Tag: Maximum Basketball Association

Cincinnati Crush join the PBA

Cincinnati Crush is a member of the Maximum Basketball League and the Premier Basketball League and will fit in the pro league’s Midwest division. They are currently sitting at 8-3 in the MBL League. Josh and Desiree Bromley took over ownership of the Crush in September of 2020. Josh has been coaching for over 17 years at all levels and is currently the Head Coach of the Pro team. He also refs games, coaches their son’s teams and is very active in the community. His wife Desiree handles all the behind the scenes things that are so crucial for a successful organization with business administration, marketing, management and operations for the Crush. Desiree is the Regional Director of League Operations for the PBA over the Midwest. She’s also a coach for both their girls sports teams, one plays basketball, one plays volleyball and she works in marketing outside of basketball as well so together they bring every aspect to a professional sports team and have a tremendous staff that work together on and off the court.

Owner Desiree Bromley said about joining the Pro Basketball Association “The Cincinnati Crush have a desire to build a championship quality team based on drive, passion and knowledge and to develop players for the next level. We are excited to join the PBA and continue to grow! Thank you for the opportunity!”

The PBA will have a pro combine and draft in April with locations set for Dallas, Texas and Rochester, New York for the Nationwide Spring-Summer Professional Basketball Association. You can get more info on the Crush and all the teams in the PBA by visiting www.pbaplayers.com 

Elkhart Mavericks join the Pro Basketball Association

Elkhart, IN – The Pro Basketball Association announced on Monday that the Elkhart Mavericks will be joining the PBA. The league is set to have their Pro combine and Draft in April and the regular season kicks off in May. The 21 week season will be action packed this Spring-Summer and feature the top pro clubs domestically. The Mavericks are a top flight organization having played this season in the Maximum Basketball League. The PBA in a joint press release with the MBL this past weekend announced forming a alliance between the two leagues where the MBL would play their Fall-Winter season and the PBA in the Spring-Summer. The leagues are working together to bring a higher level of professional standard to the minor league system in the United States more akin to what’s expected in Minor League Baseball with their A-AA-AAA system of developing players for the next level. The PBA announced the National Map with plans for divisions across the Country. The Elkhart Mavericks are the first franchise announced in the Midwest Division with several others to be announced shortly.

Owner and Head Coach Chakiea Jackson-Sheppard is a graduate of Elkhart Memorial High School, Kankakee Community College, and IPFW where she played college basketball. She has coached at every level including High School for girls and boys. She has been a head coach at the professional level for 3 years in the minor leagues including the ABA and in the Maximum Basketball League (MBL).

“When I got a chance to visit with Chakiea and really just talk about basketball in the States, community, and organization I knew immediately she was a perfect fit for what we’re trying to build across the Country. Michael Andrae Wright in our league office and MBL C.E.O. Aramus Brown had told me about Elkhart and what made their organization special so I’m excited to see them join the Association.” PBA Commissioner – Chris Terrell