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Europe:

Real Madrid: Jose Alvarez(PG), Jesus Carlos y Vega(SG), Miguel Raul Menendez(SF), Carlos Sanchez(PF), Marco San Paulo(C) Roberto Gaudi(Goalie), Raul Hernandez(PG), Santiago Salvadores(SG), Mateo Colocio(SF), Tomas San Juan(PF), Miguel Carlos Hernández y Franco(C), Felipe Martes y Fedor(Goalie)

London Kings: Brodie Smith(PG), Rory McLaughlin(SG), William Watson(SF), Finlay Brown(PF), Lachlan Patterson(C),  Martin Julian(G) Zheng We Li(PG) Alvin McHan(SG), Karl Jugenberg(SF), Austin MacCrowen(PF), Samuel Toomo(C), Mickey Montana(G)

Libson Sailors: Adriano Corado(PG), Bento Da Luz(SG), Miguel Lopez(SF), Filipe Neves(PF) Carlo Santiago(C), Paulo Rocha(G), Santo Sa(PG), Martino Vala(SG), Jeronimo Viana(SF) Samuel Martin(PF) Manoel Xavier(C), Jose Velamma(G)

Athens Spartans: Apollo Giannopolis(PG), Alex Kupos(SG), Kastar Arvanitis(SF), Baptiste Frangos(PF), Jon Siapolis(C), Damasus Gatatus(G), Dionysus Kazan(PG), Michael Chang(SG), Simon Disonte(SF), Elliot Lukas(PF), Miguel Santos(C), Dakor Ariman(G)

There will only be conference play records, no tournament or chamionship. All 16 teams will play in an FTBL tournament for the championship. The will be seeded 1-12. 1vs2,   3vs4, 5vs6, 7vs8, 9vs10, 11vs12. The Latin team rosters and the Asian team rosters will be coming soon.

As before, there was an FTBL realignment. The teams that have been narrowed and accepted into the league. The teams were selected by the size of the market in those cities and nations. Here are the narrowed down selections.

 

South and Central American Teams and Cuba

Cuba: 

Havana Sugar Canes

Mexico:

Mexico Diablos

Brazil:

Rio Machetes

Colombia:

Bogota Mestizos
European

Spain:

Real Madrid

Great Britain:

London Kings

Portugal: 

Libson Sailors

Greece:

Athens Spartans

 

Asian 

Russia:

Moscow Reds

Japan:

Tokyo Robots

China:

Beijing Ducks

Indonesia:

Jakarta Royalty 

Players that were assigned to teams that were removed from the league are now available free agents ready to sign. Players who were unofficially signed are also free agents.

