ABA JAX, INC.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Jacksonville Giants are an ABA (American Basketball Association) professional basketball team that was introduced in 2010. We have been making history and setting ABA records since. We have been to the ABA Final Four every season we have been in existence for 7 consecutive years. The Giants have also won the ABA national championship in back to back seasons twice, in 2012 and 2013 and again in 2016 and 2017. In our inaugural season in 2010, in only the 7th game, the Giants made ABA history by setting a scoring record 206 points in a single game. We were not done there, in 2014 we broke our own ABA record as well as breaking the pro-basketball scoring record by scoring 222 points in a single game VS. The Georgia Roadrunners. In 2015 the Giants secured their spot among the ABA elite becoming the only 2nd team in ABA history to win their fourth national title. The first being the Indiana Pacers. The Giants started as an ABA elite team and have continued, and will continue to make Jacksonville proud of its champion Giants. Proud Recipient of 2010/2011 Duval County Public Schools Business Partner Recognition Award When Branch Rickey broke the color line with Jackie Robinson in major league baseball, it changed the face of professional sports in America – all for the good.  And soon thereafter, the NFL and NBA followed suit.  And professional sports became even better.  At last, inclusion and opportunity were available to minorities and they’ve certainly taken advantage of it by providing some of the great players in basketball history like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Moses Malone, LeBron James, Tim Duncan and players with equal impact in football and baseball.  And the same holds true for Hispanics and Asians.Unfortunately, that same inclusion and opportunity has not been extended to ownership unless you are a celebrity whose name and image major leagues can use for promotion and profit, like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Jay Z or Usher.  That is, until the ABA, where diversity has found a home.Diversity is at the core of the ABA.  Over 75% of ABA teams are owned by African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians and women.  This did not just happen.  We made it happen by making it easier to own and operate an ABA team than any other sports opportunity.  As a result of our inclusion of minorities, we now have over 90 teams in the ABA and are still growing.Very shortly, the ABA will be introducing ABA Plus – Basketball for the Next Generation – an entirely new concept that will move professional sports one step forward – and our goal will be similar to that of the ABA – to provide inclusion and opportunities for minorities to own and operate at the next level.  It is about time to take the “Jackie Robinson” step to ownership in professional sports. Jacksonville originally had plans to join the ABA back in the league’s 2000 inaugural season under the name “Jacksonville Jackals,” but the team never developed. Eventually, Jacksonville would join the ABA in 2006 as the “Jacksonville Jam.” They played one season. Then, in 2010, local attorney Ron Sholes announced that professional basketball was coming back to Jacksonville in a big way. At the October 2010 press conference, Sholes didn’t have single player signed or even have a name for the new team, but nonetheless, he and the team’s head coach, Kevin Waters, made several promises to the fans for the first season. Those included playing in the city’s premiere venue, the Veterans Memorial Arena, and broadcasting all home games on television and radio, and how the team would be winners both on and off the court to earn the city’s respect. Sholes also said the team would be highly competitive and strive fora championship. Within days of that first press conference, the first two players were signed: 7-foot Jermaine Bell and 7’4″ Jason Bennett. Hence, the Jacksonville GIANTS were born. The team hosted the ABA All Star Game and finished their regular season undefeated (23-0) before losing a close game to the Gulf Coast Flash in the Final Four. A few weeks after the season ended, the team was honored to be recognized by the State Education Commisioner as one of only three recipients of the Duval County Public Schools Business Partner Recognition Award for the 2010-2011 school year. “The players and the coaches worked extremely hard, both on and off the court. What a great way to recognize their efforts in the community and top off an amazing first season,” said Sholes. Season/Group Tickets: Season/group tickets can be purchased at the Jacksonville Giants business office Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Cash and all major credit cards are accepted. Where is the business office located? The business office is a white-barracks style office building just south of the baseball field. Parking is located in the back. The Jacksonville Giants business office can be reached at (904) 355- 6531. Guest Services can provide details regarding the wide array of services for our disabled guests including ADA access points, elevators and assisted listening devices. Giants Business Office You can buy your Season Tickets and Group Tickets at the GIANTS business office located at 1010 East Adams Street in the white barracks-style office building south of the Baseball Grounds. Park behind the building and check in with the lobby receptionist for a visitor badge to Suite 112. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Individual game day tickets can be purchased at the Arena ticket window prior to the game.