North Texas Fresh

{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{ABA team | logo = NorthTexasFresh.PNG | pixels = 200px | founded = 2009 | league = UBA | history = North Texas Fresh (2009-13)<br>Fort Worth Fresh (2013-15)<br>North Texas Fresh (2015-present) | arena = Crowley Middle School | city = Fort Worth, Texas | colors = black, gold, white, grey | owner = Jay Bowdy | coach = Brandon Wilson | championships = 0 | titles = 0 | cheerleaders = | dancers = | mascot = G - Fresh }}

The '''North Texas Fresh''' is a semi-professional basketball team based in Fort Worth, Texas. The Fresh are a member of the Universal Basketball Association.

== History == The franchise is owned by Jay Bowdy, who was a high school and college player from the Fort Worth area.<ref>{{cite news |first = Paul|last = Walsh|work = Minneapolis Star-Tribune|title = J.R. Rider looks to play again, wants to hear from Wolves|url = http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/58492367.html|date = 27 October 2009}}</ref> After two seasons at Southwestern Christian College (2006 NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention) Bowdy transferred to the University of West Georgia, an NCAA Division II program.

The Fresh play their home games in Fort Worth, Texas, at Crowley Middle School.<ref>{{cite news |first = Dan|last = Taylor|work = Crowley Star|title = Bowdy's 31 paces Fresh past Impact|url = http://www.crowleystar.net/ci_22539781|date = 7 February 2013}}</ref> The team schedules games against both UBA and non-UBA (independent) opponents.<ref name="pr101030">{{cite press release |publisher=North Texas Fresh |title=Fresh Announce 2010-2011 Season Schedule |url=http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=NORTHTEXASFRESH&t=c&p=NewsStory&newsID=11458&s=basketball |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010}}</ref>

Established in 2009, the Fresh began play in the American Basketball Association 2009–10 season.<ref name="do1030">{{cite news |first = Robert|last = Wilonsky|work = Dallas Observer|title = Very Semi-Pro: If Nothing Else, DFW's ABA Teams Will Have Some Familiar Names|url = http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/10/very_semi-pro_if_nothing_else.php|date = 30 October 2009}}</ref> After three seasons in the ABA the Fresh moved to the UBA in 2012.

== Season-by-season == {{update section|date=July 2019}} {| class="wikitable" !Season !W !L !Result !Playoffs |- |2009-10 |10 |4 |2nd of 7 ABA Southwest |DNQ |- |2010-11 |1 |5 |5th of 5 ABA Southwest |DNQ |- |2011-12 |1 |7 |7th of 7 ABA Southwest |DNQ |- |2012-13 |14 |8 |3rd of 5 UBA Western |Eliminated in quarterfinals by Georgia Spartans |- |2013-14 |13 |7 |3rd of 6 UBA Western |Eliminated in quarterfinals by Georgia PRIME |- |2014-15 |9 |11 |4th of 6 UBA Western |DNQ |}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110128155026/http://northtexasfresh.com/ Official website]

Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams Category:Basketball in Fort Worth, Texas Category:Basketball teams in Texas Category:Basketball teams established in 2009 Category:2009 establishments in Texas