Vermont Frost Heaves
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The Vermont Frost Heaves were a professional basketball
team in Vermont
, United States
that last played in the Premier Basketball League
, last coached by Joe Salerno. The formation of the team was announced in December, 2005 by founding owner Alexander Wolff
, a Cornwall, Vermont
resident and writer for Sports Illustrated
. The Heaves were originally part of the American Basketball Association
from 2006 through 2008. They were the ABA Champions in the 2006-07 and the 2007-2008 seasons, under head coach Will Voight.
The Heaves started playing in the fall of 2006 at the Auditorium
in Barre, Vermont
and the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont
.
The Heaves started off with a 108-100 overtime loss at Quebec City before going on a 5 game win streak with wins over Montreal, Buffalo, Quebec City, and Cape Cod(2). An overtime loss at Strong Island was followed by a seven game win streak ended by Quebec City in Barre, the team's first ever home loss. Attendance was between 900 and 1,650 for the games.
The team ended the regular season 30-6. On March 29, 2007, the Frost Heaves won the ABA Championship, defeating the Texas Tycoons
143-95.
In the 2010 off-season, a group of local fans bought the team, which had been on the verge of collapse, and established a non-profit fan-owned corporation named GO Heaves, Inc. to operate the team. However, on 26 January 2011 (in the midst of the season), GO Heaves incorporated announced that the team was ceasing operations. Their players were subject to a dispersal draft.
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...
team in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that last played in the Premier Basketball League
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
, last coached by Joe Salerno. The formation of the team was announced in December, 2005 by founding owner Alexander Wolff
Alexander Wolff
Alexander Wolff is a writer for Sports Illustrated and former owner of the Vermont Frost Heaves of the Premier Basketball League .He has written several books about basketball, among them Big Game, Small World , a look at basketball around the world...
, a Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded November 3, 1761. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
resident and writer for Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
. The Heaves were originally part of the American Basketball Association
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...
from 2006 through 2008. They were the ABA Champions in the 2006-07 and the 2007-2008 seasons, under head coach Will Voight.
Barre Auditorium
Barre Auditorium is a 1,856-seat multi-purpose arena in Barre, Vermont. It was built in 1939. It was one of the homes of the Vermont Frost Heaves of the Premier Basketball League, along with the Burlington Memorial Auditorium. The Vermont High School State Basketball Championships are held in this...
in Barre, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
and the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
.
The Heaves started off with a 108-100 overtime loss at Quebec City before going on a 5 game win streak with wins over Montreal, Buffalo, Quebec City, and Cape Cod(2). An overtime loss at Strong Island was followed by a seven game win streak ended by Quebec City in Barre, the team's first ever home loss. Attendance was between 900 and 1,650 for the games.
The team ended the regular season 30-6. On March 29, 2007, the Frost Heaves won the ABA Championship, defeating the Texas Tycoons
Texas Tycoons
The Texas Tycoons were a team of the American Basketball Association and the World Basketball Association based in Dallas. The team began play in the fall of 2004 based in Fort Worth...
143-95.
In the 2010 off-season, a group of local fans bought the team, which had been on the verge of collapse, and established a non-profit fan-owned corporation named GO Heaves, Inc. to operate the team. However, on 26 January 2011 (in the midst of the season), GO Heaves incorporated announced that the team was ceasing operations. Their players were subject to a dispersal draft.