Minor league teams in all sports focus on marketing to bring fans into stadiums. One way for these teams to get media attention and help generate revenue is through their team name. Team names get support from fans, sell merchandise and give teams an identity. In seemingly desperate attempts to come up with a name, many teams have failed miserably. Here are the worst minor league basketball team names from both past and present teams.
– North Jersey Runnin’ Regulators (GPBL
Runnin’ Regulators? The team was a charter member of the Global Professional Basketball League. Apparently, he never even went to “Runnin'” to begin with since he never played with the same game (contains intent).
– Atlantic City sinks (USBL
Most team names are something that people either fear or love – The Seaguls are definitely neither of those things. They might leave a small piece in your car or make some rattling noises on the beach, but there’s nothing cold or scary about it.
– Tampa Bay Sunblasters (1992, USBL>
There used to be a basketball team called the Tampa Bay Sunblasters. It remains worse than their name. The 1992 Sunblasters were 4-22. I guess you could say he really burned out on the court. Was this a joke worse than the name of the team? Probably.
– Los Angeles D-Fenders (NBA Development League
In Los Angeles D-Fenders are certainly the main name rule breakers. Teams of certain team games pun should not mention approaches that explore teams. This is as bad as an NFL team named the Arizona Special Teamers, or a baseball team named the Columbus Ground Rule Doubles.
– Roanoke Dazzle (NBA Development 2001-2006
Surprisingly, Roanoke Dazzle wasn’t names for girls under 15 cheering team, it was the name of the men’s NBA Development League team. I wonder if the wicked, charming, and sparkling names have already been taken?
– Ohio Hidden Gems (IBL
Everyone loves a dog, but naming you a gem is almost the same as what no one knows about us. I guess it’s an appropriate name from Ohio, but it still seems like a poor choice.
– Team HoopForLyfe (TRBL
The Tobacco Road Basketball League may not be a well-known league, or at all for that matter, but naming the team ‘HoopForLyfe’ is still an unfortunate decision. Perhaps this is a team that circles for life in the late 50’s and wants to prove that they can still play with the best minor league basketball players in the league.
– ALIVE WATCHMAN (IBL
In the name of a gentle way, it is better to lose streaks so that you do not try to set yourself up for terrible tools. Here are the quick moments that I would like to use in the scenario, because Florida started to lose several games in a row;
– It looks like the team has really changed their ways;
– Can the team be held to the book because their name is wrong?
– wrong heads
Honorable mentions: Atlanta Aliens (ABA), Tulsa Hills (USBL), World Peace Ball (ABA), Connecticut Topballerz (ABA
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