodwin (1986)

Second Team

• Larry Lawrence (1985)
• Michael Adams (1985 and 1986)
• Jerome Henderson (1986)

USBL All-Rookie Team

• Andre Goode (1985)
• Michael Adams (1985)
• Dominic Pressley (1986)

USBL All-Defensive Team

• Michael Adams (1985 and 1986)
• Jerome Henderson (1986)

References

1. ^ "1985-1986 Springfield Fame". 26 June 2015.
2. ^ "History of the United States Basketball League"