Philadelphia Ballers

Philadelphia Ballers
League	JBA
Founded	2018
History	Philadelphia Ballers 2018 JBA season
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Team colours	Black, gray, white
Head coach	James Martin
Home Away

The Philadelphia Ballers were a basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competed in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created for high school and junior college players as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality LaVar Ball said to Slam magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company Big Baller Brand.^[1][2] In the tryouts, LaVar found a full roster for the team, thus being the only team to do so for the entire (inaugural) season.^[3] However, they ended their inaugural season with the worst regular season, winning only one game that year (against the Seattle Ballers) on July 5, 2018.

Philadelphia Ballers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 2 Haid, Devin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) G/F 5 Hall, Elijah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) G/F 11 Stacey, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 25 – (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 G 13 Buckner, Jawane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 24 – (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 20 Wooden, Jordan G/F 22 Johnson, Marquis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 25 – (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 SG 23 Nixon, Jaylen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 26 – (1997-12-22)22 December 1997 PF 35 Royster, Taj 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)	Head coach James Martin Assistant coach(es) Kesseo Viegas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: June 23, 2018

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