South Florida Gold

South Florida Gold

Founded	2013
League	ABA
Based in	Broward, Florida
Arena	Coral Springs Arena
Colors	Purple, gold
Owner(s)	Michale Watson, Howard Walkowitz
Head coach	JR Gamble
Championships	0
Division titles	0
Cheerleaders	Jr Rush Dance - Cheer Team
Dancers	Gold Rush Dancers
Mascot	Miner

The South Florida Gold are an expansion team in the American Basketball Association based in Coral Springs, Florida that will begin play in the 2013-14 ABA season.

As of March 9, 2014, the Gold have appeared on the league's rankings at #3, putting them just behind the Jacksonville Giants and the Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks.^[1]

The team was found in an audit by Palm Beach County school district of posing under two different charities to get reduced rent for gym rental during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. http://www.abalive.com/aba-power-rankings/
2. "Basketball team posed as charity while renting gyms, Palm Beach County school officials say". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. "Semi-pro team posed as charity to save on rent, investigation finds". Retrieved 8 July 2015.

External links

• Official South Florida Gold website