Pickup in every gym
Faculty and staff played wherever they could: the Activity Center with coaches, or PE West with students and community members (many of them local fire and police regulars). Winners stayed on.
Time set aside
Health and Physical Education reserved 11:30 to 12:30 for faculty-staff games and stopped scheduling classes in the West Gym. A full-court game started on the north court, later extended to 11:30–1:30 MWF.
The SRC opens
The new Student Recreation Complex opened. Faculty-staff kept the North and Center courts at PE West, and the "draw lots" system replaced shooting for sides.
The Association is born
After hearings called by Faculty Assembly President Bill Arnold, the 11:30–1:30 block was assigned on condition of forming an organization. Bylaws were approved in March 1993; officers were elected March 30. George Watson served as first president.
Snapple buys the balls
A Snapple commercial shoot paid $500 into the treasury, enough to buy new basketballs once Rec Services stopped supervising the gym.
Students were unhappy
Students did not like that the association had reserved courts: 1994 State Press article, p.1 (PDF), p.2 (PDF)
Locker room fight
The FSBA helped rally support for new faculty-staff locker rooms in the West Gymnasium when the old ones were slated for demolition.
Going online
Steve Nelson created the list server and Mike McBeath built the first web page. Membership then ran 50–100, with 25–30 playing on an average day.
Move to SDFC
After 25 years, we left the now rotting PE West for the air-conditioned paradies that is the SDFC.
Past presidents
Organizing committee: George Watson, Chuck Corbin, and Bill Arnold.