1.Dee Embiid (1PF) Lawrence,KS (Montverde) Stars:5 Committed:UCLA Considering:Kansas, North Carolina, UCLA
2.Jabari Williams (1PG) Allen,TX (Oak Hill) Stars:5 Signed:UCLA
Considering:Arkansas,FGCU,LSU,Missouri,Texas
3.Victor Chalmers (2PG) Ft. Lauderdale,FL (LA Prep) Stars:5 Committed:Missouri Considering:Ft. Lauderdale, Missouri, UCLA, USC
4.James Justice (1C) Ft. Lauderdale,FL (LA Prep) Stars:5 Undecided
Considering:Florida, UCLA, USC
5.Xion Thompson (1SF) San Antonio,TX (Highland Park) Stars:5 Signed:Texas
6.Anthony Paige (2PF) Allen,TX (Oak Hill) Stars:5 Signed:UCLA
7.Antonio Banks (2SF) Madison,WI (Madison) Stars:5 Committed:Wisconsin
Considering:Michigan State, Wisconsin
8.RJ Benjy (3PF) Charlotte,NC (Charlotte Catholic) Stars:5 Undecided
Considering:Auburn, Duke, NC State, TCU, Wake Forest
9.Cam Manning (3SF) Phoenix,AZ (Hillcrest Prep) Stars:5 Signed:Oregon
10.Fred Cook (3PG) Dallas,TX (Highland Park) Stars:5 Signed:TCU
Considering:Dallas, TCU
11.Austin Patton (4SF) Kansas City,MO (KC Prep) Stars:5 Committed:North Carolina
Considering:Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, SEMO
12.Victor Lewis (1SG) Dayton,OH (Canton Day School) Stars:5 Signed:Ohio State
13.Josh Harris (4PG) Bronx,NY (Madison) Stars:5 Committed:Wisconsin
Considering:Florida Atlantic, Michigan State, Wisconsin
14.Gordon Tucker (5SF) Jonesboro,AR (Marion) Stars:5 Signed:Baylor
Considering:Alabama, Arkansas State, Baylor, Southern New York
15.Ben James (5PG) Shreveport,LA (Montverde) Stars:5 Signed:SLM
16.Josh Hammons (4PF) Las Vegas,NV (Bishop Gorman) Stars:5 Committed:Florida
Considering:Arizona State, Florida, Oregon, UCLA, USC
19.Julius Feland (6PG) Athens,GA (Athens Christian) Stars:5 Committed:Georgia
Considering:Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia Baptist, Oregon State
20.Grant Messersmith (2SG) Winston-Salem,NC (WS Episcopal) Stars:5 Committed:Duke Considering:Duke, Wake Forest
21.Devin Jones (6SF) Austin,TX (Austin) Stars:5 Committed:Iowa
Considering:Iowa, TCU, Texas
22.Zach Wilson (2C) Portland,OR (Portland Prep) Stars:5 Undecided
Considering:Gonzaga, Denver, Oregon, Oregon State, Portland, Seattle State
23.Sean Childers (3SG) Chicago,IL (Prep) Stars:5 Signed:Iowa
24.Allen Jones (3C) Tulsa,OK (Tulsa) Stars:5 Committed:Kansas
Considering:Dallas, Kansas, UConn
25.Jonathan Wilcox (4SG) Ft. Lauderdale,FL (Ft. Laud. Christian Prep) Stars:5 Undecided Considering:FGCU, Georgia, Wake Forest,
26.Dean Weston (5PF) Green Bay,WI (Madison) Stars:5 Committed:SLM
Considering:Wisconsin, SLM
27.Ben Miller (7SF) Tempe,AZ (Allen) Stars:5 Undecided
Considering:Gonzaga, TCU
28.George Brewer (10PG) Carson City,NV (Bishop Gorman) Stars:5 Committed:Oregon State Considering:Denver, Oregon, Oregon State
29.RJ Michael (5SG) Dallas,TX (Highland Park) Stars:5 Committed:Kansas
Considering:Auburn, Kansas, TCU, Texas
30.Donavan Powell (6SG) Portland,OR (Hillcrest Prep) Stars:4 Committed:Michigan
Considering:Michigan, UCLA, USC
31.Ute Azubuike (6PF) Jacksonville,FL (Miami Catholic) Stars:4 Signed:Kansas
Considering:FGCU, Florida, Florida State, Ft. Lauderdale, Kansas, Miami
32.Jack Moss (8SF) High Point,NC (High Point) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Florida Atlantic, UConn, Virginia State, Wake Forest
33.Tre Matthews (10PG) Norfolk,VA (LA Prep) Stars:4 Committed:Virginia State
Considering:Oregon State, TCU, Virginia State, Virginia Tech
34.Houston Harris (7SG) Houston,TX (Manvel) Stars:4 Signed:Virginia State
35.Michael Street (11PG) Austin,TX (Austin) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Baylor, Florida State, Stanford, Texas
36.Jack Lin (1Goalie) Palo Alto,CA (Palo Alto) Stars:4 Committed:Stanford
