Savannah Storm

Savannah Storm
Founded May 2010
League ECBL
Team history Savannah Storm (2010–present)
Based in Savannah, Georgia
Arena Savannah High School
Colors black, white, royal blue, silver
Owner(s) Anthony Bryan and Juanita Simmons
Head coach Eugene Raines
Championships 0
Division titles 0

The Savannah Storm is a member of the East Coast Basketball League (ECBL), scheduled to begin play in March 2015. The Storm previously competed in the American Basketball Association during 2010-11 season.[1]

The Storm are located in Savannah, Georgia, with home games played on the campus of Savannah High School.

History

An expansion team in the ABA, Savannah finished their first regular season 11-6, third place in the Southeast Division. Savannah was selected to host the six-team regional.[2] On March 12, 2011 the Storm won their first-ever playoff game, 102-94 over the Columbus Riverballers. The team followed that historic victory with a 162-152 win over the Heartland Prowl in the second round of the ABA Playoffs. Their run ended in the third round, losing to the South Central Division champion East Kentucky Energy.

On October 21, 2014 the ECBL announced[3] the Storm as the 11th league member.

Season by season

Season Wins Losses Finish Playoffs
2010-11 ABA 11 6 3rd Southeast Division ABA Playoffs 3rd Round
2015 ECBL 4 7 5th Southern Division DNQ

References

  1. ↑ "ABA 2011 Basketball". USBasket. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "The early rounds of the ABA playoffs are announced". Colorado Kings. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "ECBL adds Savannah Storm to 2015 Lineup". ECBL.org. Retrieved 21 October 2014.


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