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National Gay Basketball Association

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The National Gay Basketball Association (NGBA) is an LGBTQ sports organization which exists to promote gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender athletic participation in basketball.

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Founded in 2003 by Mark Chambers, who also co-founded the Lambda Basketball League, to help LGBT players create city leagues, travel teams, and to allow individual players the ability to find a place or team to participate in LGBT basketball events that are held around the world.

The organizational board, consisting of Mark Chambers, Ted Cappas, Jeff Hermann and Rob Smithermann, help NGBA incorporated in May 2005.

The NGBA played a key role in the success of the 2006 Chicago Gay Games basketball event by introducing four new categories in men and women's brackets, A division, B division, C division, 35 and older, and 50 and older 3 on 3 half court, Basketball hosting the most teams in the history of the Gay Basketball.

The first official NGBA event was hosted by Salt Lake City in October 2006.

Member clubs

  • Atlanta
  • Atlanta Sugar Bakers19
  • Atlanta Trade
  • Atlanta Trojans
  • Atlanta Blaze
  • Atlanta Hustle
  • Austin Gay Basketball League
  • Austin Venom
  • Austin Flames
  • Austin Inferno
  • Austin Sparks
  • Boston Gay Basketball League
  • Boston Fritz
  • Boston Revolution
  • Boston Strong / German Light Infantry
  • Boston Massacre
  • Boston Ballers
  • Chicago Windy City Hoops
  • Soho
  • Chicago Cougars
  • Chicago Spin
  • ChiBoyz
  • Chicago 2
  • Chicago Has-Bens
  • Illinois Playboys
  • Chicago Cougars
  • Dallas Tx
  • Dallas Ballers 2012- Present
  • Dallas Hotshotz 2012-Present
  • Lambda Basketball League (Los Angeles) [6]
  • Los Angeles Quake 1989-1992
  • Los Angeles Motion 1990-1993
  • Long Beach Rebels 1991-2010
  • Los Angeles Heat 1994-2002
  • Lambda Basketball League Ballers 2004- 2006
  • Los Angeles Dream 2009-present [7]
  • Long Beach Nightmare 2009- present
  • Los Angeles Freeze 2002-2006
  • Los Angeles Metrostars 2009-present
  • Hollywood Blindside 2010-present
  • Lambda Basketball Sharks 2001-2002
  • Lambda Basketball Slashers 2006- 2007
  • LA United 2012-Present
  • LA United 2012-
  • LA Express 2013-
  • Long Beach
  • LB Pegasus 2012-
  • London Cruisers
  • Crusiers
  • Jet City Hoops Seattle)
  • Host Jet City Hoops Classic 2011 [8]
  • Seattle Surge 2010
  • Green Menace 2011
  • Seattle Grunge 2010
  • Minneapolis Mn.
  • MLSP Bounce ?-
  • San Francisco Gay Basketball Association
  • San Francisco Pacers
  • San Francisco Eagles
  • San Francisco Shock
  • San Francisco Rockdogs as featured in reality show Shirts & Skins
  • San Francisco Rockdogs 2
  • SF SOS
  • SF Spurs 2013-
  • SF Royals 2013 -
  • Sydney Spectres [9]
  • Spectres
  • Indiana Gay Basketball League
  • Indiana Force 2010-
  • Indiana Knockout 2013-
  • New York City Gay Basketball League
  • NYCGBL-1
  • NYC Burn!
  • nYc Ballerz 2012- aka Empire Ballers
  • NYC Keep It Cute 2013-
  • NYS S.I.O.C. 2014
  • San Diego Hoops
  • San Diego Shooters
  • Sacramento Hoops
  • 916ers 2012-
  • Washington DC Sentinels
  • Sentinels A1
  • Sentinels A2
  • Sentinels Blue
  • Sentinels Red
  • Sentinels Grey
  • Sentinels Old School
  • Sentinels Red 2012-
  • Sentinels Blue 2012-
  • Phoenix Hellraisers
  • Portland Oregon
  • PDX Fusion 2011
  • PDX Ballers 2010
  • Host Summer 2013 Tournament
  • Salt Lake City Hardwood, Utah
  • SLC Old Dawgs
  • SLC Young Guns
  • NGBA Teams with out a home city
  • All City Ballers
  • Showtime
  • Honey Badgers
  • Misfits 2012
  • Tournament Host

    [Austin TX]

  • Capital City Classic 2012
  • Upper Open Champion - Rockdogs, 2nd LA Dream-1 3rd NYCGBL-1
  • Competitive Champion - LA Metrostars, 2nd Spin Showtime, 3rd Dallas Hotshotz
  • Recreational Champion - OC Lady husky's, 2nd AGBL-C, AGBL Flames
  • [Chicago Windy City Hoops Classic]

