Hosted on MSN11mon
Virginia had a pro basketball team once before. It didn’t go well.
The team known as the Virginia Squires just had trouble keeping them — and keeping its business going — in a bumpy six-year run that ended in 1976, shortly before the American Basketball ...
Molinaro: Could there be two coaching searches on the horizon at UVA?
The Cavaliers are already exploring a full-time replacement for Tony Bennett with the men’s basketball program, but the ...
Meet the Nashville area's All-Legends boys basketball team: Our best players since 1960
transferred to UNLV but never played there ... selected by the New York Knicks in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA Draft, but ...
Bleacher Report27d
Dr. J 76ers Jersey Expected to Sell for $500K+; Worn in 1st Road Game Post-NBA Merger
According to TMZ Sports, the jersey is being put up for sale by Grey Flannel Auctions, and it is believed the sale price will surpass that of a Virginia Squires jersey worn by Dr. J during his ABA ...
The Washington Post11y
A full-court press on the history of basketball in D.C.
Basketball's history seemed like the next logical step. The book travels through time — Anyone remember the Virginia Squires? The Capital Bullets? — before arriving at the present and the Wizards.
Collegiate Times4d
Virginia Tech students turn out to vote at Squires on Election Day
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Virginia Tech students turned out to vote at one of the voting spots on campus at ...
Hosted on MSN5mon
"We still talkin' about it 40 years later" - George Gervin on being the history behind the finger roll layup
While this move ultimately became his trademark style, Gervin's legacy is also about skill, work ethic, and sportsmanship.Gervin's professional career took off when he joined the Virginia Squires ...
ESPN2y
Dr. J operated above the rest
When the Virginia Squires offered him a $500,000, four-year contract after his junior year in 1971, he jumped. With Virginia, his restraints were off. For the previous four years, Erving had been ...
WSLS 109d
Virginia Tech employee helps with election day
In her role, she organizes and manages the precincts before, during and after election day. Virginia Tech has three precincts ...
National Basketball Association19d
Top 5 all-time San Antonio Spurs blocks leaders
George “The Iceman” Gervin arrived in San Antonio in January 1974 after he was sent to the Spurs by Virginia Squires for cash. He remained with the franchise for 11 years, a period that ...
National Basketball Association11mon
Iceman: A George Gervin Story
George Gervin recalls a 'beautiful' experience in the upstart, uptempo ABA, where he spends a brief stint alongside Julius 'Dr. J' Erving with the Virginia Squires. The Virginia Squires' financial ...
ESPN10y
Dr. J operated above the rest
When the Virginia Squires offered him a $500,000, four-year contract after his junior year in 1971, he jumped. With Virginia, his restraints were off. For the previous four years, Erving had been ...