Oceanside Surf
Basketball team
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| League | ABA (2009–present) |
| Team history | Oceanside Surf (2022–present) San Diego Surf (2009–2021) |
| Based in | Oceanside, California |
| Colors | dark blue, light blue |
| Owner | Ross Kurland |
| Head coach | Shawn Manning |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1 |
| Dancers | Surfettes |
| Mascot | Surfer Dude |
| Local media | Streaming: SeasonCast |
The Oceanside Surf (formerly known as the San Diego Surf) are a semi-professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) based in Oceanside, California, and began play in 2009. The Surf was previously a member of the ABA's Far West division and its home arena was the HourGlass Arena at Miramar College in San Diego.[1] In 2022, the team announced a rebrand to the Oceanside Surf.[2]
History
Before the formation of the San Diego Surf, the city's ABA team had been the San Diego Wildcats, who stopped playing in 2009.[3] The San Diego Surf was formed and held its first tryouts later that year under head coach Terry Mason,[4] and began playing in late 2009.[5] The team has a rivalry with the San Diego Sol.[6]
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[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
2019–20
The Surf played 15 games in the season.[10]
Notable players
- Glen Dandridge
- Michael Gomez
References
- ^ "San Diego Surf return to action this weekend". cbs8.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "Oceanside Surf – Men's Pro Basketball Team". Oceanside Surf. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ Hughes, H. "Wanted: A Few Good Men". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "ABA basketball is back in town". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Van Dyke, Jonathan (2009-08-27). "Hoopsters try out for San Diego Surf team". Del Mar Times. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "BASKETBALL: ABA's latest San Diego incarnation is twofold". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ eric. "San Diego Surf returns from China". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ San Diego Surf open Exhibition season with 97–73 win over Marines
- ^ Surf win season opener
- ^ "San Diego sports tour: Effort is there in Kings basketball, but this isn't your dad's or Dr. J's ABA". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
External links
- Official website
- Team statistics from MyStatsOnline
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