Freddie Zamora is a first-time head coach for a first-time team. Zamora, a 2009 Napoleon graduate, was announced Thursday as head coach of the newly-formed Toledo Glass City Basketball Club for the upcoming season of the Premier Basketball League (PBL). 'I can see it turning into something really big with what we're going to do,' Zamora said. The PBL is a professional men's basketball minor league consisting of eight teams in the geographical footprint of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York. In June, the PBL put out interest in expanding. Freddie Zamora said his brother and 2006 Napoleon grad, David Zamora, and Anthony Pettaway played a large part in getting the team started before handing off to team owner and CEO Anthony Shook. Glass City B.C. will play its home games in Oregon's Skyway Recreation Center. Filling the roster is Zamora's next priority and he's reaching out to local guys with collegiate or overseas experience. The league has a strong emphasis on not just fielding quality basketball teams, but giving back to their respective communities. As an example, Zamora mentioned visiting the local schools. Zamora is leading the charge on and off the court to get the team recognized and off the ground. 'You're not really going to have a fan base if you're not giving back to the community,' Freddie Zamora said. 'You've got to get out and be seen and show that you're here for anything for a city.' Zamora most recently was an interim assistant coach at Owens Community College last season. He also played collegiately at Tennessee Temple University and Ohio Christian University. The excitement of leading a team his way, largely, drew him to accepting the job. ' (It's also) just to be able to do something big for Toledo and give back to this area and bring some really good quality basketball to the area,' he said. Zamora said the season is on and the league is currently creating schedules for each team. Other PBL teams include: Cincinnati Crush, Lancaster Thunder (Ohio), Kentucky Enforcers, DuBois Dream (Pennsylvania), Buffalo Blaze (New York), Chautauqua Hurricane (New York) and Rochester Razorsharks (New York).

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