Considering:Stanford, UCLA
37.Christian Berry (12PG) Apoka,FL (Naples) Stars:4 Signed:North Carolina
38.Theo Mixon (9SF) Seattle,WA (Seattle West) Stars:4 Committed:Oregon
Considering:Georgia Baptist, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA
39.Johnny Ming (6PF) Tokyo,Japan (Madison) Stars:4 Signed:UCLA
40.Chris McGee (5C) Los Angeles,CA (LA Prep) Stars:4 Signed:Arkansas
41.Ian Thompson (10SF) Ft. Lauderdale,FL (Ft. Lauderdale Christian Prep) Stars:4 Undecided Considering:FGCU, Ft. Lauderdale, Naples, North Carolina, Southern New York
42.Riley Liston (7PF) Orlando,FL (Athens Christian) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Florida, Florida Atlantic, Georgia
43.Ben Baker (2Goalie) Santa Fe,NM (Bishop Gorman) Stars:4 Committed:Virginia
Considering:Texas, Texas A&M, Virginia
44.Andrew Christoper (6C) Little Rock,AR (Central) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Arkansas, Arkansas State, Huff College, Little Rock, Mississippi State, TCU
45.Rhys Lee (7C) Ann Arbor,MI (Spring Lake) Stars:4 Committed:SLM
Considering:Michigan, Ohio State, SLM
46.James Law (11SF) Washington,DC (DC) Stars:4 Committed:Virginia State
Considering:Delaware, VCU, Virginia State, Washington DC
47.Clark Williams (13PG) Austin,TX (Austin Catholic) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Arkansas, Texas
48.Cam Joe (14PG) Fort Smith,AR (Bentonville Christian) Stars:4 Signed:AGCU
49.MJ Garrett (8C) Arlington,TX (Highland Park) Stars:4 Signed:Texas
50.Greg James (9C) Crossett,AR (Allen) Stars:4 Signed:Huff College
51.Amon Christian (15PG) Junea,AK (Oak Hill) Stars:4 Signed:Virginia Tech
52.Theo Wilson (3Goalie) Seattle,WA (Seattle East) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:AGCU, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford
53.Reed Thompson (12SF) Austin,TX (Austin) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Georgia Baptist, TCU, Texas
54.Quinton Lewis (8PF) Naples,FL (Naples) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Florida State, Naples, UCLA
56.Dylan Jones (10C) Little Rock,AR (Catholic) Stars:4 Signed:Little Rock
57.Manual Kjerstad (9SG) Amarillo,TX (New Orleans) Stars:4 Signed:California
58.Eli Carson (16PG) Newport News,VA (Newport News) Stars:4 Signed:Delaware
59.Miles Mitchell (12SF) Athens,GA (Athens Christian) Undecided
Considering:Florida Atlantic, Georgia, Georgia Baptist, Wake Forest
60.Greg Lee (11C) Indianapolis,IN (Canton Day) Signed:Ohio State
61.AJ Westbrook (4Goalie) Yazoo City,MS (Yazoo City) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Arkansas State, Mississippi State, TCU
62.Cam Smith (17PG) Las Vegas,NV (Bishop Gorman) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Stanford, UC-Irvine, UCLA
63.Anthony Miles (9PF) Orlando,FL (Montverde) Stars:4 Committed:Florida State
Considering:Florida State, Georgia, Miami
64.Lewis Johnson (4Goalie) Tulsa,OK (Tulsa) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Arkansas, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas
65.Anthony Sanchez (13SF) Amarillo,TX (Amarillo) Stars:4 Signed:Baylor
Considering:Baylor, Dallas, Texas Tech
66.Charlie Boyer (10SG) Naples,FL (Naples) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Ft. Lauderdale, Naples
67.Antonio McPherson (14SF) Orlando,FL (Orlando Christian Prep) Stars:4 Signed:Florida Atlantic
68.Jalen Bird (18PG) Boston,MA (Northern New York) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Delaware, Harvard, UConn, VCU, Yale
69.De’Angelo Finley (19PG) Los Angeles,CA (St. John Bosco) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:California, Southern New York, Syracuse, UCLA, USC