  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • Name Change [Coady RoundBall Classic]

  • 2005
  • 2006 merge with Gay Games 6
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014 25th anniversary
  • [Dallas Texas]

  • October 2015
  • [San Diego]

  • Hill Crest Classic 1991
  • Hill Crest Classic 1992
  • Hill Crest Classic 2002
  • Hill crest Classic 2003
  • Hill crest Classic 2004
  • Hill crest Classic 2005
  • Hill crest Classic 2006
  • Hill crest Classic 2007
  • Hill Crest Classic 2015 MLK Weekend
  • [Long Beach / Los Angeles]

  • Los Angeles Classic 1992
  • West Coast Classic I 2004
  • West Coast Classic II 2006
  • West Coast Classic III 2008
  • [Las Vegas]

  • Sin City Shootout 2011
  • Sin city Shootout 2012
  • West Coast Classic 2013
  • West Coast Classic 2014
  • Sin City Sports Festival 2013
  • Open City OC Balls Deep
  • Open SF Rock Dogs
  • Competitive City - SF Fusion
  • Competitive Open - Hollywood Blindside
  • Rec - SOS
  • Rec D- NYC Empire State Ballers
  • [Seattle]

  • Emerald City Hoops Classic 1995
  • Jet City Hoops Classic 2011
  • [Atlanta Armory Classic]

  • 1997
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • [Boston Tea Party Classic]

  • 1997
  • 1998 BTPC
  • 2000 BTPC
  • 2009 BTPC
  • 20014 BTPC IV
  • [San Francisco Golden Gayte Classic]

  • 1996
  • 2000 Golden Gayte Classic
  • [Sacramento Sac-Town Shootout]

  • 2006
  • [Salt Lake City]

  • 2006 Shootout NGBA inaugural tournament
  • [Memphis River City Hoops]

  • 2007
  • [Washington D.C. Capitol Classic] [10]

  • 2008
  • A Division Champions - San Francisco Rockdogs
  • B Division Champions - San Francisco Shock
  • Lower B Division Champions - Indy Spartans
  • 2010
  • A Division Champions - DC Sentinels
  • B Division Champions - All City Ballers
  • Lower B Division Champions - DC Sentinels
  • C Division Champions - DC Sentinels
  • [Ft Lauderdale]

  • Hurricane Classic October 2012
  • Open Champion - Rockdogs, 2nd ATL Trade
  • Low Open Champion - LA Metrostars, 2nd Rockdogs 2
  • Competitive Champion - All City Ballers, 2nd Spin-Showtime
  • Competitive Middle Champion - DC Red 2nd Dallas Hotshots
  • Competitive Low Champion - Misfits 2nd DC Blue
  • Recreation Champion - Salt Lake Hardwood 2nd SOS
  • [Portland Oregon]

  • #BETRUE Summer Showcase hosted by NIKE July 2013
  • Gay Games Basketball Events

  • 1982 San Francisco Challenge '82
  • 1986 San Francisco Triumph '86
  • Gold-San Diego
  • Silver- San Francisco
  • Bronze- Los Angeles
  • 1990 Vancouver Celebration '90
  • Gold-San Francisco Pacers
  • Silver- Long Beach Lancers (aka REBELS)
  • Bronze- Boston and San Diego
  • 1994 New York Unity '94
  • Gold- Long Beach Rebels
  • Silver- San Francisco Pacers
  • Bronze- Washington DC
  • 1998 Amsterdam Friendship '98
  • Gold- San Francisco Rockdogs
  • Silver- Long Beach Rebels
  • Bronze- Above the Pacific Rim (ATP)
  • 2002 Sydney Under New Skies '02
  • Gold-LA Heat
  • Silver- Long Beach Rebels
  • Bronze- United American Ballers
  • 2006 Chicago
  • A division
  • Gold- SF Rockdogs
  • Silver- NY Warriors
  • Bronze- LA Freeze
  • B Division
  • Gold-LA Ballers
  • Silver- Indiana Showtime
  • Bronze-
  • C Division
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Bronze
  • Master 35 plus
  • Gold- London Cruisers
  • Silver- Los Angeles Old Dogs
  • Bronze-
  • Women Need to be added.

  • 2010 Cologne
  • Men's Open
  • Gold- San Francisco Rockdogs
  • Silver- Long Beach Rebels
  • Bronze- Washington DC sentinels
  • Men's Rec
  • Gold- Seattle
  • Silver- San Francisco SOS
  • Bronze- LA Dream
  • Men's Masters
  • Gold- London Cruisers
  • Silver-
  • Bronze-
  • 2014 Columbus
  • Men's Open
  • References

    National Gay Basketball Association Wikipedia