Anderson Champions
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The Anderson Champions were a team in the American Basketball Association
founded in 2006. After playing 11 games during the 2006-07 season, the team ceased all operations.
The team was acquired by Jesse J Wilkerson. It plays at the Anderson High School Wigwam
. The team has gained the backing of the City of Anderson, local businesses, and many area churches and has confirmed play at both the Wigwam and the local Anderson High School.
Bobby Wilkerson from the 1976 Indiana University
NCAA Championship team that was coached by Bobby Knight
. He played for the NBA teams Chicago Bulls
, Denver Nuggets
, and Cleveland Cavaliers
. Bobby (Wilkerson) and Ray Tolbert, the coach, both have championship experience. Ray Tolbert won an NCAA Championship with Isaiah Thomas
in 1981. Both Bobby and Ray played in the NBA for a total of just under 20 years.
American Basketball Association (21st century)
The American Basketball Association, often abbreviated as ABA, is a semi-professional men's basketball league that was founded in 1999. The current ABA has no affiliation with the original American Basketball Association that merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976...
founded in 2006. After playing 11 games during the 2006-07 season, the team ceased all operations.
The team was acquired by Jesse J Wilkerson. It plays at the Anderson High School Wigwam
Anderson High School Wigwam
Anderson High School Wigwam is an indoor arena in Anderson, Indiana. The current version hosts home games for the Anderson High School Indians and was home to the Indiana Alley Cats of the Continental Basketball Association, but is now home of the Anderson Champions of the American Basketball...
. The team has gained the backing of the City of Anderson, local businesses, and many area churches and has confirmed play at both the Wigwam and the local Anderson High School.
Bobby Wilkerson from the 1976 Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
NCAA Championship team that was coached by Bobby Knight
Bobby Knight
-Indiana:When Indiana University was seeking a new coach in 1971, they turned to Knight. Knight was given the nickname "The General" by former University of Detroit and Detroit Pistons coach-turned-broadcaster Dick Vitale....
. He played for the NBA teams Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
, Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
, and Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
. Bobby (Wilkerson) and Ray Tolbert, the coach, both have championship experience. Ray Tolbert won an NCAA Championship with Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah Thomas , was an American newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord...
in 1981. Both Bobby and Ray played in the NBA for a total of just under 20 years.