Iowa Basketball Exposure League
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The Iowa Basketball Exposure League (IBEL) is a semi-professional basketball
league
based in Des Moines, Iowa
. The IBEL announced that the Central Iowa Hybrids, Iowa Wind Turbines, and Des Moines Hydrogen would join the league for the late spring 2010 season
.
IBEL games are scheduled for weekends, with practices in the evenings so players and coaches can continue with their daytime careers or educational programs. The goal of the IBEL is to develop 30 to 40 players a year for international basketball teams.
In November 2009, the IBEL advertised open tryout
s in Des Moines, and later announced that 11 players had been selected from the tryout to participate in the 2010 season. Many of the selected players had previous international, NCAA, NCCAA, NAIA
, and JUCO experience. Following the Des Moines tryout, the IBEL noted that they would be announcing another open tryout for college
seniors and current professionals in the near future.
Coaches for the 2010 season included Alan Chartrand, Ja'Nae Mosley, and Jack Nolan.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
league
Sports league
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based in Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. The IBEL announced that the Central Iowa Hybrids, Iowa Wind Turbines, and Des Moines Hydrogen would join the league for the late spring 2010 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
.
IBEL games are scheduled for weekends, with practices in the evenings so players and coaches can continue with their daytime careers or educational programs. The goal of the IBEL is to develop 30 to 40 players a year for international basketball teams.
In November 2009, the IBEL advertised open tryout
Tryout
Tryout was an amateur press journal published from 1914-1946 by Charles W. Smith of Haverhill, Massachusetts. It was connected to the National Amateur Press Association....
s in Des Moines, and later announced that 11 players had been selected from the tryout to participate in the 2010 season. Many of the selected players had previous international, NCAA, NCCAA, NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
, and JUCO experience. Following the Des Moines tryout, the IBEL noted that they would be announcing another open tryout for college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
seniors and current professionals in the near future.
Coaches for the 2010 season included Alan Chartrand, Ja'Nae Mosley, and Jack Nolan.