Chicago Throwbacks Explained

The Chicago Throwbacks were a team of the Premier Basketball League that begin play in fall 2007. Their home arena was Attack Athletics on Chicago's West Side.

They were originally part of the American Basketball Association for the first part of the 2007–08 season, playing alongside their intra-city rivals the Cicero Cometas USA and the South Chi-Land Infernos. When the Infernos never began play and the Cometas folded, the Throwbacks were left to play several games against exhibition teams that happened to count in the standings.

A second chance at stability came when the Chicago Aztecas of the PBL shut down and the PBL needed a replacement team. The Throwbacks took that opportunity and played in the PBL's inaugural season in its Central Division.

Roster

Head Coach: Joe Boylan

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5SF6'5Stanley Thomas2008Robert Morris College
8SF6'6Dameon Mason2008LSU
10SG6'5Michael Herman2008Indiana
11PG6'2Michael O'Neal2008Central State
15PG6'2Imari Sawyer2008DePaul
20SG6'5Marcus Jackson2008None
21SG6'5Jerome Harper2008Robert Morris College
23PF6'8Herman Smith2008Idaho State
24PF6'8Amir Major2008Bemidji State
32SF6'5Michael Simms2008Robert Morris College
33PF6'7Casey Love2008Robert Morris College
34PF6'8Anthony Simmons2008None

2009 Season Schedule

DateOpponentHome/AwayScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
January 2Battle Creek KnightsAway113-120Stanley Thomas (23)Michael O'Neal (8)Imari Sawyer (7)Kellogg Arena (1,257)0-1
January 4Detroit PanthersAway110-106Stanley Thomas (24)Stanley Thomas & Marcus Jackson (9)Imari Sawyer (8)Groves High School1-1
January 10Battle Creek KnightsHome106-94Imari Sawyer (18)Dameon Mason (7)Imari Sawyer (5)Attack Athletics1-2
January 12Quebec KebsHome91-92Dameon Mason (19)Stanley Thomas & Michael Herman (7)Imari Sawyer (10)Attack Athletics2-2
January 18Detroit PanthersHome107-119Stanley Thomas (21)James Booyer (11)Michael O'Neal (3)Attack Athletics3-2
January 23Mid-Michigan DestroyersAway105-116Anthony Simmons (27)Anthony Simmons (10)Stanley Thomas (3)Bay City Western high school3-3
January 24Rochester RazorsharksHome112-83Dameon Mason (22)James Booyer (12)Stanley Thomas & Michael Herman (3)Attack Athletics3-4
January 26Mid-Michigan DestroyersHome117-104Michael Herman (28)Amir Major (16)Imari Sawyer (10)Attack Athletics3-5
February 6Battle Creek KnightsAway112-117Stanley Thomas (29)Anthony Simmons (11)Michael Herman (6)Kellogg Arena3-6
February 8Detroit PanthersAway114-113Dameon Mason (24)Casey Love (13)Imari Sawyer (8)Groves High School4-6
February 13Mid-Michigan DestroyersHome108-121Stanley Thomas (32)Stanley Thomas (9)Imari Sawyer (9)Attack Athletics5-6
February 20Quebec KebsAway109-104Imari Sawyer (28)Anthony Simmons (8)Imari Sawyer (11)Pavillon de la Jeunesse6-6
February 22Augusta GrooveAway105-119Willie Mitchell (25)Imari Sawyer (9)Michael O'Neal (4)Richmond Academy6-7
February 27Manchester MillratsAway105-124Dameon Mason (22)Casey Love (12)Imari Sawyer & Michael Herman (7)Southern New Hampshire Fieldhouse6-8
March 6Detroit PanthersHome123-116Dameon Mason (28)Willie Mitchell & Dameon Mason (4)Imari Sawyer (10)Attack Athletics6-9
March 8Battle Creek KnightsHome114-109Casey Love (22)Willie Mitchell (8)Imari Sawyer (11)Attack Athletics6-10
March 13Battle Creek KnightsHome*120-123Stanley Thomas (46)Casey Love (15)Imari Sawyer (10)Attack Athletics6-11
March 15Manchester MillratsHome122-99Stanley Thomas (25)Stanley Thomas (11)Imari Sawyer (8)Attack Athletics6-12
March 27Battle Creek KnightsHome121-95Casey Love (28)Casey Love (11)Imari Sawyer (10)Attack Athletics6-13
March 28Rochester RazorsharksAway96-176Stanley Thomas (28)Anthony Simmons (9)Imari Sawyer (8)Blue Cross Arena6-14
* Replacement game for a game at Mid-Michigan

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