Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs

The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs were a United States Basketball League team located in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It operated from 1999 to 2006.

Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
League	USBL 1999–2006
Founded	1999
History	Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs 1999–2006
Arena	William Allen High School gymnasium
Location	Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Team colors	navy blue, white, gold
Head coach	Darryl Dawkins
Championships	2 (2001, 2004)

On May 24, 2001, former Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss suited up for one game with the ValleyDawgs, scoring seven points in a 113-112 victory over the Long Island Surf.^[1]

In 2006, former Survivor contestant Gervase Peterson became a co-owner of the team.^[2] However later that year, after encountering financial difficulties, the team folded and was replaced by the Albany Patroons.

The ValleyDawgs won the USBL championship in 2004.^[3] In 2003, the team won the USBL's Eastern Division Finals but lost in the USBL Championship Series.^[4]

Home court

In earlier years, the team played at Stabler Arena at Lehigh University in Bethlehem.^[5] in later years they played at Dieruff High School and William Allen High School gymnasium in Center City Allentown.

Head coach

The head coach of the ValleyDawgs was Darryl Dawkins, a former Philadelphia 76ers star who, during his NBA career, was known for his backboard-breaking slam dunks and for amassing the most career fouls in NBA history.