Tru Hope Trailblazers
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The Tru Hope Trailblazers are a charter team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
which began play for its inaugural 2010-11 season. Based in Chesapeake
Virginia
, home games are played on the campus of Atlantic Shores Christian High School.
. During their one year with the EBA, the Trailblazers won the Dominion Division and later the Southern Conference title before losing to the Delaware Destroyers
in the EBA Championship. In March of 2011, the Trailblazers WON the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League Championship by defeating the Garden State Rebels 97-96 in overtime. History is made by the Trailblazers bringing the first Minor League Professional Basketball Championship to Hampton Roads.
Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
The Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League is a professional men's basketball league set to begin play in late 2010. The league initially was made up of two teams formerly in the Premier Basketball League, three formerly of the Eastern Basketball Alliance, and three expansion teams...
which began play for its inaugural 2010-11 season. Based in Chesapeake
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...
Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, home games are played on the campus of Atlantic Shores Christian High School.
History
Before joining the ACPBL, the Trailblazers were previously members of the American Basketball Association and the Eastern Basketball AllianceEastern Basketball Alliance
The Eastern Basketball Alliance is a professional men's winter basketball league. Games are played on the weekends and the season is approximately 4 months long, January through April.-History:...
. During their one year with the EBA, the Trailblazers won the Dominion Division and later the Southern Conference title before losing to the Delaware Destroyers
Delaware Destroyers
The Destroyers are a basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Eastern Basketball Alliance. The team formerly played in the National Professional Basketball League before it folded. They play their home games at the Gustine Recreation Center. They started playing in...
in the EBA Championship. In March of 2011, the Trailblazers WON the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League Championship by defeating the Garden State Rebels 97-96 in overtime. History is made by the Trailblazers bringing the first Minor League Professional Basketball Championship to Hampton Roads.