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Rent-to-Your-Own Team? The Buzz announce plans to sell franchise

Finding positivity in everyday life over the last four-plus years has been a difficult process for the “It’s The Buzz” franchise.

Commonly known as The Buzz, the Hoops team in yellow has made a decision within the past week to cease operations and rescind their spot in the 2021 Winter schedule of the BeerCityHoops League. While the news may come as a shock to some around the league, it’s been no secret that ownership and the League office haven’t been aligned throughout the years, dating back before the league was born.

Teams looking to add their own squad in 2021-22 are looking at a $77 non-refundable application fee and a $700 franchise fee once accepted by a majority of Team Ambassadors. 

The current price tag for the Buzz? $616. 

What does that say? They want out. They want out now.

What are leaving on the table for a new owner?

  • Young Bean has retired
  • Real Deal is on IR until post-Covid
  • Luck Unit, Papa Tr3y and Book of Eli are holding out
  • Spice and Caruso disappeared to other leagues

It’s an open canvas to work with.

New colors, new logo, new mission.

Are you ready to run your own basketball franchise?

More details available by showing interest via email: info@beercityhoops.com

 

 

theGR3Gleague starts on Monday!

Join BeerCityHoops and local breweries (TwoGuys, Creston & more) at Lincoln Park on Grand Rapids’ WestSide every Monday around 7pm for #theGR3Gleague, a casual, co-ed, competitive 3-on-3 league built around growing relationships between neighbors, local businesses and organizations.

 

Player entry is free for the first 4 people to sign up to represent their favorite local brewery. After each team has 4 players assigned, new registrations will require the purchase of your own logo shirt from the brewery team you would like to play for.

The rules of the GR3G league 3-on-3 are as follows:

  • games are played on a half-court
  • the GR3G league uses the on-court arc (usually 19’9″), with shots from outside the arc worth 2 points and inside worth 1 point
  • shots from designated “3G” circles (located at 23′) are worth three-points, a player must take the shot from inside the circle
  • determined by brewery locations, the nearest “home” team inbounds first
  • shot clock runs 33 seconds (where available)
  • shooting foul creates one free throw per number of points as the shot, all free throws are worth 1 point and are taken from the free throw line
  • players receive one dead-ball free throw if fouled on a made shot, possession will then change
  • players are allowed 3 personal fouls before fouling out (casual, competitive builds rapport, relationships)
  • teams must begin the game with 3 players and may finish with only one player
  • to win, a team must score exactly 33 points or the opposing team runs out of players/forfeits
  • halftime happens as one team reaches 21 points
  • each team receives two 60-second timeouts
  • substitutions can be made on a dead ball or by calling timeout
  • the referee must distribute the ball to the opposing team beyond the 23′ arc line after each score
  • the inbounding player is free to dribble or pass the ball inbounds
  • defensive rebounds/steals must be cleared only if the ball touched the rim, the ball is cleared when the opposing player with the ball establishes both feet behind the 3-point line
  • all defensive strategies are allowed
  • we use a size 29.5 game ball

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