Kentucky Bisons

Kentucky Bisons
Founded	2008
Folded	2010
League	ABA
Team history	Kentucky Mavericks (2008); Kentucky Bisons (2008-2010)
Based in	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Arena	Owensboro Sportscenter
Colors	blue, black, white, red
Owner	Jim Sills
Head coach	Vacant
Championships	1 (2009)
Division titles	1 (2009)
Mascot	Billy Bison

The Kentucky Bisons were a basketball team in the American Basketball Association which began play in 2008–09, play in the South Central division.^[2] Although the management office for the Bisons was based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the Bisons actually played their home games at the Owensboro Sportscenter, 60 miles north of Bowling Green. On December 14, 2010, the Bisons stated they would be suspending operations due to lack of support from the city of Owensboro, KY.

Team history[edit]

2008[edit]

With a 19–3 regular-season record, they qualified for the ABA's Elite Eight Championship tournament at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium (home to Southeast division rival the Nashville Broncs). After defeating Beijing Aoshen Olympian 106–104 in the first round, the Bisons would pull off an upset win over the top-seeded Southeast Texas Mustangs 107–89 to advance to the ABA title game. Finally, with their 127–120 win over the Maywood Buzz, the Bisons wrapped up the ABA title in their first year of existence.

2009[edit]

In 2009, they returned to the title series again, and faced top-seeded Southeast Texas. After winning game one, they lost both games two and three and the Mavericks were crowned champions.

2010[edit]

Shortly before the 2010 season both the head coach and assistant coach resigned their positions. On December 14, 2010, the Bisons announced that they would be suspending operations. The reason stated was the lack of support from the City of Owensboro and their businesses and fans.

Roster[edit]

Head Coach: Otis Key

#	Pos.	Ht.	Player	Acquired	College
1	PG	5'9	Brandon Stockton	2008	Kentucky
10	SG	6'2	Darryl Washington	2008
15	PG	6'3	Michael Wells	2008	Western Kentucky
32	SF/PF	6'5	Jamie Jackson	2008	Bellarmine
2	SF	6'5	LaMar Owen	2008	Southern Illinois
3	PG	5'9	Michael James	2008	Florida International
9	SG	6'4	Michael Morris	2010	Austin Peay
30	SG	6'2	Teco Dickerson	2008	Western Kentucky

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References[edit]

^ "kentuckybisons.com". kentuckybisons.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
^ List of South Central Teams
^ "Kentucky Bisons basketball - team details, stats, news, roster". Usbasket. Retrieved 2012-03-29.

External links[edit]

Official website

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[1] "kentuckybisons.com". kentuckybisons.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-03-29.

[2] List of South Central Teams

[3] "Kentucky Bisons basketball - team details, stats, news, roster". Usbasket. Retrieved 2012-03-29.

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