Quebec City Kebekwa

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Quebec City Kebekwa
Founded	2005
League	ABA 2005-present
Team History	Quebec Kebekwa 2005-present
Arena	PEPS
Based in	Quebec City
Team Colors	Green, red, orange, tan
Owner	Réal Bourassa
Head Coach	Pascal Jobin
Championships	0
Division Titles	0

The Quebec Kebekwa is a new American Basketball Association team for the 2006-07 season. They were announced as a new franchise in the league May 30, 2006. The team began its season in November 2006 at PEPS athletic complex at Université Laval. The owner of the team is Réal Bourassa. In the initial announcement, it was also suggested that Quebec might be the location of the 2007 All-Star Game or Championship Series.

The team will be called the Quebec Kebekwa (In french known as le kebekwa de Québec or by their nickname keb's). The team held a survey to name the team and 66% of the people preferred the name Kebekwa (a phonetic spelling of the word Québécois, "Quebeckers") to the Quebec Jumping Frogs, a suggestion that generated a notable amount of controversy as "frog" is a derogatory term for a French Canadian. The frog, which will be named "Dunky" will still be featured on the team logo and as the team mascot.

[edit] Links

• Official website of the Quebec Kebekwa
• Frozen Hoops ABA - Frozen Hoops ABA. Covering the Canadian teams.

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