Louisiana Soul

The Louisiana Soul were a semi-professional basketball team playing in the Universal Basketball Association (UBA). Established in 2013 the team was originally known as the Lafayette Legends, changing names in July 2014.

Louisiana Soul
Founded2013
LeaguePBL (2013)
IBA (2014)
ABA (2014)
UBA (2014-15)
Team historyLafayette Legends (2013-14)
Louisiana Soul (2014-2015)
Based inLafayette, Louisiana
ArenaNorthside High School
Colorsred, black
OwnerKevin Williams
Head coachKevin Williams
Championships0
Division titles0

History

The Legends played their first exhibition game in preparation for the Premier Basketball League (PBL) season on December 14, 2013. Played at Northside High School in Lafayette, the Legends were 155-81[1] winners against a team from Lake Charles (Louisiana). The Legends never played an official PBL game.

A second exhibition was played on February 8, 2014 against the Shizuoka Gymrats, a travel-team who compete in the ABA. Lafayette were victorious 104-101. Two more exhibitions followed on March 29 and May 3 as the team made preparations to compete as a "branding team" in the Independent Basketball Association (IBA) 2014 Fall season.

On July 10, 2014 the franchise changed its name to Louisiana Soul,[2] as the IBA already had a "Legends" team (Schenectady Legends). The Soul were scheduled for four IBA games, but did not compete in any official IBA game.

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was next for the Soul, and on November 9, 2014 played their first "official" league game, losing to the Texas Fuel 119-109.[3][4]

On December 6, 2014 the Soul took park in a Universal Basketball Association (UBA) draft. The team website[5] lists a UBA schedule set to begin in January 2015.

The Soul completed the full 2015 UBA schedule going 1-12 to finish sixth (of six teams) in the Western Conference. Their record was 20th-best in the 21-team league.[6]

Season-by-season record
Season W L Finish Playoff Result
2013-14 PBL00 Never played in PBL.
2014 Fall IBA00 Never played in IBA.
2014-15 ABA01 Played one ABA game.
2015 UBA112 6th (of 6) Western ConferenceDNQ
Totals113 --

References
  1. "Lafayette Legends on Twitter". Lafayette Legends on Twitter. 19 December 2013.
  2. "Louisiana Soul". YouTube. 10 July 2014.
  3. "Box Score". Texas Fuel. 9 November 2014.
  4. "Week 2 ABA Scores". Eurobasket. 13 November 2014.
  5. "Louisiana Soul 2015 Schedule". Louisiana Soul. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. "UBA Standings". Universal Basketball Association. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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