Champaign Swarm
Professional minor-league basketball team in Champaign, Illinois
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]
History
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
| Season | W | L | Result | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | 5 | 3rd of 6 | 2-0; MPBA champion |
| 2016 | TBD | TBD |
References
- ^ "Champaign team joins Flex's basketball league". Bloomington Pantagraph. October 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Coach kicks top scorer Smith off Wisconsin-Milwaukee squad". ESPN. 8 November 2007.
External links
- Champaign Swarm website[permanent dead link]
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City of Champaign
- Burnham Athenaeum
- Cattle Bank
- Champaign City Building
- Champaign Public Library
- Construction of Assembly Hall
- First Presbyterian Church
- Illinois Traction Building
- Inman Hotel
- Lincoln Building
- Orpheum Theatre
- Stone Arch Bridge
- U.S. Post Office
- Vriner's Confectionery
- Centennial High School
- Champaign Central High School
- Judah Christian School
- St. Thomas More High School
- Parkland College
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Boneyard Creek
- Campustown
- Champaign Park District
- Centennial Park
- Dodds Park
- Champaign Swarm (MPBA)
- Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival
- Illinois Marathon
- JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
- Krannert Art Museum
- Market Place Mall
- Orpheum Children's Science Museum
- Staerkel Planetarium
- State Farm Center
- Virginia Theatre
- UIUC Main Library
Category
Commons
