The Historical Basketball League Unveils New Name
Cleveland, OH – January 7, 2020 – Today, the Historical Basketball League (HBL) unveiled its new name: the Professional Collegiate League (PCL). As the first collegiate basketball league to enable athletes to directly benefit from their talent, marketability, and hard work by offering an education and compensation, the PCL name better reflects the league’s model and purpose. The PCL provides a US-based basketball opportunity free of academic and economic exploitation. In short, the PCL is college sports reimagined.
The league’s executive team, led by CEO Ricky Volante and COO David West, set out to determine a name that appropriately represents the league today and will remain relevant in the future. “It is exciting to finally announce the Professional Collegiate League’s new name. Our mission is the same, and now the name accurately depicts what the league represents – a better, professional opportunity for college athletes. Not only will renaming the league avoid consumer confusion, it will allow us to seamlessly expand into women’s sports and other men’s sports in the future,” said Ricky Volante.
In addition, the PCL recently added four new members to its growing Advisory Council. New to the Advisory Board are David McFarland – founder of DLM Entertainment Group and DLM Impact Partners and award-winning producer/writer; Bradd Busick – Chief Information Officer of MacDonald-Miller and former Project and Portfolio Manager for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and Katrina Ghazarian – CEO of EVA8 and TEDx Speaker. Also, NBA Champion and 32-year coaching veteran Henry Bibby will be joining the PCL’s Athlete Advisory Board. Leveraging the diverse backgrounds and experience of the Advisory Council members, the PCL will holistically develop college athletes to allow them to benefit from an experience rife with opportunity in every manner possible.
With backing secured from twenty investors from a range of industries and backgrounds, the PCL continues to prepare to launch its 2021 inaugural season in eight cities: Philadelphia, Baltimore, District of Columbia (D.C.), Richmond, Norfolk, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Atlanta. The PCL’s focus in 2020 is on hiring head coaches, rounding out the league’s staff, announcing team names and logos, securing an apparel and distribution partner, negotiating venue agreements, and signing 4-star and 5-star prospects.
Press inquiries for interviews, additional facts, and images should be directed to press@thepcleague.com. To keep up to date, follow the PCL on Twitter (@the_pcleague) and Instagram (@thepcleague).
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