70.Stepehen Ruiz (11SG) Laffayette,LA (Laffayette) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:LSU, New Orleans, TCU
71.Dillon Strickland (10PF) Omaha,NE (Omaha) Stars:4 Signed:Ohio State
72.Demarion Shea (12C) Jackson,MS (Jackson) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Kansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
73.Kasey Cooley (5Goalie) Fordyce,AR (Fordyce) Stars:4 Committed:Arkansas State
Considering:Arkansas State, Huff College, Virginia Tech
74.Cody Nichols (20PG) Nashville,TN (Nashville Prep) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Nashville State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
75.Allen Booker (11PF) Washington,DC (DC) Stars:4 Committed:Washington DC
Considering:Virginia State, Washington DC
76.Cheyenne Brooks (13C) Oakland,CA Stars:4 (Foothills Christian) Undecided
Considering:Oklahoma State, UCLA
77.Julian Riggs (21PG) Charleston,SC (Charleston) Stars:4 Undecided
Considering:Asheville State, Charelston State, NC State, South Carolina, Wake Forest
78.Jayden Goodwin (12SG) Spring Lake,MI (Palo Alto) Stars:4 Signed:SLM
79.Alex O’Connell (22PG) Santa Fe,NM (Santa Fe Episcopal) Stars:4 Committed:Virginia Considering:Santa Fe State, Texas A&M, Virginia
80.Val Goodwin (12PF) Spring Lake,MI (Palo Alto) Stars:4 Signed:SLM
81.Kyle Simmons (13SG) Richmond,VA (Oak Hill) Stars:4 Committed:Norfolk
Considering:Norfolk, Virginia State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
82.Ka Peterson (23PG) Boston,MA (Boston Christian) Stars:4 Committed:Southern New York Considering:Southern New York, Syracuse, UConn
83.John Schaefer (6Goalie) Wilson,NC (Greenfield) Stars:3 Committed:NC State
Considering:NC State, Virginia State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
84.Luz Torres (24PG) Palo Alto,CA (Palo Alto) Stars:3 Committed:Gonzaga
Considering:Gonzaga, Kansas, UCLA
85.Cole Cochran (14SG) Black Mountain,NC (Black Mountain Prep) Stars:3 Undecided
Considering:Asheville, Asheville State, Black Mountain, USC
86.Colten Wells (7Goalie) Phoenix,AZ (Hillcrest Prep) Stars:3 Committed:UCLA
Considering:Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA
87.Joel Williams (13PF) Philadelphia,PA (Philly Prep) Stars:3 Committed:Syracuse
Considering:Syracuse, UConn
88.Jonny Hudson (25PG) Jefferson City,MO (Jefferson City) Stars:3 Undecided
Considering:Kansas, Missouri
89.Christian Melton (15SF) Dallas,TX (Bishop Dunne) Stars:3 Undecided
Considering:Dallas, TCU, Texas
90.Al Weston (14C) Atlanta,GA (Atlanta Christian) Stars:3 Signed:Atlanta
91.Pierce Doyle (16SF) New Orleans,LA (New Orleans) Stars:3 Committed:Ole Miss
Considering:LSU, New Orleans, Ole Miss, UConn
92.Che Smith (26PG) Little Rock,AR (Episcopal) Stars:3 Signed:Ouachita Baptist
93.Malaki Connors (14PF) Oklahoma City,OK (OKC Prep) Stars:3 Undecided
Considering:Northern Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
94.Oscar Webb (15C) Memphis,TN (MUS) Undecided
Considering:Baylor, Memphis, Tennessee
95.Emmanuel Wilson (27PG) Denver,CO (Fairview) Stars:3 Committed:Denver
Considering:Boulder State, Denver, Oregon
96.Brendan Little (15PF) Dallas,TX (Highland Park) Undecided
Considering:Alabama, Florida, TCU
97.Nylah Dawson (15SG) Canton,OH (Canton Day)Stars:3 Undecided
Considering:Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
98.Frederick Shaffer (8Goalie) Chicago,IL (Prep) Undecided
Considering:Iowa, Northwestern, UCLA
99.Chris Smith (16SG) Little Rock,AR (Episcopal) Stars:3 Signed:Ouachita Baptist
100.Melo Portis (28PG) Louisville,KY (Louisville Catholic) Stars:3 Undecided
Considering:Duke, Louisville, Naples, North Carolina, Virginia State, Virginia Tech

