The United States Basketball League (OTCQB: USBL), often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.
The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play a late-spring to early-summer schedule. The league quickly became known as a development league for players, with many players moving up to the NBA and many more playing in Europe after stints here. In 1996, the league made a stock offering, a rarity among sports leagues. However, in later years, the league declined as rival leagues appeared and USBL had a tougher time replacing teams that folded. In the last two seasons, the league was mainly a midwestern league, with teams mainly in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
After speculation that the USBL might fold after the 2007 season, the league announced that it would sit out the 2008 season and consider its options for the future. It has not since restarted. In January 2010, the league expressed hopes to resume play in April 2010. However, no further news has surfaced from the league.
USBL may refer to:
Don't try to tell me you don't know what I feel
When all I do is try to please you
Do what I can to show my love is for real,
Still you just push me away
Come on girl give me wutcha know I deserve
I only want what is right
Don't leave me hanging with my heart on the verge,
Of breaking down every night
Chorus
Cause you should know by now, without any question
I live and die for the love of you
When the sun don't shine
I'll still be by your side
So baby you should know... that I love you
And everything you do in my mind
But now I need it for real, from you baby
I know inside ya that there's someone thats kind,
But I dunno how long I can deal with it.
Oh...
Come on and give me what you know I deserve,
I only want what is right
Don't leave me hanging with my heart on the verge,
Of breaking down every night
(Chorus)
Cause no other man will know you like I do...
And no other man will treat you like I do...
Only a man who really loves you,
Would stand the test, that you've put me thru
For your heart.
(Chorus)
Cause you should know by now, w/o any question.
I live and die for the love of you
When the sun don't shine... I'll still be by your side
So baby, you should know... that I love you
I love you... I love you...(You should know)
(until fade)
When the sun don't shine... still be mine