The Dallas Generals was a team of the American Basketball Association that began play in the 2009-10 season. The franchise was owned by entertainment industry veteran Keio Gamble. The team's home games were played at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. The team ceased operations in January 2010 with announced intentions to return for the 2010-11 season. Ultimately, the franchise was replaced by a new team, the Dallas Impact

Dallas Impact

The Dallas Impact is an expansion franchise of the American Basketball Association which will begin play in the 2010-2011 season. The Impact is based in Dallas, Texas...

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2009–10 season

The team's first head coach was the internationally-known Chris Terrell

Chris Terrell

Chris Terrell is best known as a professional basketball coach and general manager. Director of Operations for the World Basketball Association , Head Coach and Director of Basketball Operations of the Texas Tycoons of the American Basketball Association , Head Coach Cimarrones de Ensenada and...

 of Southern California; former coach of Mexico's LNBP.

Their flagship players were streetball

Streetball

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 veteran Taurian Fontenette

Taurian Fontenette

Taurian J. Fontenette , also known as "Air Up There" and "Mr. 720", is a streetball player from Hitchcock, Texas. He is a former player on the AND1 Mixtape and Ball4Real Tours. Fontenette recently signed a contract to play for the Dallas Generals of the American Basketball Association. He is 6'2"...

, better known as "Mr. 720" and "The Air Up There", and NBA

National Basketball Association

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 veteran Anthony "Pig" Miller

Anthony Miller (basketball)

Anthony "Pig" Miller is an American professional basketball player who was selected by Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round of the 1994 NBA Draft....

. Other players included Dallas native Jonathan Walker.

Reorganization

The team took "a momentary step back from operations" after their December 5, 2009, home game in order to reorganize. They announced their intention to resume play with a home game on January 2, 2010. Later in January 2010, the team announced it was ceasing operations for the remainder of the 2009-2010 season, refunding tickets, and regrouping to return for the 2010-2011 season. A new franchise with different ownership, the Dallas Impact

Dallas Impact

The Dallas Impact is an expansion franchise of the American Basketball Association which will begin play in the 2010-2011 season. The Impact is based in Dallas, Texas...

, replaced the Generals for the 2010-2011 season.

External links

• Official Website