There is a new realignment of the upcoming FTBL due to budget cuts. We will be keeping the same countries but cutting the teams down to 1 per country.

South and Central American Teams and Cuba

Cuba:

Havana Sugar Canes

Mexico:

Mexico Diablos

Brazil:

Rio Machetes

Argentina:

Argentina Farmers

Chile:

Chile Andes

Venezuela:

Caracas Revolutionaries

Colombia:

Bogota Mestizos

Peru:

Lima Incas

Guatemala:

Guatemala City Mayans

Honduras:

Tegucigalpa Mountains

Panama:

Panama City Bats

 

European

Spain

Real Madrid

Great Britain:

London Kings

Portugal:

Libson Sailors

Ireland:

Dublin Celts

Belarus:

Belarus Bulls

Greece:

Athens Spartans

 

Asian

Russia:

Moscow Reds

Japan:

Tokyo Robots

China:

Beijing Ducks

Thailand:

Bangkok Masters:

Burma:

Burma Hawks

Indonesia:

Jakarta Royalty:

Cambodia:

Phnom Penh Koupreys

Malaysia:

Kuala Lampur Tiger Dragons:

 

A day after saying that only thirty-two teams would make the NCAA Tournament, Throwball News Officials have confirmed at TN Meetings that the tournament will be sixty-four teams instead.The top sixteen teams are seeded.Here are the NEW rules:

1.The top sixteen seeds are seeded 1-16 and will host four team regionals that are double elimination.

2.The winners of those games will meet in “Super Regionals” is where it will be best two out of three game series.

3.The winners of those games will meet in the “Elite Eight” in assigned locations, those are to be determined.Those will be best two out of three game series.

4.Winners of those games will meet in San Diego for a best two out of three game series in the Final Four semifinal and if they make it to the “National Championship”, also a best two OT of three game series.

5.Disclaimer:Seeds are determined by how close a team is to a regional host and their strength of schedule (SOS), conference strength (CS) and record.

The brother of current Texas Head Coach Fred Jackson, Chris Jackson has been announced as the new Offensive Coordinator at Atlanta. He was previously the Head Coach at Fayetteville (AR) High School before becoming the Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator at UNC-Wilmington. Here’s what Jackson had to say on his Twitter today, “I have been very privileged to be the Head Coach at UNC-Wilmington with a conference championship each year as head coach. I want to thank everyone at this university for taking me in and being the awesome community that you are. I am going to miss Wilmington very much because I will be taking the open offensive coordinator job at the University of Atlanta. I will miss @UNCWTB very much. Thank you for your time.”

The Moscow Reds have filled their team and are ready for September

Moscow Reds: Yuri Volskov(PG), Alexei Romanov(SG), Askov Vilovic(SF), Andrei Ivanov(PF), Boris Smirnov(C), Viktor Morov(Goalie), Mark Cousins(PG), Damian Lois(SG), Andrei Salov(SF), Jamie Alastar(PF), Ovov Urder(C), Isiki Alovov(Goalie)

 

The Barcelona Spaniards have just reported to the FTBL that they have 12 players and contracts made.

Barcelona Spaniards: Jose Alvarez(PG), Jesus Carlos y Vega(SG), Miguel Raul Menendez(SF), Carlos Sanchez(PF), Marco San Paulo(C) Roberto Gaudi(Goalie), Raul Hernandez(PG), Santiago Salvadores(SG), Mateo Colocio(SF), Tomas San Juan(PF), Miguel Carlos Hernández y Franco(C), Felipe Martes y Fedor(Goalie)

The Beijing Ducks from the FTBL have already completed their 12 man roster for the coming season.

