Atlanta Glory
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The Atlanta Glory was a women's professional basketball
team in Atlanta, Georgia
. It was a member of the American Basketball League. The Glory played its home games in Forbes Arena
.
The team folded before the start of the abortive third ABL season in 1998.
Notable players for the Glory included their star and head coach, Teresa Edwards
, as well as Saudia Roundtree
and Katrina McClain Johnson
.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. It was a member of the American Basketball League. The Glory played its home games in Forbes Arena
Forbes Arena
The Forbes Arena is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It is home to the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers basketball team. It also hosted basketball preliminaries during the 1996 Summer Olympics and was the home arena to the Atlanta Glory. It was opened in 1996 at a cost of...
.
The team folded before the start of the abortive third ABL season in 1998.
Notable players for the Glory included their star and head coach, Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards
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, as well as Saudia Roundtree
Saudia Roundtree
Saudia Roundtree is a basketball coach, and also a former star player. Roundtree attended Westside high School in Anderson, South Carolina, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA...
and Katrina McClain Johnson
Katrina McClain Johnson
Katrina McClain Johnson, born September 19, 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina, is a retired American basketball player.-College years:...
.