The Albany Patroons professional basketball team is back ... again.

Dave Magley, president of the North American Premier Basketball League, will be at the Washington Avenue Armory Wednesday to announce the return of professional basketball to the Capital Region.

Magley will be joined by Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy and a host of business leaders at the 11:30 a.m. press conference.

Although the name Albany Patroons was not mentioned, the press release letterhead features the team logo.

The Albany Patroons professional basketball team played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and in the United States Basketball League (USBL) at the Armory in the early 1980s. NBA head coach Phil Jackson won his first championship ring when he guided the Albany Patroons to the 1984 CBA championship.

Many future NBA coaches and players were on the rosters of Patroon teams in the '80s.

After a decade-long absence, the Patroons rejoined the CBA as an expansion team for the 2005–06 season with their original name. Both the league and team folded in 2009.