Atlanta Krunk
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| League | PBL 2008-2009 |
| Team history | Charlotte Krunk 2005-2006 Atlanta Krunk 2006 Atlanta Krunk Wolverines 2006-2007 Atlanta Krunk 2007-2008 Augusta Groove 2008-2009 |
| Based in | Augusta, Georgia |
| Arena |
Cricket Arena 2005-2006 John H. Lewis Gymnasium 2006-2008 Richmond Academy gymnasium 2008-2009 |
| Colors | Purple & Orange |
| Owner(s) |
Gary Perry Lavon Mercer Ricky Brown |
| Head coach | Rick Brown |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
The Augusta Groove was a team in the Premier Basketball League that previously played in the Continental Basketball Association and the modern American Basketball Association. Formerly, the team was known as the Charlotte Krunk in the ABA, where they played at Charlotte, North Carolina's Cricket Arena, and the Atlanta Krunk of the CBA.
The franchise began operations in 2005 as the Charlotte Krunk. It never actually played a game in Charlotte, however; nearly all of the teams in their division shut down, forcing the team to suspend operations between December 2005 and January 2006.
Team owner Duane "Spyder-D" Hughes announced the suspension of operations in an emotional letter on the team's website, thanking the city of Charlotte and the businesses that helped his team. In the letter he announced plans for a celebrity basketball game, and youth concert to be held at Cricket Arena.
On August 7, 2006, the team announced they would be moving to the Continental Basketball Association as the Atlanta Krunk. On the 21st, they announced that they would by playing at the John H. Lewis Gymnasium at Morris Brown College. Finally, on the 24th, they announced they would be called the Atlanta Krunk Wolverines in honor of Morris Brown's athletics program, now discontinued.
Prior to the 2007-2008 season, the team changed their name back to Atlanta Krunk.[1] The Krunk also added a majority owner, Freedom Williams.
Next, the owners announced their new head coach, former Georgia Tech and NBA standout Kenny Anderson. As a general manager, the owners and coach selected Vincent Smith, a basketball trainer who is also the brother of TNT basketball analyst Kenny Smith.
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