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Mississippi Hardhats

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

WBA CHAMPIONSHIPS

FORMER Mississippi Hardhats COACHES

2005

Andy Stoglin

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FORMER Mississippi Hardhats PLAYERS

Detrick White

6'1"

Connors State/Mississippi State

Player Profile

David Sanders

6'4"

Mississippi

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Horatio Webster

6'7"

Mississippi State

6'7"

6'5"

S. Mississippi

6'6"

Coahoma CC

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Kendrick Fox

6'6"

Ole Miss

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Terrance Jones

6'8"

Livingstone

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Detrick White

6'1"

Connors State/Mississippi State

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Horatio Webster

6'7"

Mississippi State

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Charles Johnson

6'5"

Itawamba CC

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Mississippi Hardhats TEAM NEWS

Rome hangs on to Capture WBA Championship

Wednesday, July 6, 2005 12:00 pm

On Saturday night at the Winthrop-King Centre, the Rome Gladiators went from worst to first. Rome held off the Mississippi HardHats 103-100 to win the World Basketball Association championship

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Meet Our Leadership

Our leadership team has over a century of combined experience of professional basketball experience and management.

Leroy McMath

Founder

McMath started the WBA in 2004, which restructured in 2015, resumed in 2018, and postponed play due to covid restrictions. Over the years, the WBA has created opportunities for young men to play professionally across the globe, including numerous players in the NBA/systems. "The Sky is the Limit"...
William Slaton

Chief Financial Officer

Slaton is an Ed.S. graduate of the American College of Education and former team owner of the Macon Blaze. Slaton has served as a Director at Herzing University and the Pacific Institute of Technology.
Mike "Stinger" Glenn

Commissioner

Micheal "Stinger" Glenn is an American former professional basketball player drafted #23 by the Chicago Bulls. Glenn was selected to the All-Century team at Southern Illinois University and was also inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
Lionel Garrett

Basketball Operations/Player Development

Lionel Garrett is a former NBA draft pick contracted by the San Diego Clippers. Garrett has been an International Player, Coach, Harlem Globetrotter Star and has over 25 years of NCAA, CBA, WBA, ABA, and FIBA coaching experience.
Tree Rollins

Board of Directors

Wayne Monte "Tree" Rollins is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Orlando Magic.
Harold Ellis

Board of Directors

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