Milwaukee Bucks Potential D-League Locations Narrowed Down
By Adam McGee
Oshkosh
If there’s one bid which has made an even greater effort than Sheboygan to position itself as the front runner, it’s Oshkosh.
Located in the Fox Valley, housing a vibrant community that includes the student base of UW-Oshkosh and with a professional basketball history of their own, there seems to be less questions over the ability to draw fans to games in Oshkosh than there is with some of the other contenders.
Having previously been the location for an NBL and a CBA team, Oshkosh is a basketball town, and they are pledging the kind of infrastructure that the Bucks desire for their affiliate base.
On their own website, much like Sheboygan’s, the Oshkosh proposal offers fans the chance to reserve tickets, while also outlining their offering.
From the website:
"We have the transportation infrastructure, hotels and space available to construct and attract visitors to an NBA D-League facility. Our community and greater Northeast Wisconsin are full of sports fans. We follow our kids’ sports teams from elementary school through college. Northeast Wisconsin is home to one of major league sports’ most beloved-teams. And, we’ve been the host city to national basketball teams before! The Oshkosh All-Stars, a National Basketball League team, called Oshkosh home from 1939-1947. The Wisconsin Flyers, a minor league basketball team, competed from 1982-1987."
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