The Fayetteville Patriots were a NBA Development League

NBA Development League

The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...

 team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....

, United States

United States

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. Its logo design features a bald eagle

Bald Eagle

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's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes

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 filling the rest of it.

Season By Season

Season	Regular Season				Playoffs
	Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.
Fayetteville Patriots
2001–02	7th	21	35	.375
2002–03	1st	32	18	.640	Won Semifinals (Roanoke Roanoke Dazzle The Roanoke Dazzle were an NBA Development League team based in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.. In operation from the inaugural D-League season of 2001-02 through the 2005-06 season, the Dazzle marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the Virginia Squires called Roanoke home in the... ) 2-0 Lost D-League Finals (Mobile Mobile Revelers The Mobile Revelers were a National Basketball Development League team based in Mobile, Alabama. Playing their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, the Revelers was a charter franchise in the 2001-02 season and folded after the 2002-03 season... ) 2-1
2003–04	4th	21	25	.457	Lost Semifinals (Asheville Tulsa 66ers The Tulsa 66ers are an NBA Development League team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the minor league affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their logo design is a basketball behind mountains with a road leading up to them, all on a U.S... ) 116-111
2004–05	5th	17	31	.354
2005–06	8th	16	32	.333
Regular Season Record		107	141	.431	2001-2006
Playoff Record		3	3	.500	2001-2006

Franchise history

In 2001, the Fayetteville Patriots became one of the NBA Development League's eight charter franchises. They played their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum

Cumberland County Crown Coliseum

Cumberland County Crown Coliseum is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina that opened in 1997. It is currently home to the Fayetteville FireAntz ice hockey team, the Fayetteville Force indoor football team, and formerly home to the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA...

 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On May 2, 2006, The D-League decided to no longer field a team in Fayetteville. The announcement came a day after the league decided the same fate for the Roanoke Dazzle

Roanoke Dazzle

The Roanoke Dazzle were an NBA Development League team based in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.. In operation from the inaugural D-League season of 2001-02 through the 2005-06 season, the Dazzle marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the Virginia Squires called Roanoke home in the...

 franchise, based in Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

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.

2005-2006 Season

The Fayetteville Patriots finished last in the NBDL with a 16-32 record. They got a lift in late February and early March, with the acquisition of Amir Johnson

Amir Johnson

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 and Alex Acker

Alex Acker

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 from the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

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.

Players of note

• Chris Andersen
  Chris Andersen
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  , 1st ever draft pick of the NBDL
  NBA Development League
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  , 1st ever call-up to the NBA
  National Basketball Association
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   from the NBDL
  NBA Development League
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   with the Denver Nuggets
  Denver Nuggets
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   in 2001, Former New Orleans Hornet; Currently playing with the Denver Nuggets
  Denver Nuggets
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• 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion - Gerald Green
  Gerald Green
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  , Former Boston Celtic
  Boston Celtics
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  , Minnesota Timberwolf
  Minnesota Timberwolves
  The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
  
   & Dallas Maverick
  Dallas Mavericks
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• Mateen Cleaves
  Mateen Cleaves
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  , 2000 NCAA National Champion
  2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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   & Most Outstanding Player
  NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
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   of the Final Four, Former Detroit Piston
  Detroit Pistons
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  , Sacramento King
  Sacramento Kings
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  , Cleveland Cavalier
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  , & Seattle SuperSonic
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• Amir Johnson
  Amir Johnson
  Amir Jalla Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. He plays the position of power forward.-NBA career:...
  
  , Former Detroit Piston
  Detroit Pistons
  The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
  
  ; Currently playing with the Toronto Raptors
  Toronto Raptors
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• Alex Acker
  Alex Acker
  Alex Maurice Acker is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays for Le Mans in France....
  
  , Former Detroit Piston
  Detroit Pistons
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   & Los Angeles Clipper
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• Terrell McIntyre
  Terrell McIntyre
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  , Italian Club "Mens Sana Basket"
  Mens Sana Basket
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   player.

Affiliates

• Charlotte Bobcats
  Charlotte Bobcats
  The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
  
   (2005–2006)
• Detroit Pistons
  Detroit Pistons
  The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
  
   (2005–2006)
• New York Knicks
  New York Knicks
  The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
  (2005–2006)