The Philadelphia Fusion was an American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association (21st century)

The American Basketball Association, often abbreviated as ABA, is a semi-professional men's basketball league that was founded in 1999. The current ABA has no affiliation with the original American Basketball Association that merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976...

 (ABA) team based in Philadelphia. The team folded in February of [2005] with a record of 9-10.

During the 2003-2004 season, they used the name Jersey Squires. They first played at the Sovereign Bank Arena

Sovereign Bank Arena

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 in Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

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. They were planning to move to the Asbury Park Convention Hall

Asbury Park Convention Hall

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, but after playing one home game there with no heat, they decided to move to Philadelphia, taking the names Philadelphia Colonials and Philadelphia Fusion.

The team was coached by former NBA Champion Jarren Jackson; notable players on the roster included former Syracuse great and All-American Guard Lawrence Moten. Other front office personnel include: Jeff Wilson General Manager, Wayne Butler Jr. Director of Corporate Sponsorship, Alex Rosas Director of Operations, Jarren Jackson Head Coach, Jim Blieam Assistant Coach,
Tiffany Marks Head Cheerleading Coach.