Buffalo 716ers
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| Founded | 2012 |
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| League |
PBL 2013 - 2014, 2016 - Present ABA 2015 |
| Team history | Buffalo 716ers 2012-present |
| Based in | Buffalo, New York |
| Arena | Burt Flickinger Center |
| Colors | Red & Black |
| Owner(s) | Tawan Slaughter |
| Head coach | Tawan Slaughter |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Dancers | 716ers Girls |
| Website | http://www.buffalo716ers.net/ |
PBL 2013 - 2014, 2016 - Present
The Buffalo 716ers are a basketball team based in Buffalo, New York, currently playing in the PBL. The 716ers were originally granted an expansion team with the American Basketball Association., before joining the IBA.
The team takes its name from area code 716, the telephone area code for Buffalo and much of the rest of western New York. Home games were originally played at Tapestry Charter School. The team now plays home games at the Burt Flickinger Center in downtown Buffalo. The team owner, and head coach, is Tawan Slaughter, a native of the Buffalo area.
The 716ers are the fourth minor league franchise to play in Buffalo, after the Buffalo Rapids (later known as the Silverbacks and Sharks), which played from 2005 to 2007, the Buffalo Stampede, which played from 2008 - 2011, and the Buffalo Warriors.
In October 2012 the team held open tryouts allowing members of the public to work out and earn a spot on the team roster.
During the summer of 2013 the 716ers played in the NBA-sanctioned Los Angeles Summer Pro League from July 23 to 29, 2013.
The inaugural 2014 season began in January 2014. The Buffalo 716ers finished the season with the PBL with a six-game winning streak, leading to a 9–7 regular-season record. The 2014 season was played at the Thunder Dome at Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo, New York.
The season did not start out promising, with the 716ers standing at 1–7 at the midway point. Those seven losses were the only ones the 716ers would see that season.
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