The Flint Fuze were a professional basketball

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 team located in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

, United States

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, in 2001. They were a part of the Continental Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

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 and played their home games at the IMA Sports Arena. Former National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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 journeyman Jeff Grayer

Jeff Grayer

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 helped create the franchise and served as the team's initial head coach. After the 2001 season, low attendance forced the Fuze to relocate to Birch Run, Michigan

Birch Run, Michigan

Birch Run is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,653 at the 2000 census. The 2009 Census Bureau estimate places the population at 1,642. The village is located within Birch Run Township....

, and become the Great Lakes Storm

Great Lakes Storm

The Great Lakes Storm was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association for three seasons, beginning in 2002 and ending in 2005. They were based in Birch Run, Michigan, a small town between Flint and Saginaw. The Storm played at the Birch Run Expo Center. The original...

. After the 2004 season, the franchise folded.