The Arkansas Fantastics was a expansion team in the American Basketball Association

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...

 that was scheduled to begin play in 2007 in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...

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The 2007-2008 ABA season saw nearly twenty teams fold within its first five weeks. This included the Fantastics who never started the season. Several of the remaining teams left the ABA to join other existing leagues. Only 35% of the games were actually played in the 2007/08 season.

Ownership

The team was co-owned by former America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

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 contestant Furonda Brasfield and Arkansas Razorbacks

Arkansas Razorbacks

The Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The term Arkansas Razorbacks properly applies to any of the sports teams at the university. The Razorbacks take their name from the feral pig of the same name...

 all-time assist and steals leader Kareem Reid

Kareem Reid

Kareem Reid is a point guard in the National Basketball Development League. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. Reid is also a well known street-ball player in the Bronx, playing in the Rucker Park league.-Prep career:Reid led St. Raymond High School for Boys...

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