EBA - Elite Basketball Alliance

[Cody21]

I think it would be cool to see an NBA 2k game of the EBA.

For the 29th and 30th franchises I would suggest:

- Seattle

- Kansas City

- St. Louis

- Ottawa

- Quebec

- Montreal

- Grand Rapids

- Raleigh-Durham

- Winnipeg

- Edmonton

- Calgary

- Boise

St.Louis should be the Eagles.

Kansas City Outlaws/Renegades

Ottawa Nationals

Montreal Maroons

Grand Rapids Rapids(that way Rapids appears on all jerseys)

Durham Luck

Winnipeg Falcons/Moose

Edmonton Explosives

Calgary Cowboys

Boise Bulls/Toros

What do you guys think of these names?

[jaha32]

Geo - First congrats on the soon-to-be addition to your family. If I put a team in Iowa because this league could use more Midwest teams, Im not going to use "Des Moines". I would use "Iowa" as the name, simply because I like the word "Iowa" and I dont like the word "Des Moines". "Delegates" is okay, but it sounds more like a single A minor league baseball team than anything else. Plus, the Connecticut Spirit already have a pretty patriotic logo and "Delegates" would just be another.

Roughrider- you kind of talked me into Thunderbirds. I already have an idea in my head for that name even though it would be another bird team.

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As I make more logos and observe some of the better logos on this site and in the world of sports, I realize that simpler and thicker is better. I wanted to simplify the Conquistadors by making it bolder and simpler by eliminating a color.

[Kryptik]

Hrm....I dunno. It looks cleaner, but it feels like something's definitely missing now that you took out the wine red. I was definitely a fan of the red trim with the rest.

[gésier123]

Why not something related to farming for a Iowa team name , nearly 90% of the land in Iowa is used for farming and farmland . And team name associated with farming is rare in professional sport

[jaha32]

Kryptik. I know what youre saying about the jerseys but me being more of a logo person than a jersey person, my first focus was to improve the logo then make the necessary changes to the jerseys afterward, even if the jerseys may be more bland. These ended up reminding me a little of the Chris Mullin Tim Hardaway Warriors jerseys. Geiser. I dont plan to use a farming name at this time.

[jaha32]

Oops on the double post. Im a newbie to using a smart phone.

[Burmy]

Why not something related to farming for a Iowa team name , nearly 90% of the land in Iowa is used for farming and farmland . And team name associated with farming is rare in professional sport

That's why I made my earlier suggestion of Iowa Reapers...related to the farming tool, but the whole Grim Reaper imagery can be used as well...

EDIT: See that he's not really planning to use a "farming" name...but Reapers can be a good double-entendere.

P.S. BEAUTIFUL cleanup on the Conquistadors!

[jaha32]

Thanks. Reapers is a cool name. Almost too dark though

[RoughRiders9]

Thanks. Reapers is a cool name. Almost too dark though

In my honest opinion as an Iowan my whole life, I think Reapers is an awful name. I know it's related to farming, but the name itself is too "dark" like jaha said in the previous post. It makes me keep think of the Grim Reapers and I believe it is an awful way to show the beautiful state of Iowa. I know I sound biased, but I'm just giving out my opinion.

[nash61]

I'd love to see the Iowa Harvesters. You can use combine and corn imagery.

[Burmy]

I'd love to see the Iowa Harvesters. You can use combine and corn imagery.

If they're going to be called the Harvesters, I want to see a daddy-longlegs as the mascot.

[Drama]

This is unbelievable, great work on these man. They look amazing.

[Kryptik]

Kryptik. I know what youre saying about the jerseys but me being more of a logo person than a jersey person, my first focus was to improve the logo then make the necessary changes to the jerseys afterward, even if the jerseys may be more bland. These ended up reminding me a little of the Chris Mullin Tim Hardaway Warriors jerseys. Geiser. I dont plan to use a farming name at this time.

Understandable, and I think the secondary is cleaned up as far as shape, but even just taking the logos into account, it feels like taking the red away makes them feel a little too....I dunno, flat. It's weird, because I'm definitely a fan of Blue and Yellow/Gold color schemes, but it feels like it's missing something without the win, even if just as an outline accent or trim.

As far as Iowa...I dunno, the only farming nickname I can think of maybe is the Iowa Combines (as in combine harvesters).

[CoolHand]

Iowa Cropdusters could be cool. "Combines" isn't bad, but "Iowa Combines" doesn't really roll off the tongue.

[jaha32]

Kryptik. I know what youre saying about the jerseys but me being more of a logo person than a jersey person, my first focus was to improve the logo then make the necessary changes to the jerseys afterward, even if the jerseys may be more bland. These ended up reminding me a little of the Chris Mullin Tim Hardaway Warriors jerseys. Geiser. I dont plan to use a farming name at this time.

