San Diego Surf
Founded | 2009 |
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League | ABA (2009-present) |
Team history | San Diego Surf (2009-present) |
Based in | San Diego, California |
Arena | HourGlass Arena at Miramar College |
Colors | dark blue, light blue |
Owner(s) | John Renison |
Championships | 0 |
Division titles | 1 |
Dancers | Surfettes |
The San Diego Surf is a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) based in San Diego, California which began play in 2009. The Surf is a member of the ABA's SoCal division and its home arena is the HourGlass Arena at Miramar College in San Diego.
History
2009-10 Season
The Surf finished their season on a positive note participating in the benefit games for the 80,000 victims of the devastating earthquake in Chengdu, China 2008 against the Beijing Aoshen Olympians in Chengdu, Sichuan, China and the first game of ABA Global's ABA Friendship Games 2010 against the Philippine National Pro Basketball team, Smart Gilas, in San Diego April 2010.
2010-11 Season
The Surf began their short exhibition season against the Camp Pendleton Marines on October 21 at Hourglass Arena. San Diego won 97-73.[1] They opened up their regular season with a 140-123 win over the San Francisco Rumble, who were ranked #3 in the preseason power rankings.[2]