Beijing Ducks: Li Cho(PG), Zhong Wei(SG), Ping Tang(SF)Ming Yang Lin(PF), Allan Brooks(C)Po Wei(Goal)

Michael Williams(PG), Zhang Chi(SG), Bao Lo Min(SF), Shu Zi(PF), Ko Mang(C), Ji Lao(Goalie)

Here are the new FTBL teams that will play next season. The teams are in Cuba, parts of Central America, and many countries in South America.

 

South and Central American Teams and Cuba

Cuba:

Havana Sugar Canes

 

Mexico:

Mexico Diablos

 

Brazil:

Rio Footballers

 

Argentina:

Argentina Farmers

 

Chile:

Chile Andes

 

Venezuela:

Caracas Revolutionaries

 

Colombia:

Bogota Mestizos

 

Peru:

Lima Incas

 

Guatemala:

Guatemala City Mayans

 

Honduras:

Tegucigalpa Mountains

 

Panama:

Panama City Bats

 

Italy has been accused of fraud by the FTBL and the NTBL. Italy will not be having a team since the fraud accusation. They have been accused of paying players to come to Italy to play for their teams when they get them. Since the Italian government is responsible, they will have to pay $1,000,000 to the FTBL and NTBL and split it between each team. The government has fired back and has threatened to send troops to games and shut them down.

1. Yuri Moloevsko (1C) Russia: Plays Basketball at CSKA Moscow and also played soccer for Junior Russian National Team.
2. Pablo Chavez (1PG) Brazil: Plays Soccer at University of Sao Paulo.
3. Jean Pierre-Toutant (2PG) France: Plays basketball at North Carolina Foreign Team.
4. Marcus Wallard (1PF) Canada: Plays for the New York Foreign Team
5. Ukao Makalawi (2PF) Kenya: Plays for Ulaga High School In Nairobi Kenya.
6. Marco Parcelli (3PG) Italy: Plays basketball for Lousiana Foreign Team.
7. Yao Lin (1SF) China: Plays football for Universit of Alabama Practice Squad and plays Throw Ball for Alabama Foreign Team.
8. Mohammed Jafar (2SF) Iraq: Plays Soccer for Iraq National Team.
9. Arnold Jones (4PG) England: Plays Throwball for English National Team.
10. Jose Hernandez (5PG) Spain: Plays Basketball for Real Madrid.
11. Henry James (3SF) Canada: Plays Throwball for New York Foreign Team
12. Osaka Nakamura (4SF) Japan: Plays Throwball for Japanese National Team.
13. Hakeem Ndour (6PG) Nigeria: Plays Throwball for Junior Nigerian Olympic Team
14. Carlos Diaz (7PG) Panama: Plays Throwball for Panama Nacional Junior League.
15. Jean Williams (5SF) Haiti: Plays Soccer and Throwball for Haitian Royal Highschool.

Hi Guys. I’m dillpick arkansas and I’m glad I am able to come and join the throwball world. I will be making post on here too now. I am in charge of the Pro drafts, and foreign affairs such as foreign leagues and prospects.

There will be new teams added to the world of throwball. There are Asian Teams and European teams now added. There will be a long period of signing but we are glad to add these teams. Here is the list of new teams:

European

Spain

Barcelona Spaniards

Real Madrid

Great Britain:

Glasgow Celtics

London Kings

Belfast Aggies

Portugal:

Libson Sailors

Poland: No team because of fraud and stealing money from the NTBL

Italy: No team, because the government paid players to join when they got teams

Ireland

Irish Luck

Dublin Celts

Belarus

Belarus Bulls

Greece

Athens Spartans

Asian

Russia

Moscow Reds

Siberian Yeti’s

Japan

Tokyo Robots

Osaka Sharks

Kyoto Killers

China

Beijing Ducks

Shanghai Fighters

Hong Kong Wing Chun

Thailand

Bangkok Masters

Burma

Burma Hawks

Indonesia

Jakarta Royalty

Surabaya Eagles

Cambodia

Phnom Penh Koupreys

Battambang Royal Lions

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Tiger Dragons

Kuching Ducks

These teams are a great add on to the sport and will bring much attention to the sport.

Merry Christmas to everyone,on behalf of me here at TN.