Springfield Fame
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| name = Springfield Fame
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| founded = 1985
| dissolved = 1986
| league = United States Basketball League
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| arena = Springfield Civic Center
| location = Springfield, Massachusetts
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| league_champs = 1 1985 (no playoffs)
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The Springfield Fame were a men's spring-professional basketball team in the United States Basketball League from Springfield, Massachusetts, the hometown of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which gave the inspiration of the team name.{{Cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2015/06/26/1985-1986-springfield-fame/|title = 1985-1986 Springfield Fame|date = 26 June 2015}}
History
The Springfield Fame were founded in 1985. In their inaugural season, they finished with a record of 19-6 and were the first USBL Champions. The league did not add a playoff system until the 1987 season. In their second season, the Fame made national headlines by signing 27-year-old women's basketball legend Nancy Lieberman. Lieberman thus became the first female basketball player to play regular season minutes in a men's pro league. They would finish second with a 23–10 record and 0.5 game behind the Tampa Bay Flash. The Fame would fold following the 1986 season.
Season-by-season records
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Year
!GP | W | L | Win % | GB | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985
|25 | 19 | 6 | .760 | .. | Gerald Oliver |
| 1986
|33 | 23 | 10 | .697 | 0.5 | Henry Bibby |
| Totals
|58 |42 |16 |.724 |– |– |
Honours
USBL Player of the Year
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Season !Player |
| 1985 |
USBL Coach of the Year
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Season !Coach !W !L |
| 1985
|Gerald Oliver |19 |6 |
| 1986
|Henry Bibby |23 |10 |
All-USBL Teams
First Team
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Season !Player !Position |
| 1985
|Tracy Jackson | |
| 1986
|Billy Goodwin | |
- Tracy Jackson (1985)
- Billy Goodwin (1986)
Second Team
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Season !Player !Position |
| rowspan="2"|1985
|Larry Lawrence | |
| rowspan="2"|Michael Adams
|rowspan="2"|Point Guard |
| rowspan="2"|1986 |
| Jerome Henderson
|Center/Power Forward |
- Larry Lawrence (1985)
- Michael Adams (1985 and 1986)
- Jerome Henderson (1986)
USBL All-Rookie Team
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Season !Player !Position |
| rowspan="2"|1985
|Andre Goode |
| Michael Adams |
| 1986 |
- Andre Goode (1985)
- Michael Adams (1985)
- Dominic Pressley (1986)
USBL All-Defensive Team
- Michael Adams (1985 and 1986)
- Jerome Henderson (1986)