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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 | |
|---|---|
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| 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]
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The team's home court was William Allen High School gymnasium in Center City Allentown. In earlier years, they played at Stabler Arena at Lehigh University in Bethlehem.[5]
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.
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