Tennessee Dragons Kick-Off the 2011-12 Season With High Expectations

The journey is set to begin for the Tennessee Dragons and the entire UBA Basketball league as the season gets underway. This is expected to be the most completive year in an organization that has sent multiple players overseas to professional leagues all over the world. The Universal Basketball Association for those who don’t know is the 3rd ranked basketball association in the country behind only the NBA and the NBDL and is known for bringing talent in and developing them for international professional. Head Coach and General Manger of the Tennessee Steven Dolan, is one of the most respected men in basketball as he helped various players enhance their career. Those players include Brian Moultire who now plays for Oulun NMKY in Finland, Raymond Canady Jr. playing in Guangzhou FM in China, and Calvin O’Neal in Fjonir Iceland. This season Coach Dolan and the Tennessee Dragons look to take the UBA championship, as their current roster is loaded with talent. They look to build off of last year’s success that saw them finish 25-11 that included a 10-game winning streak and a runner-up finish in the Western Conference. The Dragons lost to eventual league champions the Southern Generals in the quarter finals.

The Dragons has arguably the best draft from the entire league as they picked up the uber athletic 6’4 guard Justin Tubbs from ETSU, sharp shooting Jimmy Drew of Depaul and versatile 6”11 big man Timir Patel of Houston College. When you add that to the players they have in guard Kenny Johnson, F/C Josh Jones and guard Brandon Wright then it has all the makings to challenge for the championship this year.

As quoted from Coach Dolan: The First day of Practice kicks off for the Dragons Friday October 4, 2011 for the 2011-2012 Season. The first day of our journey to the ring but the most important day of the journey as well. ITS GREAT TO BE PART OF THE NUMBER 1 MINOR LEAGUE IN THE UNITED STATES (UBA)

The Dragons season begins on Nov.20th in Atlanta, GA against the Gerogia Lions, so make sure you go out and support the best professional basketball team in the mid-state. For more info contact Steven Dolan at www.tenndragons.com or drop an e-mail to Sportaholic84@gmail.com. And make sure to keep it locked on the Sportaholic for the latest and greatest in the UBA.

Join the Sportaholic crew for the Tennessee Dragons Summer Invitational August 27 and 28th

Looking for professional basketball in the mid-state are? Well look no further as the Tennessee Dragons have you covered with their annual summer invitational. This year promises to be the biggest and best game so far as the Dragons take on Team Japan. The Sportaholic crew will be in attendance for the Tennessee Dragons Summer Invitational on Aug 27 and 28th. We will be broadcasting live on Beatknockin.com radio. This is one of those events you won’t want to miss as it will be more than just a basketball game. Featured guest and events are as follows:




• 3pt competition


• Dunking contest


• Whites Creek High School Dance routine high school


• UBA T.V. will be on hand.


• Beatkockin.com with yours truly, the Sportaholic will be broadcasting live from 10 A.M to 12.


• UBA T.V in attendance

• DJ Whitey will be on the 1s and 2s providing live music


• Lex Top Dollar will be performing for the audience after the game.

This will be one of the best events for basketball in the Nashville area for the year. Tickets are just $5 dollars for adults and kids under 10 are free, the event will be held in Smyrna, Tennessee at Hooptown USA. All proceeds will be donated to Whites Creek H.S. Tennessee Dragons Owner/GM Steven Dolan is the event coordinator and if you have any further questions contact him at http://www.tenndragons.com/. Don’t miss out on one of the premier basketball events in the mid-state area!