United States Basketball League 1998
# United States Basketball League 1998

La stagione USBL 1998 fu la tredicesima della United States Basketball League. Parteciparono 12 squadre divise in tre gironi.

Rispetto alla stagione precedente si aggiunsero tre nuove franchigie, i Columbus Cagerz, i New Jersey Shorecats e i Washington Congressionals. I Philadelphia Power si trasferirono a Camden, rinominandosi Camden Power. I Florida Sharks, i Portland Wave e i Westchester Kings si sciolsero.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Atlanta Trojans
* Atl. City Seagulls
* Camden Power
* Columbus Cagerz
* Conn. Skyhawks
* Jacks. Barracudas
* Long Island Surf
* N.H. Thunder Loons
* N.J. Shorecats
* Raleigh Cougars
* T.B. Windjammers
* Washington Congr.

## Classifiche

### Mid-Atlantic Division

| Squadra | V | P | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlantic City Seagulls C | 18 | 8 | 69,2 | - |
| Washington Congressionals | 17 | 9 | 65,4 | 1 |
| New Jersey Shorecats | 14 | 12 | 53,8 | 4 |
| Camden Power | 11 | 15 | 42,3 | 7 |

### Northern Division

| Squadra | V | P | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Long Island Surf | 18 | 7 | 72,0 | - |
| Connecticut Skyhawks | 17 | 9 | 65,4 | 1,5 |
| Columbus Cagerz | 9 | 16 | 36,0 | 9 |
| New Hampshire Thunder Loons | 5 | 21 | 19,2 | 13,5 |

### Southern Division

| Squadra | V | P | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 17 | 8 | 68,0 | - |
| Raleigh Cougars | 11 | 14 | 44,0 | 6 |
| Atlanta Trojans | 9 | 17 | 34,6 | 8,5 |
| Tampa Bay Windjammers | 8 | 18 | 30,8 | 9,5 |

## Play-off

### Tabellone

| Primo turno | Primo turno | Primo turno | Secondo turno | Secondo turno | Secondo turno | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Finale | Finale | Finale |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Long Island | 1 |
| | | | 9 | Columbus | 0 |
| 8 | Camden | 0 | 9 | Columbus | 0 |
| 9 | Columbus | 1 | | | |
| 9 | Columbus | 1 | | | | 1 | Long Island | 1 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Connecticut | 0 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 0 | | | | 5 | Connecticut | 0 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Connecticut | 1 | 5 | Connecticut | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Washington | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Long Island | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Atlantic City | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Jacksonville | 1 | | | |
| | | | 6 | New Jersey | 0 | | | |
| 6 | New Jersey | 1 | 6 | New Jersey | 0 | | | |
| 11 | Tampa Bay | 0 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tampa Bay | 0 | | | | 3 | Jacksonville | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Atlantic City | 1 |
| 10 | Atlanta | 1 | | | | 2 | Atlantic City | 1 |
| 7 | Raleigh | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Raleigh | 0 | 10 | Atlanta | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Atlantic City | 1 |

## Vincitore

* Campione USBL 1998
* Atlantic City Seagulls (2º titolo)

## Statistiche

| Categoria | Giocatore | Squadra | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Punti per gara | Ochiel Swaby | Tampa Bay Windjammers | 26,2 |
| Rimbalzi per gara | Andre Perry | Atlanta Trojans | 11,0 |
| Assist per gara | Curt Smith | Washington Congressionals | 7,4 |
| Palle rubate per gara | Larry Johnson | Raleigh Cougars | 3,0 |
| Stoppate per gara | Shane Drisdom | Connecticut Skyhawks | 3,8 |
| FG% | Darnell McCulloch | Long Island Surf | 68,6 |
| FT% | Michael Eaton | Camden Power | 87,2 |

## Premi USBL

* USBL Player of the Year: Curt Smith, Washington Congressionals
* USBL Coach of the Year: Ray Hodge, Connecticut Skyhawks
* USBL Rookie of the Year: Kerry Thompson, Tampa Bay Windjammers
* USBL Postseason MVP: Adrian Griffin, Atlantic City Seagulls
* All-USBL First Team
   * Curt Smith, Washington Congressionals
   * Mike Lloyd, Atlantic City Seagulls
   * John Strickland, Long Island Surf
   * Adrian Griffin, Atlantic City Seagulls
   * Tyrone Hopkins, Raleigh Cougars
* All-USBL Second Team
   * Seth Marshall, Connecticut Skyhawks
   * Silas Mills, Long Island Surf
   * Tunji Awojobi, New Jersey Shorecats
   * Ochiel Swaby, Tampa Bay Windjammers
   * Andre Perry, Atlanta Trojans
* USBL All-Defensive Team
   * Mike Lloyd, Atlantic City Seagulls
   * Curt Smith, Washington Congressionals
   * Shane Drisdon, Connecticut Skyhawks
   * Art Long, Jacksonville Barracudas
   * Andre Perry, Atlanta Trojans
* USBL All-Rookie Team
   * Kerry Thompson, Tampa Bay Windjammers
   * Derrick Dial, Camden Power
   * Damian Owens, Connecticut Skyhawks
   * Jermaine Walker, Jacksonville Barracudas
   * Tyrone Weeks, Camden Power
