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Welcome to Calgary Crush
The Calgary Crush is excited to be a part of the American Basketball Association. Our organization is founded on local talented players who continue their love for the game of basketball. We pride our organization on professionalism and entertainment with very reasonable ticket sales the Calgary Crush basketball team is filled with energy and excitement for family, friends, and students.
Sal Rashidian, Eddie Richardson III, and Greg Smith have brought the Calgary Crush organization to Calgary. They all have a very high level of experience for the game of basketball and are currently involved with many other athletic events with in our city. The Calgary Crush will host an open public try out to all Calgarians and Canadians every year before the start of the regular season schedule to provide everyone with equal opportunity to play at a professional level.
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About the American Basketball Association League
The original ABA was founded in 1967, competing with the well-established National Basketball Association, until the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. According to The NBA Encyclopedia, its long-term goal was to force a merger with the more established league. ABA officials told potential owners that they could get an ABA team for half of what it cost to get an NBA expansion team at the time. When the merger occurred ABA officials said, their investment would more than double.
Ultimately, four ABA teams were absorbed into the older league: the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs. Two other clubs, the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis were disbanded upon the merger. A third, the Virginia Squires, had folded less than a month earlier, missing out on the opportunities that a merger might have provided.
The original ABA was founded in 1967, competing with the well-established National Basketball Association, until the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. According to The NBA Encyclopedia, its long-term goal was to force a merger with the more established league. ABA officials told potential owners that they could get an ABA team for half of what it cost to get an NBA expansion team at the time. When the merger occurred ABA officials said, their investment would more than double.
Ultimately, four ABA teams were absorbed into the older league: the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs. Two other clubs, the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis were disbanded upon the merger. A third, the Virginia Squires, had folded less than a month earlier, missing out on the opportunities that a merger might have provided.
The ABA distinguished itself from its older counterpart with a more wide-open, flashy style of offensive play, as well as differences in rules (a 30-second shot clock – as opposed to the NBA’s 24-second clock. The ABA did switch to the 24-second shot clock for the 1975-76 seasons – and use of a three-point field goal arc. Also, the ABA used a colorful red, white and blue ball, instead of the NBA’s traditional orange ball. The ABA pioneered the now-popular slam-dunk contest at its all-star game in Denver. Legends of the old ABA include “Dr. J” Julius Erving, Rick Barry, Connie Hawkins and Larry Brown.
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