Kansas City’s entry in the new North American Premier Basketball League will be known as the “KC Buzz.”
“We were trying a play on words marketing-wise — to make Municipal ‘The Hive’ to see what all the buzz is all about,” said former University of Kansas forward Calvin Thompson, the team’s coach.
He and league president/COO David Magley, another former KU player, each spoke with The Star in advance of a news conference scheduled for Friday at Johnny’s Tavern in the Power & Light District.
“It’s not Kansas City Buzz, but KC Buzz,” Thompson said. “That’s too many words printing-wise.