Pitbulls

Record
21-14
Tourney Record
3-1
Playoff Record
2-3
League I Rank
5th
Overall Rank
9th
Payroll
$95,289,500
Coach/GM
Benavides12

Headlines: Season 19

  • Botkins announces retirement

    Alfonzo Botkins has announced his retirement from the Pitbulls after season 19. Botkins played 17 seasons after being drafted by the Rhinos in the 3rd season.

  • Pitbulls qualify for the Team Tournament

    The 1 have qualified for the Team Tournament! They will go in as the #9 seed out of the field of 32

  • Ferris Hronek finishes 1st in the league in blocks

    Ferris Hronek averaged 2.3 blocks per game this season finishing in 1st place leaguewide. The Pitbulls congratulate him on this accomplishment.

  • Ferris Hronek finishes 2nd in the league in rebounds

    Ferris Hronek averaged 9.8 rebounds per game this season finishing in 2nd place leaguewide. The Pitbulls congratulate him on this accomplishment.

  • Alfredo Knowlton finishes 3rd in the league in three point percentage

    Alfredo Knowlton averaged .451 three point percentage per game this season finishing in 3rd place leaguewide. The Pitbulls congratulate him on this accomplishment.

  • Ferris Hronek named Team MVP

    Ferris Hronek has won the Team MVP award for the 19th Pitbulls season.

  • Wertz selected as an All-Star

  • Knowlton selected as an All-Star

  • Pitbulls come ahead in titanic 4th game battle against Razors

    The Razors/Pitbulls series is considered by many as one of the best playoff battles of the season as the reigning champion Pitbulls try to hold on to the crown against what many consider the best team in the league, Razors led by Jim Weddle and co. The teams battled it out with 17 lead dchanges and 11 ties, but in the end the Pitbulls won again tying the series at 2 with their 109-104 victory.

  • Pitbulls make huge comeback to tie series

    With their backs against the ropes looking like they were about to lose game 2, the Pitbulls came back from a 19 point deficit to shock the Razors 108-100 to even the series 1-1. Alfredo Knowlton led the team with 33 points and 9 boards. The series goes back to the Razors house for game 3.

  • Razors win first playoff game in franchise history

    The Razors have come so close to postseason play in each of their first 3 seasons in existance, and this time, they are in it to win it. They match up against the formidable reigning champion Pitbulls and open game 1 with a 111-107 win at home. Jim Weddle scored 25 points while Elliott Swickard put in 20 with 12 boards.

  • Pitbulls take #5 seed in playoffs

    With their 21-14 record, the Pitbulls sit with the #5 seed and will go into the first round of the playoffs on the road against the Razors.

  • Pitbulls waive Buster Frick

    The Pitbulls have cut Buster Frick from their roster. Frick had yet to appear in a game this season for the Pitbulls.

  • Pitbulls waive Dwain Trappe

    The Pitbulls have cut Dwain Trappe from their roster. Trappe had yet to appear in a game this season for the Pitbulls.

  • Pitbulls waive Samuel Benno

    The Pitbulls have waived Samuel Benno from their roster. Samuel posted 1.5 PPG, with 1.6 rebounds and 0.0 assists while playing 2.9 minutes per game during this season with the team.

  • Trappe agrees to deal with Pitbulls

    The Pitbulls have signed Dwain Trappe to the team in a deal worth $441,000 per season for 1 season.

  • Frick agrees to deal with Pitbulls

    The Pitbulls have signed Buster Frick to the team in a deal worth $1,632,000 per season for 1 season.

  • Barreto agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Razors pull out thrilling Double OT win over Pitbulls on strength of Roman Storer

    In the 4th, the Razors, down by 3 to the Pitbulls, took their final timeout with just 2 seconds left, inbounded and Roman Storer jacked up a three pointer to tie the game at 117 and send it into OT. In OT it was tit for tat, and once again left up to Storer coming off a timeout with 4 seconds left, and down by 2. Storer drove in and hit a bank shot to tie the game once again at 130 and send it into the second overtime. In that overtime, Storer and crew found their rhythm outscoring the Pitbulls 19-8 to win the game 149-138 sending the Razors to 20 wins and 2nd place in the standings.

    The Razors 149 points were just 2 off the franchise best set earlier this season. Storer ended up with 36 while Bennie Munson scored 25 with 10 assists. For the Pitbulls, Clarence Wertz scored 38 while Alfredo Knowlton chipped in 26 with 17 boards.

  • Pitbulls waive Andy Lodato

    The Pitbulls have waived Andy Lodato from their roster. Andy posted 5.7 PPG, with 1.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists while playing 14.7 minutes per game during this season with the team.

  • Pitbulls miss game winner, drought continues

    It has been a tale of two teams for the Pitbulls, first setting the league record with 11 straight wins to open the season, now losing 5 straight for the first time in 4 seasons after Andy Lodato failed to convert the game winner in their 107-106 loss to the Asteroids. Alfredo Knowlton is finally back from injury, but now their rookie start Holbrook Lefeuvre is out. The team is expected to return to full strength beginning next game and all eyes will be watching to see if the team can bounce back into the championship form they displayed previously.

  • Werremeyer agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Pitbulls waive Isidro Bethel

    The Pitbulls have cut Isidro Bethel from their roster. Bethel had yet to appear in a game this season for the Pitbulls.

  • Bethel agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Lefeuvre injured, will miss at least 3 games.

  • Shipley injured, will miss at least 3 games.

