[1] City of Gods was managed by former George Washington basketball player Lafonte Johnson.

[2] The team featured five players with experience in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

[3] Team City of Gods was founded in 2015, primarily by Joe Connelly III, who had previously worked as the development coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.

Connelly, currently a professional basketball trainer based in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, has experience coaching public school teams, at recreation centers, and in the Amateur Athletic Union.

[6] Connelly and general manager Lafonte Johnson, a former college basketball player for UNLV and George Washington, helped gain fans by campaigning on Twitter and other social media websites.