San Diego Surf
The San Diego Surf are a semi-professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) based in San Diego, California which began play in 2009. The Surf is a member of the ABA's Far West division and its home arena is the HourGlass Arena at Miramar College in San Diego.
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Founded | 2009 |
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League | ABA (2009-present) |
Team history | San Diego Surf (2009-present) |
Based in | San Diego, California |
Arena | HourGlass Arena at Miramar College |
Colors | dark blue, light blue |
Owner | Ross Kurland |
Head coach | Shawn Manning |
Championships | 0 |
Division titles | 1 |
Dancers | Surfettes |
Mascot | Surfer Dude |
History
2009-10 Season
The Surf finished their season on a positive note participating in the benefit games for the 80,000 victims of the devastating earthquake in Chengdu, China 2008 against the Beijing Aoshen Olympians in Chengdu, Sichuan, China[1] and the first game of ABA Global's ABA Friendship Games 2010 against the Philippine National Pro Basketball team, Smart Gilas, in San Diego April 2010.
2010-11 Season
The Surf began their short exhibition season against the Camp Pendleton Marines on October 21 at Hourglass Arena. San Diego won 97–73.[2] They opened up their regular season with a 140–123 win over the San Francisco Rumble, who were ranked #3 in the preseason power rankings.[3]
References
- eric. "San Diego Surf returns from China". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- San Diego Surf open Exhibition season with 97-73 win over Marines
- Surf win season opener