North Texas Fresh

{{ABA team

| logo = NorthTexasFresh.PNG

| pixels = 200px

| founded = 2009

| league = UBA

| history = North Texas Fresh (2009-13)
Fort Worth Fresh (2013-15)
North Texas Fresh (2015-present)

| arena = Crowley Middle School

| city = Fort Worth, Texas

| colors = black, gold, white, grey

| owner = Jay Bowdy

| coach = Brandon Wilson

| championships = 0

| titles = 0

| cheerleaders =

| dancers =

| mascot = G - Fresh

}}

The North Texas Fresh is a semi-professional basketball team based in Fort Worth, Texas. The Fresh are a member of the Universal Basketball Association.

History

The franchise is owned by Jay Bowdy, who was a high school and college player from the Fort Worth area.{{cite news |first = Paul|last = Walsh|work = Minneapolis Star-Tribune|title = J.R. Rider looks to play again, wants to hear from Wolves|url = http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/58492367.html|date = 27 October 2009}} After two seasons at Southwestern Christian College (2006 NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention) Bowdy transferred to the University of West Georgia, an NCAA Division II program.

The Fresh play their home games in Fort Worth, Texas, at Crowley Middle School.{{cite news |first = Dan|last = Taylor|work = Crowley Star|title = Bowdy's 31 paces Fresh past Impact|url = http://www.crowleystar.net/ci_22539781|date = 7 February 2013}} The team schedules games against both UBA and non-UBA (independent) opponents.{{cite press release |publisher=North Texas Fresh |title=Fresh Announce 2010-2011 Season Schedule |url=http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=NORTHTEXASFRESH&t=c&p=NewsStory&newsID=11458&s=basketball |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010}}

Established in 2009, the Fresh began play in the American Basketball Association 2009–10 season.{{cite news |first = Robert|last = Wilonsky|work = Dallas Observer|title = Very Semi-Pro: If Nothing Else, DFW's ABA Teams Will Have Some Familiar Names|url = http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/10/very_semi-pro_if_nothing_else.php|date = 30 October 2009}} After three seasons in the ABA the Fresh moved to the UBA in 2012.

Season-by-season

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Result

!Playoffs

2009-10

|10

|2nd of 7 ABA Southwest

|DNQ

2010-11

|5th of 5 ABA Southwest

|DNQ

2011-12

|7th of 7 ABA Southwest

|DNQ

2012-13

|14

|3rd of 5 UBA Western

|Eliminated in quarterfinals by Georgia Spartans

2013-14

|13

|3rd of 6 UBA Western

|Eliminated in quarterfinals by Georgia PRIME

2014-15

|11

|4th of 6 UBA Western

|DNQ

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110128155026/http://northtexasfresh.com/ Official website]

Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams

Category:Basketball in Fort Worth, Texas

Category:Basketball teams in Texas

Category:Basketball teams established in 2009

Category:2009 establishments in Texas