New Basketball Team Intends To Sign Contract With Ford Park

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New Basketball Team Intends To Sign Contract With Ford Park

KFDM News has learned a basketball team from the Texas Valley has signed a letter of intent to expand its basketball franchise to Beaumont at Ford Arena.

Doctor Jordan Maswoswe is the owner of the Rio Grande Valley Silverados. He's looking to expand his team to Beaumont. The team is a part of the Continental Basketball Association.

Ford Park's General Manager wants to wait before announcing the team's official name.

Representatives of the team toured Ford Park and the Beaumont Civic Center last month.  Now the owner has sent a letter of intent to enter into a contract with Ford Park.

Ford Park's General Manager, John Hughes, says the team's owner is leaving behind a team in South Texas in which he was a minority owner.

Hughes says part of the deal Ford Park negotiated with the owner is the team had to put behind any "debts" or what Hughes calls "baggage."

Hughes says the two other owners of the Silverados owed debts of nearly $60,000, but Maswoswe has agreed to pay off their debt.

Beaumont has a history of bringing in minor league teams. Usually those sports have die-hard fans but a small fan base.

With two franchises that didn't work out at Ford Park, including the hockey team, the Wildcatters and the Drillers football team, we asked Hughes, will taxpayers be footing the bill?

"No. We've said when we went through the Wildcatters scenario a few months back, the County and this building are not gonna get into another situation where we're subsidizing any type of tenant or sports organization in this building.  It's a deal the building will make money on, but also a fair deal for the team," said Hughes.

Hughes is planning to introduce the team's name, logo and new owner in the next few weeks.

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[Bucof2010]

Is this league for real or just some clowns with nothing better to do? I think it could be great if its not a big joke.

[BearWolf]

met the HC Steve Tucker a few days ago, he's excited, he closed a deal on a home that day, the major investors are in place and it's a go. Louis Rivera of Ford Park was with him and verified it all.

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

GOODNESS...

Not trying to be ugly but basketball will not work either. Glad to see they are trying.

[Bucof2010]

GOODNESS...

Not trying to be ugly but basketball will not work either. Glad to see they are trying.

I was thinking along the same lines...I wish somthing would work but you have hundreds of h.s. Basketball teams plus lamar and lamar port arthur in this area...just don't see it working. Hope they prove me wrong.

[KFDM COOP]

We'll see. If it's run right and promoted well it has a shot.

[underarmor]

the gators were the last success story in Bmt. Bring back minor league baseball and promote it right and it will work. its still good family fun get the kids out in the fresh air and sunshine and get moms and dads to take them to the game.

just my opinion.

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

I wrote a big story this week about the new team that will come out Friday.

The only problem I see is the new league they will be in...Not, the CBA, but the new league has had it fair share of problems.

[NickKBTV]

Just my opinion, I think it will flop just like everything else. Wildcatters barely got 1,000 people in the seats, the same goes for the Drillers. Bring back the Golden Gators. Ahh those Golden Gators....G-A-T-O-R-S, Gators are the best!

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