{{Short description|American professional basketball team}} {{Multiple issues| {{one source|date=November 2013}} {{advert|date=July 2019}} }} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{ABA team | logo = South Florida Gold Logo.jpg | pixels = 200px | founded = 2013 | league = ABA | arena = Trinty Arena | city = Palm Beach, Florida | colors = Black, Gold {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} | owner = Lori Novak | coach = J.R. Gamble | championships = 0 | titles = 4 | cheerleaders = Jr Rush Dance - Cheer Team | dancers = Gold Rush Dancers | mascot = Miner }}
The '''South Florida Gold''' is a professional minor-league basketball team based in Lake Worth, Florida, that began play in the American Basketball Association in the 2013–2014 season.
The team was found in an audit by the School District of Palm Beach County to have posed as two different charities to get reduced rent for gym rental during the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Basketball team posed as charity while renting gyms, Palm Beach County school officials say|date=8 July 2015|url=http://www.wpbf.com/news/basketball-team-posed-as-charity-while-renting-gyms-palm-beach-county-school-officials-say/34045966|access-date=8 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Semi-pro team posed as charity to save on rent, investigation finds|date=7 July 2015 |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/fl-pbc-audit-basketball-fake-nonprofit-20150707-story.html|access-date=8 July 2015}}</ref>
{{As of|2014|3|9|df=US}}, the Gold have appeared on the league's rankings at #3, putting them behind the Jacksonville Giants and the Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks.<ref name="ABA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.abaliveaction.com/aba-power-rankings/|title=ABA – Power Rankings Release|date=2 December 2019 }}</ref> As of April 11, 2016, the Gold have appeared on the league's rankings at #2.<ref name="ABA"/> As of April 4, 2017, the Gold has appeared on the league's rankings at #1 for three consecutive weeks and maintained a top-four spot during the season.<ref name="ABA"/> {{As of|2018|4|8|df=US}}, the Gold has appeared on the league's rankings at #1 for three consecutive weeks. The South Florida Gold finished 3rd of 120 teams nationwide. The Gold also finished 2nd in a tournament held in Mexico at the launch of ABA Mexico.<ref name="ABA"/> As of March 4, 2019, the Gold have appeared at #1 for one week, for the final league rankings of the regular season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abaliveaction.com/2019/03/04/south-florida-gold-top-final-aba-power-rankings/|title = South Florida Gold Top Final Aba Power Rankings || date=4 March 2019 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.sflgold.com/ Official South Florida Gold website]
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Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams Category:Basketball teams in Florida Category:Boynton Beach, Florida Category:Basketball teams established in 2013 Category:2013 establishments in Florida
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