First, just let me say I’m writing this with the mindset that OMT could one day own a team in Europe. Personally, I could care less that Josh Childress signed with Olympiacos Piraeus and left the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. I’m not trying to keep anyone in the NBA and make Europe less competitive. Actually it […]
Could tonight be the final time that the Elkhart Express take to the North Side Gym hardwood?
Only time will tell on that one as an offer has been made to purchase the International Basketball League franchise.
For now, Express president/coach Daimon Beathea is concerned with tonight’s exhibition game versus the Wanma Cyclones of the Chinese Basketball […]
The United States Basketball League is a summer league that has suspended operations for the past 2008 summer season. It was a great league for players coming back from Europe or playing after their winter season ended. The USBL had a draft and they were a pretty legit league. Over the past few years basketball […]
We are pleased to announce that game tape can now be uploaded directly to your private member forums. By joining OMT you can upload your favorite player’s video to our forums which is the first step to getting a player signed by our organization. Just like the fantasy basketball draft OMT members sign the players […]
About the IBL
The International Basketball League is a fifth year basketball league featuring two rules that reduce dead time: 1) one timeout per quarter 2) an immediate inbound. The result is an athletic game that is very fun to watch. The IBL scoring average per team in its first three seasons was over 126 pts […]
La Crosse, Wisconsin is a city along the Mississippi River and the southern Minnesota/ Wisconsin Border. La Crosse is a slightly longer drive to Chicago when compared to Dubuque, but it sits on Chicago and Milwaukee’s doorstep as well. Either city is well within driving distance of the entire midwest cluster of teams. Like Dubuque, […]
Welcome all new OMT members and perspective members. Together we are going to start an expansion IBL franchise and you are going to run it. These past few days we have been discussing potiental locations for our new team in the member’s forum. Newberg, Coeur D’Alene, and Dubuque are three cities that have been brought […]
The Premier Basketball League (PBL) announced that the Battle Creek Knights, headed by ownership group LN King Entertainment LLC, have been accepted into the league for play in the upcoming 2008-2009 PBL season. THe Knights have played the past four seasons in the International Basketball League, and subsequent to the conclusion of their season, were looking […]
Newberg is a suburb of Portland, Oregon and has a population of around 20,000 residents. The community is also home to George Fox University. The University’s Wheeler Sports Center has a basketball venue with a capacity of 2,750. George Fox has a Division III NCAA basketball program. The closest competitor would be the Portland Chinocks […]
Dubuque sits on Chicago’s doorstep and is right on the Mississippi River. The population is 57,000 in the city and 92,000 throughout the greater metropolitan area. The city also has two casinos including a riverboat. Dubuque surprisingly has several facilities that could host an IBL franchise. The Five Flags Civic Center holds over 5,000 basketball […]
