The Champaign Swarm are a professional minor-league basketball team that plays in the Midwest Professional Basketball Association (MPBA).[1] Based in Champaign, Illinois, the Swarm play their home games at Parkland College.[2]

Champaign Swarm
Founded2014
LeagueMidwest Professional Basketball Association
Based inChampaign, Illinois
ArenaDodds Athletic Center
ColorsYellow, Black
   
OwnerKevin Applebee
Head coachMatt Neaville
Championships1 (2015)

History edit

The Swarm won the inaugural MPBA championship by defeating the Bloomington Flex in a semifinal game and then the St. Louis RiverSharks in the final, 115-106. Avery Smith, who played three seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[3] The Swarm were coached in 2015 by Chris Daleo.

Season-by-season edit

Season W L Result Playoffs
2015 15 5 3rd of 6 2-0; MPBA champion
2016 TBD TBD

References edit

  1. ^ "Champaign team joins Flex's basketball league". Bloomington Pantagraph. October 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Andreson, Scott (October 17, 2014). "Professional BB to hit Midwest hardwood". Nextstar Broadcasting. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Coach kicks top scorer Smith off Wisconsin-Milwaukee squad". ESPN. 8 November 2007.

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