British Basketball Association
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The British Basketball Association, or BBA for short, is a proposed professional basketball
league in the United Kingdom
.
The league is backed by a group of American and UK investors and advisers, some of which include former NBA players A. C. Green
and John Amaechi
, technology entrepreneur Ken Olisa
, and Wall Street veteran Ron Scott. It is believed that BBA management has opted for a single entity model with league operations proposed to begin in November 2012.
The league's revised strategy of a single entity model is said to have been chosen in consultation with co-founder Ed Tapscott
, the former CEO of the Charlotte Bobcats
NBA franchise. Further, the BBA has built a highly capable management team and advisors including NBA marketing executive and former CEO of the Atlanta Hawks
, Dr. Bernard J. Mullin, Keith Harris
, Chairman of investment bank Seymour Pierce and Lynn Swann
, NFL Hall of Fame inductee and Former Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
league in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The league is backed by a group of American and UK investors and advisers, some of which include former NBA players A. C. Green
A. C. Green
A.C. Green, Jr., is a retired American NBA basketball player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. With 1,192 straight games played, he earned the nickname "Iron Man". He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat...
and John Amaechi
John Amaechi
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi OBE is a retired American-born British basketball player who currently works as a psychologist, educator and political activist in Europe and the United States....
, technology entrepreneur Ken Olisa
Ken Olisa
Kenneth Olisa, OBE FRSA FBCS is a British businessman born of a Nigerian father and a British mother.Olisa attained an MA in Natural, Social & Political and Management Sciences from Cambridge University ....
, and Wall Street veteran Ron Scott. It is believed that BBA management has opted for a single entity model with league operations proposed to begin in November 2012.
The league's revised strategy of a single entity model is said to have been chosen in consultation with co-founder Ed Tapscott
Ed Tapscott
Ed Tapscott is the former interim head coach of the NBA's Washington Wizards.-Coaching:Tapscott, a graduate of Tufts University and American University Washington College of Law, was an assistant to Gary Williams at American University in the 1970s while a law student, and took over head coaching...
, the former CEO of the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
NBA franchise. Further, the BBA has built a highly capable management team and advisors including NBA marketing executive and former CEO of the Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
, Dr. Bernard J. Mullin, Keith Harris
Keith R. Harris
Keith R. Harris is a London-based investment banker and financier with a 25-year career as a senior corporate finance and takeover advisor. He is a private equity investor that owns stakes in various businesses, including investment bank Seymour Pierce, and other varied holdings in sport and...
, Chairman of investment bank Seymour Pierce and Lynn Swann
Lynn Swann
-Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He...
, NFL Hall of Fame inductee and Former Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate.