Hopefuls Have Until September 14 to Submit Video Entries for Judging by Pro Basketball Players, Coaches, Bloggers, and Other Members of Sportsvite.com NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of amateur basketball players will run the hardwood, playground, and backyard courts of America in these last weeks of summer, looking forward to the pro season, dreaming of a chance to play with the top basketball players in the world, and for some - even hoping to get signed by a pro team. For one talented amateur athlete, the chance to play with the pros could come as early as this October. All he needs are his skills, a video camera, and the votes of a panel of judges including veteran National Basketball Association center John Thomas, the Houston Rockets' Mike James, and thousands of other basketball players at all levels who are members of Sportsvite, a popular online community where recreational athletes at all levels connect with others and organize teams for more than 125 sports (http://www.sportsvite.com/). "We all started as amateur athletes before we rose to the pro ranks," said Mr. Thomas, a member (http://sportsvite.com/player/jthomas) of Sportsvite, which is sponsoring the contest with the American Basketball Association (http://www.abalive.com/). "I was such a bad player when I first started. However, I had a bunch of great people around me to help me navigate through my plan." Rounding out the pros on the judging panel: Will Voigt, 2007 ABA coach of the year (Vermont Frost Heaves of the ABA); Mike Curtis, Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA; and Will Leitch, editor of sports blog Deadspin (http://www.deadspin.com/). "Sportsvite is about bringing the amateur and pro sports communities closer together, and giving thousands of recreational athletes unprecedented access to the players and coaches at the highest level of sports," said Neal Shenoy, Sportsvite's VP for Corporate Development. The grand prize winner will suit up for a game with a local ABA team, and will receive an all-expenses paid private tryout to become the first professional athlete ever signed off of the Internet. "Sportsvite is connecting the ABA with thousands of the most enthusiastic athletes and fans in the country," said Joe Newman, ABA co-founder and chairman. "We want to see one of them on an ABA team in the fall." For more information on Sportsvite, please contact Keith Emmer at 212-920- 9205. For more information about the ABA please visit: http://www.abalive.com/ or contact Joe Newman, ABA's CEO, at (317) 844-7502. To be added to the ABA news distribution list please click here: http://www.abalive.com/emailalerts.html?b=1485&1-1 About Sportsvite Sportsvite (http://www.sportsvite.com/) is the premier web service for connecting recreational athletes and organizing leagues, teams and games. About the American Basketball Association - ABA American Basketball Association, Inc. is an Indiana corporation that is engaged in operating a professional basketball league composed of teams in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The ABA is innovative in its approach to bring diverse, family-friendly, exciting basketball to the fans. ABA also markets league-related merchandise and other products and is developing or expanding media outlets and ancillary entertainment businesses that complement the league's operations. The ABA is publicly-traded under the symbol OTCBB: ABKB. Media Contacts For Sportsvite: Keith Emmer (212) 920-9205 / For ABA: Joe Newman, ABA CEO (317) 844-7502 DATASOURCE: Sportsvite CONTACT: Keith Emmer of Sportsvite, +1-212-920-9205, , ; Joe Newman, ABA CEO, +1-317-844-7502, Web site: http://sportsvite.com/player/jthomas http://www.abalive.com/ http://www.deadspin.com/ http://www.abalive.com/emailalerts.html?b=1485&1-1

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