  • Pitbulls waive Gerrit Ballowe

    The Pitbulls have cut Gerrit Ballowe from their roster. Ballowe had yet to appear in a game this season for the Pitbulls.

  • Ballowe agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Pastorino agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Knowlton injured, will miss at least 4 games.

  • Pitbulls waive Abban Lomasny

    The Pitbulls have cut Abban Lomasny from their roster. Lomasny had yet to appear in a game this season for the Pitbulls.

  • Pitbulls waive Wuliton Chettle

    The Pitbulls have waived Wuliton Chettle from their roster. Wuliton posted 0.0 PPG, with 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists while playing 1.7 minutes per game during this season with the team.

  • Lomasny agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Shipley agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Pitbulls waive Keyon Trilling

    The Pitbulls have cut Keyon Trilling from their roster. Trilling had yet to appear in a game this season for the Pitbulls.

  • Trilling agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Pitbulls make quick work of Tigers tying record for leagues best start ever

    The Pitbulls had it on full throttle until they put their subs in with just under 5 minutes to go in the 4th. They led by as much as 42 beating the Tigers 107-86. Alfredo Knowlton led the team with 30 points and 8 boards. Their 7-0 record ties the Season 5 Clash for the best ever start to a season in Leaguehut Basketball history. Granted, all the champion Pitbulls wins were against expansion teams, but the domination they have displayed is nothing to scoff at. They face the 1-5 expansion Edge next in their quest to set the record.

  • Pitbulls make quick work of Tigers tying record for leagues best start ever

    The Pitbulls had it on full throttle until they put their subs in with just under 5 minutes to go in the 4th. They led by as much as 42 beating the Tigers 107-86. Alfredo Knowlton led the team with 30 points and 8 boards. Their 7-0 record ties the Season 5 Clash for the best ever start to a season in Leaguehut Basketball history. Granted, all the champion Pitbulls wins were against expansion teams, but the domination they have displayed is nothing to scoff at. They face the 1-5 expansion Edge next in their quest to set the record.

  • Pitbulls improve to 6-0 with win over Warriors

    It wasn't as easy an outting as expected for the Pitbulls, but they managed to pull out the win over the Warriors 113-106 staying ahead in the 4th period. It was the first game against his former team for Cary Ewing who is having a huge season for the Warriors. He scored 25 with 6 assists in the game. Rookie Abubakar Boerder continued his impressive season with 29 points, 6 boards and 7 assists.

    For the Pitbulls, Ferris Hronek was huge with 25 points and 17 boards. This win bests their previous season 16 best start to the season by 1 win now at 6-0.

  • Champion Pitbulls remain undefeated

    For just the 2nd time in the teams storied history, the Pitbulls start out the season at 4-0 defeating the previously unbeaten expansion Asteroids 105-90. So far so good for the defending champions who lost a good portion of their starting rotation of last season. Ferris Hronek scored 19 with 14 boards and 4 assists to lead the team, while rookie Holbrook Lefeuvre continued to put up big numbers with 26 points. He is averaging 28ppg on the young season.

  • Despres injured, may miss time

    Eustasio Despres injured his quad in the Pitbulls game against the Asteroids. He is listed as day-to-day for a return.

  • Pitbulls waive Royal Goodman

    The Pitbulls have waived Royal Goodman from their roster. Royal posted 0.5 PPG, with 0.8 rebounds and 0.0 assists while playing 6.2 minutes per game during his tenure with the team.

  • Pitbulls waive Cary Lentsch

    The Pitbulls have waived Cary Lentsch from their roster. Cary posted 4.5 PPG, with 1.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists while playing 6.3 minutes per game during his tenure with the team.

  • Knowlton lights up the dragons in 15 minutes

    The champions roster may have been scrambled, but the core player Alfredo Knowlton remains at its center, and as long as he's there, the team will always be in the hunt. Knowlton played just 15 minutes in the game, but scored 25 points on a dizzying 10 for 13 shooting to go along with 9 boards for the Pitbulls who got by the Dragons 109-103 for their first preseason win.

  • Gryphons show no mercy in preseason rout of Pitbulls

    The Gryphons played like they had something to prove against the Pitbulls leading by as much as 32 in the preseason win 122-101. Long time Spirit/Ice player Tommy Carden proved in his 13th season that he could still get the job done leading all scorers with 27 points and 10 boards while rookie Ulices Marchiano looked impressive with a double-double of his own at 17 and 10.

  • Samuel agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Pitbulls waive Herschel Seamster

    The Pitbulls have waived Herschel Seamster from their roster. Herschel posted 0.0 PPG, with 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists while playing 1.1 minutes per game during his tenure with the team.

  • Pitbulls waive Marvin Norfleet

    The Pitbulls have waived Marvin Norfleet from their roster. Marvin posted 3.1 PPG, with 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists while playing 10.2 minutes per game during his tenure with the team.

  • Pitbulls waive Gary McEwen

    The Pitbulls have waived Gary McEwen from their roster. Gary posted 0.7 PPG, with 0.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing 8.9 minutes per game during his tenure with the team.

  • Pitbulls waive Osvaldo Mcgeary

    The Pitbulls have cut Osvaldo Mcgeary from their roster. Mcgeary had yet to appear in a game this season for the Pitbulls.

  • Norfleet agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Seamster agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Goodman agrees to deal with Pitbulls

  • Benno agrees to deal with Pitbulls

    The Pitbulls have signed Samuel Benno to the team in a deal worth $9,280,000 per season for 1 season.

  • Wertz agrees to deal with Pitbulls