San Diego Surf
The San Diego Surf Basketball of the ABA are a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) based in San Diego, California which began play in 2009. The Surf is a member of the ABA's Pac W West division and its home arena is the Hourglass Arena at Miramar College in San Diego.
Founded | 2009 |
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League | ABA (2009-present) |
Team history | San Diego Surf Basketball of the ABA (2009-present) |
Based in | San Diego, California |
Arena | Hourglass Arena at Miramar College |
Colors | Red, San Diego Surf Basketball of the ABAwww.sandiegosurfbasketball.comRed, dark blue, light blue, White |
Owner | Matthew Murray Yanke |
Championships | 0 |
Division titles | 1 |
Dancers | Surfettes |
Mascot | Surfer Dude |
History
2009-10 Season
The Surf finished their season on a positive note participating in the benefit games for the 80,000 victims of the devastating earthquake in Chengdu, China 2008 against the Beijing Aoshen Olympians in Chengdu, Sichuan, China and the first game of ABA Global's ABA Friendship Games 2010 against the Philippine National Pro Basketball team, Smart Gilas, in San Diego April 2010.
2010-11 Season
The Surf began their short exhibition season against the Camp Pendleton Marines on October 21 at Hourglass Arena. San Diego won 97-73.[1] They opened up their regular season with a 140-123 win over the San Francisco Rumble, who were ranked #3 in the preseason power rankings.[2]
2019-2020 Season
The San Diego Surf Basketball of the ABA finished the 2019-2020 season on a positive note considering all factors of the global pandemic.
2020-2021 Season
The San Diego Surf Basketball of the ABA began the season with brand new ownership. On July 4,2020 Matthew Murray Yanke purchased full ownership of the San Diego Surf Basketball of the ABA. Matthew Murray Yanke is a local resident of La Jolla, San Diego, Ca. He was born and raised in San Diego, Ca and attended La Jolla High School.
External links
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