Blue Conference

The Blue Conference is the Eastern Conference in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The league also has a Red Conference and a White Conference. The colors were chosen to represent the colors in the leagues' well-known red, white and blue ball.

=2005-2006 Season=

Roger Brown Division

The Roger Brown Division is a divisions in the Blue Conference (the east) in the ABA. All divisions in the league beginning in 2005 were named after a former American Basketball Association (ABA) outstanding player. The Roger Brown division included the Harlem Strong Dogs, the Strong Island Sound, the Montreal Matrix, the Newark Express and the Boston Frenzy during the 2005-2006 season. The division was named after the former American Basketball Association player, Roger Brown. Newark and Harlem were the two strongest teams in the first half, but Harlem broke ahead for first place. Newark fell to Long Island and Montreal late in the season, but was able to catch up to Montreal once again. The Boston Frenzy, which was the only team that wasn't an expansion franchise this year only won two games. Despite their poor record, the Frenzy still got into the playoffs as a wildcard team because of the number of games they had played. Every team in this division made the playoffs this year, although only Newark got a bye week the first round (because the Tacoma Navigators, their first round opponent forfeited the game). Newark lost their playoff game to the 2005-2006 Champions, the Rochester Razorsharks. Long Island won their first two playoffs games against Harlem and then Indiana, but lost to the SoCal Legends in the semi-finals in Rochester. Montreal lost their first playoff game in their innagural season to the Maryland Nighthawks.

Final Standings

The Atlanta Vision were the only team from the merged Barnes-Malone division to advance to the playoffs.

Playoffs

*Blue Conference teams in black

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=Quarterfinals | RD2=Semifinals | RD3=Finals | RD4=ABA Championship
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Rochester Razorsharks
RD1-score01=126
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Newark Express
RD1-score02=98
RD1-seed03=7
RD1-team03=Atlanta Vision
RD1-score03=99
RD1-seed04=15
RD1-team04=Buffalo Rapids
RD1-score04=97
RD1-seed05=6
RD1-team05=Pittsburgh Xplosion
RD1-score05=115
RD1-seed06=10
RD1-team06=Bellingham Slam
RD1-score06=122
RD1-seed07=3
RD1-team07=San Jose Skyrockets
RD1-score07=132
RD1-seed08=18
RD1-team08=Los Angeles Aftershock
RD1-score08=90
RD1-seed09=2
RD1-team09=Indiana Alley Cats
RD1-score09=117
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Toledo Ice
RD1-score10=103
RD1-seed11=8
RD1-team11=Harlem Strong Dogs
RD1-score11=107
RD1-seed12=13
RD1-team12='Strong Island Sound
RD1-score12=112
RD1-seed13=5
RD1-team13=Maryland Nighthawks
RD1-score13=145
RD1-seed14=12
RD1-team14=Montreal Matrix
RD1-score14=114
RD1-seed15=4
RD1-team15=SoCal Legends
RD1-score15=97
RD1-seed16=14
RD1-team16=Beijing Aoshen Olympian
RD1-score16=95
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Rochester Razorsharks
RD2-score01=104
RD2-seed02=7
RD2-team02=Atlanta Vision
RD2-score02=85
RD2-seed03=10
RD2-team03=Bellingham Slam
RD2-score03=119
RD2-seed04=3
RD2-team04=San Jose Skyrockets
RD2-score04=138
RD2-seed05=2
RD2-team05=Indiana Alley Cats
RD2-score05=126
RD2-seed06=13
RD2-team06=Strong Island Sound
RD2-score06=128
RD2-seed07=5
RD2-team07=Maryland Nighthawks
RD2-score07=121
RD2-seed08=4
RD2-team08=SoCal Legends
RD2-score08=123
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Rochester Razorsharks
RD3-score01=106
RD3-seed02=3
RD3-team02=San Jose Skyrockets
RD3-score02=103
RD3-seed03=13
RD3-team03=Strong Island Sound
RD3-score03=110
RD3-seed04=4
RD3-team04=SoCal Legends
RD3-score04=123
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Rochester Razorsharks
RD4-score01=117
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-team02=SoCal Legends
RD4-score02=114

Wild Card Round

*Includes wild card games with Blue Conference teams only

*Montreal Matrix (12) defeated Ohio Aviators (23) 140-83
*Strong Island Sound (13) defeated Birmingham Magicians (19) 97-95
*Buffalo Rapids (15) defeated Boston Frenzy (16) 133-88

