Midwest Professional Basketball Association 2015, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Midwest Professional Basketball Association (2015)

1963-64 (51 year break)

2016

The Midwest Professional Basketball Association is not a continuation of the Midwest Professional Basketball League which played in 1961-64, despite both leagues have similar names.

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MPBA Standings

1. St.Louis RS		16-4
2. Bloomington F.		16-4
3. Champaign S.		15-5
4. Gateway S.		5-15
5. Chicago F.		4-16
6. Windy City G.		4-16

Points Per Game

1Justin Bocot	26.1
2 Jerrold Brooks	25.2
3 Aaron Weaver	20.7
4 Nate Fuqua	20.2
5 Tremell Adams	20.0

Rebounds Per Game

1 Keith DeWitt	10.8
2 Anthony Slack	10.3
3 Matt Salley	9.6
4 Derrick McDonald	9.1
5 Nate Fuqua	7.6

Assists Per Game

1 Jake Anderson	4.5
2 Darius Smith	4.1
3 Jerrold Brooks	4.0
4 Kenyon Smith	3.7
5 Justin Bocot	2.6

Steals Per Game

1 Darius Smith	3.1
2 Jerrold Brooks	2.5
3 Terry Evans	2.0
4 Nate Fuqua	1.8
5 Robert Broughton	1.6

Blocks Per Game

1 Anthony Slack	2.9
2 Ronnie Carlwell	2.4
3 Marcus Goode	2.2
4 Keith DeWitt	2.0
5 Terrence Green	1.9

Season 2015

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Champaign Swarm wins the MPBA title (Photo: MPBA)

Champaign Swarm 2015

#	Name	CM (INCH)	Pos	Bo	NAT
25	Weaver Aaron	198 (6'6'')	G
	Ellis Jr. LaPhonso	191 (6'3'')	G	87
43	Mitchell Carl	203 (6'8'')	F/C
5	Fort Mark	201 (6'7'')	F
14	McGill Rashard	193 (6'4'')	G
	Smith Avery	193 (6'4'')	G	86
32	Walker Jordan	198 (6'6'')	G
	Pyfrom Livan	211 (6'11'')	C	78
	Griffin Malcolm	193 (6'4'')	G	91
50	Biggers Keith	198 (6'6'')	C
20	Mills Silas	201 (6'7'')	F	92
4	O'Neil Tiger	193 (6'4'')	F/G
11	Neaville Matt	188 (6'2'')	G
41	Broughton Robert	196 (6'5'')	F
Head Coach: Chris Daleo Coach Assistant: Zack Patterson

USbasket.com All-MPBA Awards 2015 - Apr 15, 2015

USbasket.com All-MPBA 1st Team 2015

Bocot

Brooks

Slack

DeWitt

Goode

Finals MVP: Avery Smith (6'4''-G-86) of Champaign S.
Player of the Year: Justin Bocot (6'4''-G-88) of Bloomington F.
Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Smith (6'4''-G) of Chicago F.
Sixth Man of the Year: Aaron Weaver (6'6''-G) of Champaign S.
Coach of the Year: Al Grushkin of St.Louis RS

1st Team
G: Justin Bocot (6'4''-G-88) of Bloomington F.
PG: Jerrold Brooks (6'0''-PG-91) of St.Louis RS
F/C: Anthony Slack (6'8''-F/C-84) of Bloomington F.
F: Keith DeWitt (6'9''-F) of St.Louis RS
C: Marcus Goode (6'10''-C-88) of St.Louis RS

2nd Team
G: Nate Fuqua (6'2''-G-88) of Windy City G.
F: Tarvin Gaines (198-F-91) of Liga Sorocaba
G: Aaron Weaver (6'6''-G) of Champaign S.
G: Derrick McDonald (6'6''-G-85) of Chicago F.
F: Matt Salley (6'8''-F-86) of Bloomington F.

All-Defensive Team
G: Darius Smith (6'4''-G) of Chicago F.
G: Nate Fuqua (6'2''-G-88) of Windy City G.
F/G: Terry Evans (6'5''-F/G-86) of St.Louis RS
F: Keith DeWitt (6'9''-F) of St.Louis RS
F/C: Anthony Slack (6'8''-F/C-84) of Bloomington F.
C: Marcus Goode (6'10''-C-88) of St.Louis RS

MPBA - Swarm win inaugural MPBA title with comeback win over St. Louis - Apr 10, 2015

April 10, 2015

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois - The Champaign Swarm looked like they might have been on their last legs, trailing by 13 points early in the fourth quarter, but an offensive onslaught by Avery Smith (6'4''-G-86, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) and Malcolm Griffin (6'4''-G-91, agency: Two Points, college: Fresno Pacific) shocked the St. Louis RiverSharks and spurred their team to the first-ever Midwest Professional Basketball Association Championship with a 115-106 win at U. S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.
A tight first quarter ended 25-20 in favor of the RiverSharks, but St. Louis sniper Jerrold Brooks (6'0''-PG-91, college: S.Mississippi) exploded for five three-pointers, and helped the RiverSharks open up a 17-point lead at 57-40 with less than a minute left in the half, which ended 58-44.
Back-to-back three-point plays by Smith midway through the third got the Swarm to within five at 68-63, but St. Louis widened the gap back to twelve before the quarter ended with the RiverSharks up 80-72.
A couple of early baskets in the fourth pushed the St. Louis lead to 13 at 85-72, but that's when Smith, who was named Playoff Most Valuable Player began his assault. A LaPhonso Ellis Jr. (6'3''-G-87, college: Greenville). three-pointer followed by a Robert Broughton (6'5''-F) bucket gave the Swarm a 91-90 lead with 4:56 to play, and they never trailed again after Smith hit a three-pointer on the next possession.
Champaign went up by 11 at 106-95, and St. Louis never got closer than 7 the rest of the way.
Smith finished with 37 points to lead all scorers, while Griffin had 28 for Champaign, which shot 64% from the floor in the second half and 52% overall.
Brooks finished with 36 for St. Louis, while Harry Marshall (6'0''-G-88, college: Indiana St.) had 27 points. Marcus Goode (6'10''-C-88, college: Benedict) added 23 points and 12 rebounds for the RiverSharks.