A new basketball team is coming to the Rocket City.

The Huntsville Force logo.

The Huntsville Force will debut in April as a member of the second-year North American Basketball League.



Huntsville will play a 14-game schedule, with home contests held at Madison Academy. Tickets will cost $5, and should go on sale later this month. owner Lazarious Reeder said.



"It's been a dream of mine," said Reeder, a data control specialist at Alabama A&M. "It started when I first moved here (from Mobile) in 2015. My wife and I were talking about what it would be like to have a basketball team. With the talent, from high school up to college, we have so many ball players."

Reeder said that he, his staff and the players do not earn a salary for their work with the Force.



"We all love basketball," he said. "This has been a dream of ours. I'm grateful to have a staff which is willing to do it for free."



Huntsville will be part of the seven-team East Conference along with the Birmingham Vulcans, Savannah Cavaliers, Music City (Nashville) Kings, Capital (Raleigh) Cardinals, Panama City Piranhas and defending NABL champion Atlanta Show.



For more information, visit HuntsvilleForce.org and Facebook.com/HuntsvilleForce, or follow @huntsvilleforce.



Schedule

April 1: at Music City Kings, 4 p.m.

April 8: vs. Atlanta Show, 5 p.m.

April 15: at Southern Illinois Pharaohs, 6 p.m.

April 22: vs. Savannah Cavaliers, 4 p.m.

April 29: at Capital Cardinals, 4 p.m.

May 6: vs. Birmingham Vulcans, 4 p.m.

May 7: vs. Southern Illinois Pharaohs, 6 p.m.

May 13: at Birmingham Vulcans, 4 p.m.

May 20: vs. Music City Kings, 4 p.m.

May 27: at Atlanta Show, 4 p.m.

June 3: vs. Panama City Piranhas, 4 p.m.

June 10: vs. Capital Cardinals, 4 p.m.

June 17: at Panama City Piranhas, 4 p.m.

June 24: at Savannah Cavaliers, 4 p.m.

Roster

Aaron Davis

Dion Mathis

DeWayne Morris

Jeff Wherry

Munior Bawa

Jay Sears

Terrence Ayers

Chris Burge

Dominic Bass

Carlton Draper

Hoise Seal

Colsten Thompson

Dallas Jones

Eric Worm

Tyrone Bailey

Lucius Winston

Coach: Jonathan Cole