=Division Changes=Changes to the teams that were in the division were: Harlem moved to Florida as the Tampa Bay Strong Dogs and Boston moved to Cape Cod as the Cape Cod Frenzy. As a result of expansion teams and lost teams throughout the league there were division realignments during the offseason in 2006. The new Northern Division includes teams from the Connie Hawkins and Roger Brown divisions. Rochester and Buffalo were added to the northern division from the Connie Hawkins Division and Montreal and Boston (which became the Cape Cod Frenzy) joined from the Roger Brown division. The Northern division also had the addition of two expansion teams: Quebec City and Vermont. The new Central Division kept the remaining teams from the Connie Hawkins and Roger Brown divisions, which naturally were further south. This left Long Island, Newark, Maryland, and Baltimore. Harlem moved their franchise to Tampa Bay and has decided to sit a season out. Three expansion franchises were added to the Central Division: Wilmington, Richmond, and Brooklyn. The south saw the greatest changes as these divisions saw growth during the offseason. The Birmingham Magicians decided to sit out a season and planned to resume during the 2007-2008 season. Atlanta and Mississippi (who changed their name to the Miracles) remained in a division together, the Southern Division. This division saw expansion teams from Knoxville, Southern Alabama, and Tennessee introduced. The Southeast Division or Florida Division is completely expansion teams consisting of Miami, Palm Beach, Orlando and Jacksonville. Florida saw ABA teams throughout its history including the Floridians in the old ABA and the Jacksonville Wave and Florida Pit Bulls, the former who folded and the later left the league during the playoffs last season.

=2006-2007 Season=

Northern Division

The teams in the Northern Division are the:

* Rochester Razorsharks
* Cape Cod Frenzy
* Vermont Frost Heaves
*
* Quebec City Kebekwa
* Buffalo Silverbacks

Final Standings

Florida Division

The teams in the Florida Division or Southeast Division are the:

* Jacksonville Jam
* Orlando Aces
* Palm Beach Imperials

Final Standings

Playoffs

*Blue Conference teams in black

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=Quarterfinals | RD2=Semifinals | RD3=Finals | RD4=ABA Championship
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Vermont Frost Heaves
RD1-score01=103
RD1-seed02=12
RD1-team02=Strong Island Sound
RD1-score02=75
RD1-seed03=9
RD1-team03=Bellingham Slam
RD1-score03=137
RD1-seed04=16
RD1-team04=Hollywood Fame
RD1-score04=103
RD1-seed05=10
RD1-team05=Mississippi Miracles
RD1-score05=NA
RD1-seed06=4
RD1-team06= Bye (Minnesota did not play)
RD1-score06=NA
RD1-seed07=3
RD1-team07=Rochester RazorSharks
RD1-score07=cancelled
RD1-seed08=8
RD1-team08=Wilmington SeaDawgs
RD1-score08=cancelled
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Beijing Aoshen Olympian
RD1-score09=100
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=San Diego Wildcats
RD1-score10=97
RD1-seed11=5
RD1-team11=Jacksonville Jam
RD1-score11=91
RD1-seed12=13
RD1-team12=Buffalo Silverbacks
RD1-score12=100
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Quad City Riverhawks
RD1-score13=NA
RD1-seed14=15
RD1-team14=Bye (Quebec did not play)
RD1-score14=NA
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Texas Tycoons
RD1-score15=cancelled
RD1-seed16=14
RD1-team16=Detroit Panthers
RD1-score16=cancelled
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Vermont Frost Heaves
RD2-score01=119
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Bellingham Slam
RD2-score02=103
RD2-seed03=10
RD2-team03=Mississippi Miracles
RD2-score03=112
RD2-seed04=8
RD2-team04=Wilmington SeaDawgs
RD2-score04=130
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Beijing Aoshen Olympian
RD2-score05=121
RD2-seed06=13
RD2-team06=Buffalo Silverbacks
RD2-score06=109
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Quad City Riverhawks
RD2-score07=123
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Texas Tycoons
RD2-score08=125
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Vermont Frost Heaves
RD3-score01=113
RD3-seed02=8
RD3-team02=Wilmington SeaDawgs
RD3-score02=85
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Beijing Aoshen Olympian
RD3-score03=114
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Texas Tycoons
RD3-score04=126
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Vermont Frost Heaves
RD4-score01=143
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Texas Tycoons
RD4-score02=95

=2007-2008 Season=

Northern Division

The teams in the Northern Division are the:

* Buffalo Silverbacks
* Corning Bulldogs
* Halifax Rainmen
* Montreal Royal
* Quebec City Kebekwa
* Syracuse Raging Bullz
* Vermont Frost Heaves

Central Division

The teams in the Central Division are:

* Jersey Express
* Strong Island Sound

outhern Division

The teams in the Southern Division are the:

* Atlanta Vision
*

Florida Division

The teams in the Florida Division or Southeast Division are the:

* Jacksonville Jam
* Miami Tropics
* Orlando Aces
* Palm Beach Imperials

=External links=

* [http://abalive.com American Basketball Association]