Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs

Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs logo
LeagueUSBL 1999–2006
Founded1999
HistoryPennsylvania ValleyDawgs
1999–2006
ArenaWilliam Allen High School gymnasium
LocationWhitehall Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Team colorsnavy blue, white, gold
     
Head coachDarryl Dawkins
Championships2 (2001, 2004)

The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs were a United States Basketball League team located in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It operated from 1999 to 2006.

On May 24, 2001, former Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss suited up for one game with the ValleyDawgs, scoring seven points in a 113-112 victory over the Long Island Surf.[1]

In 2006, former Survivor contestant Gervase Peterson became a co-owner of the team.[2] However later that year, after encountering financial difficulties, the team folded and was replaced by the Albany Patroons.

The ValleyDawgs won the USBL championship in 2004.[3] In 2003, the team won the USBL's Eastern Division Finals but lost in the USBL Championship Series.[4]

  1. ^ "Moss makes pro basketball debut in USBL". USA Today. 2001-05-24.
  2. ^ "Celebrity/entertainer becomes part-owner of ValleyDawgs". www.usbl.com. 2006-04-23. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs win the 2004 USBL Championship". oursportscentral.com. June 28, 2004. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "ValleyDawgs lose in USBL title game". The Morning Call. June 30, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2019.