Florida Thundercats
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The Florida Thundercats were a basketball
team based in Leesburg, Florida
. They played in the new American Basketball Association from 2009–2011. They played their home games at Everett A. Kelly Convocation Center on the campus of Lake-Sumter Community College
.
The Thundercats were founded in 2009 by Kevin Simmons, and originally intended to join the ABA for the 2010–2011 season. However, the league was so impressed with Simmon's progress that they approved his request to play some games in the 2009-2011 season, beginning in December 2009. The 2010–2011 season was shaky for the Thundercats, who missed many of their games and eventually suspended operations. They were subsequently removed from the league's team list.
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 based in Leesburg, Florida
Leesburg, Florida
Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,956 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,086.. Leesburg is located in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Oklawaha River system....
. They played in the new American Basketball Association from 2009–2011. They played their home games at Everett A. Kelly Convocation Center on the campus of Lake-Sumter Community College
Lake-Sumter Community College
Lake–Sumter Community College is a community college in Central Florida, and part of the Florida College System. The college has three campuses in Lake and Sumter Counties: the Leesburg Campus in Leesburg, the South Lake Campus in Clermont, and the Sumter Campus in Sumterville.- History :The...
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The Thundercats were founded in 2009 by Kevin Simmons, and originally intended to join the ABA for the 2010–2011 season. However, the league was so impressed with Simmon's progress that they approved his request to play some games in the 2009-2011 season, beginning in December 2009. The 2010–2011 season was shaky for the Thundercats, who missed many of their games and eventually suspended operations. They were subsequently removed from the league's team list.