The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that the Coney Island Thunder has been added to its record-setting expansion for next season. “I’m very excited about this team,” stated ABA CEO. “The co-owners, Shawn Pratt and Reuben McLaughlin Jr have a tremendous amount of experience and a full understanding of what it takes to operate an ABA team. And Coney Island is a great market.”

Shawn Pratt is the owner of the ABA Bennington Martens and did a tremendous job in his inaugural season. “Reuben and I have known one another since we were kids and I am really excited to be working with him and the Thunder,” added Pratt.

Reuben McLaughlin Jr was born and raised in Coney Island and has been a teacher in the NY Department of Education for 24 years as well as a youth coach in Bedford- Stuyvesant, Coney Island and East Flatbush and was Head Women’s Basketball coach at City of New York University. He graduated from Southern Vermont College in Bennington VT where he was a 4-year letterman. “There are so many great players here,” commented McLaughlin. “Shawn and I intend to make the Thunder a major force in the ABA on and off the court.”

For more information visit https://www.cithunder.com/
call Reuben at 347 589 5385, email rmclaughlin19@gmail.com,