They were closely related to the great family patroons of New York, the Van Cortlandts. The USBL replaced it with the Albany Patroons. The team was previously known as the Albany Patroons, Capital Region Pontiacs, and Hartford Hellcats. The Patroons rejoined the CBA in 2005. In 1982 Meminger was hired to coach the Albany Patroons in the Continental Basketball Association. He was one of the first patroons, but the only one to become successful. Musselman was a fifth-round CBA draft choice of the Albany Patroons in 1987. Both the Patroons and the CBA folded after the 2009 season, citing the economic recession. The Patroons lost game one at the Armory. The Patroons held McNamara's rights until 2008. The Van Rensselaers and other patroons named this young colony New Netherland. Former Patroons players who later coached the Patroons include Micheal Ray Richardson and Derrick Rowland. The remaining manors dissolved quickly as the patroons sold off the lands. The Albany Patroons are a professional basketball team that plays in The Basketball League (TBL). The Patroons won two CBA championships and five Eastern Division regular season titles.