Arizona Flame
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The Arizona Flame are an International Basketball League
team. The team started playing home games at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
, a venue much larger than most IBL venues, but later moved their games to Grand Canyon University. The Flame were Phoenix's first minor league basketball team since the Phoenix Eclipse
folded after the 2001-2002 ABA
season. They are owned by Stephen Moss-Kelley, a former IBL all-star himself. The Owners of the Phoenix Flame will also be the owners of the new IBL team in Arizona, the Arizona Lightning
.
International Basketball League
The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...
team. The team started playing home games at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, located on the grounds of the Arizona State Fair...
, a venue much larger than most IBL venues, but later moved their games to Grand Canyon University. The Flame were Phoenix's first minor league basketball team since the Phoenix Eclipse
Phoenix Eclipse
The Phoenix Eclipse was an American Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The team began play in the fall of 2001 and played in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix...
folded after the 2001-2002 ABA
American Basketball Association (21st century)
The American Basketball Association, often abbreviated as ABA, is a semi-professional men's basketball league that was founded in 1999. The current ABA has no affiliation with the original American Basketball Association that merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976...
season. They are owned by Stephen Moss-Kelley, a former IBL all-star himself. The Owners of the Phoenix Flame will also be the owners of the new IBL team in Arizona, the Arizona Lightning
Arizona Lightning
On February 19, 2007, The Phoenix Flame owners acquired a new IBL franchise, the Arizona Lightning. The Lightning will be an official IBL team for the 2008 season, making it the second professional minor league basketball team in the state. The Lightning hit the court in 2007 as a traveling team...
.
Roster & Coaching Staff
Roster for the 2007 season| Phoenix Flames Current Roster |
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| G | 6'2 | #3 | Brandon Bardwell | (High School High school High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions.... ) |
| G | 6'7 | #24 | Devin Greene | |
| G | 6'2 | #21 | Monte Jones | (Mount Olive Mount Olive College Mount Olive College is a private liberal arts college located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Founded in 1951, the college is supported by the Original Free Will Baptist Convention of North Carolina... ) |
| F | 6'8 | #44 | Jamal Livingstone | (California State Bakersfield) |
| PG | 5'11 | #1 | Larry Morinia | (Montana State Montana State University - Bozeman Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System... ) |
| F | 6'7 | #24 | Stephen Moss-Kelley | (Bowie State Bowie State University Bowie State University , is a public university located on 355½ acres in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, north of the suburban city of Bowie. Bowie State is part of the University System of Maryland... ) |
| G | 6'5 | #22 | Qunicy Shannon | (Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ) |
| C | 6'10 | #42 | Maurice Shaw | (Hutchinson CC Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Community College is a two-year college located in Hutchinson, Kansas. Its mascot is the Blue Dragon. Philadelphia Phillies reliever Mike Zagurski attended the school.-External links:*... ) |
| F | 6'6 | #30 | James Singleton | (St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students.... ) |
| G/F | 6'7 | #33 | Del Summers | (High School High school High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions.... ) |
| F | 6'5 | #34 | Omar Waller | (Texas College Texas College Texas College is a historically black four-year college located in Tyler, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and the United Negro College Fund... ) |
| Phoenix Flames Coaching Staff |
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| Head Coach | Maury (Mo) Samilton |
Season By Season
| Regular Season | |||||||
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Division | |||
| 2007 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4th - Midwest Division | |||