Philadelphia Spirit

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| name = Philadelphia Spirit

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| founded = 1991

| dissolved = 1992

| league = United States Basketball League

| history = Philadelphia Spirit
(1991-92)

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| league_champs = 1991

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The Philadelphia Spirit was a United States Basketball League team that played from 1991 to 1992 at Holy Family University in Northeast Philadelphia.

In 1991, they finished first in the league, with a 15–5 record. They beat the Miami Tropics in the league's finals, winning the championship. The team was coached by Bill Lange, a New Jersey high school coach, who was named USBL Coach of the Year. In 1992, they again finished first in the league, with a 21–5 record. They played in that year's league finals as well. However, they lost by two points to archrival, the Miami Tropics. They disbanded following that season.[http://www.apbr.org/usbl.html USBL history]

Notable players are Michael Anderson, Tim Legler and Marques Bragg.

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