Newfoundland Rogues Explained

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Newfoundland Rogues
Founded:2021
League:
BSL

2024–present
The Basketball League 2023
ABA 2021–2022

Arena:Mary Brown's Centre
City:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
President:Tony Kenny
Coach:Jerry Williams

The Newfoundland Rogues are a Canadian professional minor league basketball team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] The team competes in the Basketball Super League.

Franchise history

Creation and inaugural season

The franchise was established in 2021 as an ABA expansion team, headed by Tony Kenny, President of 2001 Investments Limited; and coached by Jerry Williams.[2] The team competes in the Basketball League (TBL).

The team signed a five-year lease to play their homes games at the Mary Brown's Centre in downtown St. John's. Their first game, as part of the ABA's 2021–22 season, took place on November 27 against the New York State's Elmira Eagles, a fellow member of the league's Northeast Division.[3] The Rogues started the season on an unbeaten streak of six matches,.[4] On January 7, 2022 Tony Kenny announced that the next three series were postponed due to enhanced COVID-19 travel restrictions related to the emergence of the Omicron variant.[5]

On September 15, 2022, Tony Kenny announced that the team would leave the ABA and join The Basketball League for the 2023 season.[6]

In April 2023, the team announced it would be joining the BSL for the 2024 season.

Personnel

Current roster

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newfoundland Rogues to take over Mile One Centre as St. John's newest basketball franchise. 30 September 2021. cbc.ca/ . CBC News . 16 December 2021.
  2. Web site: St. John’s "Going Rogue" as New Basketball Team Unveiled. 29 September 2021. vocm.com . VOCM . 16 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Leawood leads the way for basketball in Newfoundland and Labrador . Conway . Nicholas . 25 November 2021 . kickercna.ca/ . . 16 December 2021 . The Newfoundland Rogues begin their season this weekend at the Mary Brown’s Centre as they take on New York State’s Elmira Eagles .
  4. Web site: US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings. 2021-12-23. www.usbasket.com.
  5. Web site: Newfoundland Rogues Games Suspended Until Further Notice. 7 January 2022. vocm.com. VOCM . 15 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Newfoundland Rogues go rogue, will switch up leagues next season. 15 September 2022. cbc.ca/ . CBC News.