Understandable, and I think the secondary is cleaned up as far as shape, but even just taking the logos into account, it feels like taking the red away makes them feel a little too....I dunno, flat. It's weird, because I'm definitely a fan of Blue and Yellow/Gold color schemes, but it feels like it's missing something without the win, even if just as an outline accent or trim.

As far as Iowa...I dunno, the only farming nickname I can think of maybe is the Iowa Combines (as in combine harvesters).

While I do understand that the jerseys may be less exciting without the wine color and the logo looks a lot different, I personally like the newer version of the logo three-times more than the old version. In the new version, besides thickening the lines and cleaning up the small details, I like how the focus is centered soley on the guy now. Before the ball and its many lines, cluttered up the logo and competed with the conquistador visually. The whole thing had too much going on. I just tried wine as an outline to see if it could be used again, but it just doesnt have enough contrast with the blue to be an effective outline.

I appreciate the comments, Kryptik, but since few others have commented against on the Conquistadors updates, I am lead to believe the lack of wine color isnt a problem for most.

To all those commenting on the farming theme for Iowa, I dont plan on farming unless suddently a name jumps out at me as really good. Hell, I dont even know yet if one of the final two teams will be in Iowa for sure. Currently, I am cleaning up another past logo that I felt needed it.

[andrewharrington]

Geo - First congrats on the soon-to-be addition to your family. If I put a team in Iowa because this league could use more Midwest teams, Im not going to use "Des Moines". I would use "Iowa" as the name, simply because I like the word "Iowa" and I dont like the word "Des Moines". "Delegates" is okay, but it sounds more like a single A minor league baseball team than anything else. Plus, the Connecticut Spirit already have a pretty patriotic logo and "Delegates" would just be another.

Roughrider- you kind of talked me into Thunderbirds. I already have an idea in my head for that name even though it would be another bird team.

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As I make more logos and observe some of the better logos on this site and in the world of sports, I realize that simpler and thicker is better. I wanted to simplify the Conquistadors by making it bolder and simpler by eliminating a color.

This brought up memories of me critiquing this pretty hard, and you getting mad. It came out stunning. Always good to see people progress before your eyes. You've definitely become one of the great practitioners of this type of illustration. Very Bosack-ian.

[jaha32]

Geo - First congrats on the soon-to-be addition to your family. If I put a team in Iowa because this league could use more Midwest teams, Im not going to use "Des Moines". I would use "Iowa" as the name, simply because I like the word "Iowa" and I dont like the word "Des Moines". "Delegates" is okay, but it sounds more like a single A minor league baseball team than anything else. Plus, the Connecticut Spirit already have a pretty patriotic logo and "Delegates" would just be another.

Roughrider- you kind of talked me into Thunderbirds. I already have an idea in my head for that name even though it would be another bird team.

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As I make more logos and observe some of the better logos on this site and in the world of sports, I realize that simpler and thicker is better. I wanted to simplify the Conquistadors by making it bolder and simpler by eliminating a color.

This brought up memories of me critiquing this pretty hard, and you getting mad. It came out stunning. Always good to see people progress before your eyes. You've definitely become one of the great practitioners of this type of illustration. Very Bosack-ian.

Thanks, Andrew. I also remember that a few years back. Your critiques are usually spot-on. I was relatively new to logo-making at that time, but you were right. Hopefully I've learned a few thing since then.

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On to another update. The previous Outlaws logo was one of the first logos I ever made on Illustrator. I wanted to fix it up. It needed it. The general lay-out is the same, but the details, highights, and shading are changed/improved. I wont repost the jerseys, since they are roughly the same, just now the updated logos have been put on the shorts and jersey.

[jakemon08]

That is a fantastic update to the Outlaws logos. I liked the old ones, but these are 1,000 times better. Nice work.

[JLopesXC]

the first thing I think of when I see that alternate Outlaws logo with the hat, is that the Anaheim Angels are in disguise.

The update to the primary is awesome though, I thought the Outlaws were your weakest concept but this looks ten times better.

[jaha32]

Before I get started on the last two teams, I want to improve upon some of the previous logos which I think could use it, particularly a few of the early logos in this series when I was still developing as a designer. So just like I updated the Conquistadors and Outlaws, here are a few more updates.

Mainly, what I am doing in these updates is eliminating unecessary detail while also making the lines bolder/thicker.

First of all, just for comparison's sake, I am posting the image of the old Aces logo. I will post the new logos for these updates, however I do not plan to post the updated jerseys or courts for most, just because they remain the same as before, the only difference being that they have the new logo placed on them in the same location as the previous. The Skyhawks jerseys have changed however. I took off the lighting effect on the wordmark. It was unecissary and took away from the other details in my mind.

More updates to be posted in the future.