Glass City Wranglers Explained

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Glass City Wranglers
Founded:2020
League:Premier Basketball League
2020–2021
The Basketball League 2022-present
History:Toledo Glass City B.C
2020–2022
Glass City Wranglers
2023–present
Arena:Owens Community College
City:Toledo, Ohio
Owner:Andrew Lovelace
Gm:Joshua Radtkin
Coach:Freddie Zamora
Championships:1 (2021 PBL)

The Glass City Wranglers, formerly the Toledo Glass City B.C, are a professional basketball team in Toledo, Ohio, and members of The Basketball League (TBL).

History

The Toledo Glass City B.C were founded in 2020 by Anthony Shook and joined the minor professional Premier Basketball League (PBL) for the 2020-2021 season.[1] On August 30, the team named Freddie Zamora as its head coach.[2] Glass City was unbeaten and won the Premier Basketball League tournament championship, during its first season.[3] On June 23, 2021, the team announced Andrew Lovelace as its new team owner and general manager.

On July 15, 2021, The Basketball League (TBL) announced they would join the league for the 2022 TBL season.[4]

On February 25, 2022 the team announced that the home venue is Owens Community College[5] On June 15, 2022 the team made national headlines as the team player, Myles Copeland, saved the life of referee John Sculli during a playoff game against the Jamestown Jackals.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toledo Brings The PBL To 8. Michael J. Lancaster Thunder. August 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Zamora to lead newly-formed Glass City B.C.. northwestsignal.net. Andy Wolf. August 30, 2020. July 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: Glass City BC wins PBL tourney. . Crescent News. April 13, 2021 . July 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report . Our Sports Central . 24 August 2020 . July 19, 2021.
  5. Web site: Toledo Glass City Basketball Club begins season at Owens. MSN.
  6. Web site: Myles Copeland helps save life of referee John Sculli during The Basketball League game. ESPN.