Guam Basketball Association
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The Guam Basketball Association (GBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the United States territory of Guam. Promoted by the Guam Basketball Confederation,{{cite web|url=http://www.kuam.com/story/35029306/2017/03/Thursday/guam-basketball-association-is-back-for-season-3|title=Guam Basketball Association is back for Season 3|first=Dave|last=Delgado|publisher=}} it is the tiny island-nation's FIBA-recognized basketball league.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/the-guam-basketball-association-champion-has-been-crowned|title=The Guam Basketball Association champion has been crowned|website=FIBA.com|date=23 November 2016 }}
History
The GBA had its first season in 2015. Before the start of the GBA's third season in 2017, the league announced the creation of the WGBA, a women's league sponsored by the GBA.{{cite web|url=https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/guam-basketball-association-set-for-season/article_35bf9968-1394-11e7-b55e-77b561a9fbda.html|title=Guam Basketball Association set for Season 3|first=Daily Post|last=Staff|date=29 March 2017 |publisher=}}
Teams
There are seven teams competing in the league; these teams are usually sponsored by major companies. Among those teams and their corporate sponsors:
- Auto Spot Phoenix, by Auto Spot
- University of Guam Tritons, by the University of Guam
- KFC Bombers, by American food retailer KFC
- MVP Stars
- Mitsubishi Outlanders, by Japanese car maker Mitsubishi
- MacTech Nerds, by MacTech (a magazine owned by Apple Computers)
- Toothfairies{{cite web|url=http://www.australiabasket.com/Guam/news/489989/Toothfairies,-Outlanders-advance-to-semifinal-round|title=Eurobasket News|publisher=}}