Elmira Bulldogs
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| Founded | 2006 |
| League | ABA 2007 NPBL 2007-present |
| Team History | Corning Bulldogs 2006-2007 Elmira Bulldogs 2007-present |
| Arena | Corning Community College gymnasium 2007 Chemung County YMCA gymnasium 2007-present |
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| Based in | Corning, New York 2007 Elmira, New York 2007-present |
| Team Colors | Red, black, white |
| Owner | James R. Schutz |
| Head Coach | James R. Schutz |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
The Elmira Bulldogs are a member of the National Professional Basketball League, beginning play in the 2008 season. The team was initially known as the Corning Bulldogs, however the Bulldogs, a member of the ABA, ceased operations soon into the first season.
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[edit] History
[edit] Corning
The Corning Bulldogs began play in 2007 as a member of the American Basketball Association. They were based in Corning, New York, making it the smallest city with its own ABA franchise. The team ran into problems almost immediately, drawing only about 500 fans to their home opener. By their sixth game, a home game, only 80 fans were in attendance. These attendance issues, coupled with the withdraw of financial support from a co-owner, led to the folding of the team with a 2-4 record [1]. Co-owner Schutz was also quoted as saying the team's former arena, the Corning Community College gymnasium's location on a hill kept fans away [2].
[edit] Elmira
The Bulldogs would not remain folded for long. Soon after, the Bulldogs, with a new co-owner, were announced as the Elmira Bulldogs, and joined the upstart National Professional Basketball League, a spring league. In addition, the team announced the re-signing of several former players, and a new venue, the Chemung County YMCA[3] The team will open up their new season in the spring of 2008.
[edit] 2008 Schedule/Scores
| Date | Opponent | Time/Results |
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| Mar 1 | vs Hudson Valley | 124-123 L |
| Mar 8 | vs New York | 115-109 L |
| Mar 15 | @ Maryland | 133-123 L |
| Mar 29 | vs Westchester | 139-134 W |
| Apr 4 | @ New York | 124-105 W |
| Apr 12 | vs West Virginia | 7:00pm |
| Apr 19 | @ Hudson Valley | 126-122 W |
| Apr 20 | vs Maryland | 3:00pm |
| Apr 27 | vs Virginia | 3:00pm |
| May 3 | @ West Virginia | 7:00pm |
| May 11 | @ Virginia | 3:00pm |
| May 18 | vs Westchester | 3:00pm |
| May 31 | vs New York | 7:00pm |
| Jun 1 | @ Hudson Valley | 3:00pm |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.the-leader.com/articles/2007/12/01/sports/sports01.txt
- ^ Vesey, Steve. "Corning Bulldogs Fold ." WETM 18 Online 08 Dec. 2007 26 Dec. 2007 <http://www.wetmtv.com/sports/story.aspx?content_id=5ec96087-a0f8-46ff-a5c5-d42cd773ecdb>.
- ^ "Bulldogs back from the dead." Daily and Sunday Review 21 Dec. 2007 26 Dec. 2007 <http://www.thedailyreview.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2276&dept_id=470581&newsid=19135369&PAG=461&rfi=9>.
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