Charlotte Purple Jackets Pro Basketball Team enter TBL

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August 29, 2022

Indianapolis IN, Evelyn Magley CEO of The Basketball League announced the newest market to be awarded a team, Charlotte NC. The team will be called the Charlotte Purple Jackets. The team is a combination of 2 organizations, one played several years in a different league and the other was the Connecticut Cobras. “I am personally…

THE CHARLOTTE PURPLE JACKETS are excited to begin their inaugural season in The Basketball League (TBL) in March of 2023. Founded in 2021, stemming from a “God-given” vision; current Director of Basketball Operations, Al’Lonzo Coleman, and team president, India Timpton, curated a playoff worthy program in their first season in the ABA League. Our main focusses are rooted in positively impacting the community, winning basketball games, creating new opportunities for our players professionally, and in making the most fulfilling partnerships we can with our local businesses. All pillars that aligned with the work being done by of our TMO, Anthony Hill, his staff, and their TBL franchise the Connecticut Cobras in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Now both of our organizations, values, and goals are united; and we are ecstatic to bring The Basketball League (TBL) to Charlotte, North Carolina.