Springfield Fame

{{more citations needed|date=January 2019}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox basketball club | name = Springfield Fame | logo = | imagesize = | founded = 1985 | dissolved = 1986 | league = United States Basketball League | history = | arena = Springfield Civic Center | location = Springfield, Massachusetts | colors = | coach = | owner = | manager = | league_champs = '''1''' 1985 ''(no playoffs)'' | division_champs = | affiliations = | website = }} The '''Springfield Fame''' were a men's spring-professional basketball team in the United States Basketball League from Springfield, Massachusetts, the hometown of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which gave the inspiration of the team name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2015/06/26/1985-1986-springfield-fame/|title = 1985-1986 Springfield Fame|date = 26 June 2015}}</ref>

==History== The Springfield Fame were founded in 1985. In their inaugural season, they finished with a record of 19-6 and were the first USBL Champions. The league did not add a playoff system until the 1987 season. In their second season, the Fame made national headlines by signing 27-year-old women's basketball legend Nancy Lieberman. Lieberman thus became the first female basketball player to play regular season minutes in a men's pro league. They would finish second with a 23–10 record and 0.5 game behind the Tampa Bay Flash. The Fame would fold following the 1986 season.

==Season-by-season records== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !GP!! W !! L !! Win % !! GB !! Head coach |- | 1985 |25|| 19 || 6 || .760 || .. || Gerald Oliver |- | 1986 |33|| 23 || 10 || .697 || 0.5 || Henry Bibby |- |Totals |58 |42 |16 |.724 |– |– |- |} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apbr.org/usbl.html|title = History of the United States Basketball League}}</ref>

==Honours== '''USBL Player of the Year''' {| class="wikitable" |+ !Season !Player |- |1985 |Tracy Jackson |}

'''USBL Coach of the Year''' {| class="wikitable" |+ !Season !Coach !W !L |- |1985 |Gerald Oliver |19 |6 |- |1986 |Henry Bibby |23 |10 |}

'''<big>All-USBL Teams</big>'''

'''''First Team''''' {| class="wikitable" |+ !Season !Player !Position |- |1985 |Tracy Jackson | |- |1986 |Billy Goodwin | |} *Tracy Jackson (1985) *Billy Goodwin (1986)

'''''Second Team''''' {| class="wikitable" |+ !Season !Player !Position |- |rowspan="2"|1985 |Larry Lawrence | |- |rowspan="2"|Michael Adams |rowspan="2"|Point Guard |- |rowspan="2"|1986 |- |Jerome Henderson |Center/Power Forward |} *Larry Lawrence (1985) *Michael Adams (1985 and 1986) *Jerome Henderson (1986)

'''USBL All-Rookie Team''' {| class="wikitable" |+ !Season !Player !Position |- |rowspan="2"|1985 |Andre Goode |- |Michael Adams |- |1986 |Dominic Pressley |} *Andre Goode (1985) *Michael Adams (1985) *Dominic Pressley (1986)

'''USBL All-Defensive Team''' *Michael Adams (1985 and 1986) *Jerome Henderson (1986)

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Category:United States Basketball League teams Category:Basketball teams in Springfield, Massachusetts