Herkimer Originals

The Herkimer 9 Foundation and the Herkimer Originals are happy to share with everyone that the 1891 Herkimer YMCA’s Lambert Will has been officially nominated for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame! Congratulations to the entire Will family!

Happy Birthday to ABA CEO, @JoeNewmanABA! Join us in wishing him a happy birthday. 🎂

🏀 DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE 🏀 #9 Captain Josh Gregory finished the 2025–2026 ABA season as the league leader in blocked shots, recording: 67 Total Blocks⚔️ 5.6 Blocks Per Game (12 games)🔥 An elite rim protector and a huge presence on the defensive end all season💪💪 #HerkimerOGs

GAME DAY 🏀🔥 @HerkimerOGs vs 🆚 Binghamton Bulldogs (8-5) 📍 OESJ High School 🏀 Tip-off at 3 pm The Saint Johnsville Youth Center Biddy Cheerleaders will be performing at halftime📣✨ Come out and support your Originals as they look to upset the Bulldogs🔥🔥🔥 The

@Suns Phoenix heading into 2nd OT. This is why the @NBA should adopt the @ElamEnding. Instead of endless extra minutes, you set a target score and finish the game on a made basket — no clock, no stalling, no foul parade. Positives: • Every game ends on a game-winner • No

📊LEADING SCORERS FROM Herkimer’s 119-115 WIN OVER SYRACUSE📊 #8 Brandon Kulakowski : 31 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists🔥🔥 #0 Jvon Evans : 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 10 steals🚨🚨 #7 Lavoy Leggett : 25 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks⚔️⚔️ #24 Zach

FINAL SCORE FROM LITTLE FALLS🚨🚨 Herkimer OGs – 119 Syracuse Monarchs – 115 Big home win for the OGs The Originals would like to thank Norelli Family Foundation, Rock City Centre, Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort and The Robb Family Foundation for their continuous support⭐️⭐️

🏀 New York historian George Fosty tells CBS6 it’s important to acknowledge the real history of basketball, saying the origin story starts in Herkimer, New York, but both sides have merit and deserve equal recognition. MORE: youtube.com/watch?v=z-B7am…

Played 18 today at We Ko Pa Golf Club with @alicecooper and crossed paths with Charles Barkley and Roy Green. Grateful to be back in Arizona. #golf #scottsdale #arizona

RT @HumanCalculator: FINAL: #1 Buffalo eXtreme 140 – Herkimer Originals 134 The @HerkimerOGs went toe-to-toe with the #1 ranked team in th…

🎥 GAME DAY PREVIEW — HERKIMER AT #1 Ranked BUFFALO 🏀 The @HerkimerOGs back on the road this Saturday, November 29th, as we take on the number one ranked Buffalo squad at the XGEN Sports Complex. Tip-off set for 7 PM 🔥🔥 Last time out, Herkimer fell to Binghamton 103–120 and

FINAL: Herkimer Originals 122 – Rochester Royal Ballers 106 🔥 The @HerkimerOGs came out strong in front of the home crowd and handled business in Game 1 of the weekend and also secured their first win of the season‼️‼️ It was a full team effort from start to finish — energy,

🏀 The Herkimer Originals Tip Off Season 5! 🏀 This weekend marks the home start of our 5th ABA season, and we just want to say one thing — thank you. To every player who’s ever put on the Originals jersey, every fan who’s cheered from the stands, every sponsor who’s believed

🚨DOUBLEHEADER WEEKEND AT HERKIMER COLLEGE 🚨 Basketball is BACK in Herkimer — and we’ve got two games, one big weekend 🔥🔥 🏀 Saturday, November 8th — 7 PM The Originals face off against the Rochester Royal Ballers (1–3) in our home opener 💪💪 🏀 Sunday, November 9th — 5 PM

Final from Syracuse: Monarchs 125 – Originals 122 🏀 A hard-fought battle from start to finish — the @HerkimerOGs left it all on the floor but came up just short in another classic against the Syracuse Monarchs ⚔️ Leading Scorers from the Game 🏀 - Jalen Hawkins — in just his

In honor of Shohei Ohtani reaching base 9 times in a World Series game, here are 9 amazing facts about the number 9 in baseball ⚾️👇 1️⃣ Baseball = 9 in. circumference 2️⃣ 108 stitches → 1+0+8=9 3️⃣ 9 players on the field 4️⃣ 9 in the batting order 5️⃣ 9 innings per game 6️⃣ 27

Game week is finally here 👀🚨 Your Herkimer Originals are back in action to tip off the 2025-26 ABA season🔥🔥 We hit the road to Rochester this Sunday to take on the Royal Ballers 🏀👑 🗓 Sunday, Oct. 19th ⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 Rochester, NY

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🏀 The Herkimer Originals @HerkimerOGs are gearing up for our 5th season in the ABA! We couldn’t do it without the incredible support of our sponsors, fans, and community partners — thank you for helping us share the game of basketball from where it all began: Herkimer, New York.

For too long, the story of basketball’s origins has overlooked Herkimer and Lambert Will. The Herkimer 9 Foundation exists to change that, by preserving our heritage, restoring our community, and sharing the truth with the world. On September 19, during Mohawk Valley Gives Day,

Please check out the book Nais-MYTH: Basketball’s Stolen Legacy.