Fayetteville Patriots
| Fayetteville Patriots | ||||
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| League | NBA Development League | |||
| Founded | 2001 | |||
| Folded | 2006 | |||
| History |
Fayetteville Patriots 2001–2006 |
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| Arena | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum | |||
| Location | Fayetteville, North Carolina | |||
| Team colors |
White, Lilac, Red, Black, Navy Blue |
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| Head coach | Mike Brown | |||
| Ownership | NBA | |||
| Affiliation(s) | Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks | |||
| Championships | none | |||
| Division / Conference titles | 1 (2002–03) | |||
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White, Lilac, Red, Black, Navy Blue
The Fayetteville Patriots were an NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Its logo design features a bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling the rest of it.
In 2001, the Fayetteville Patriots became one of the NBA Development League's eight charter franchises. They played their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On May 2, 2006, The D-League decided to no longer field a team in Fayetteville. The announcement came a day after the league decided the same fate for the Roanoke Dazzle franchise, based in Roanoke, Virginia.
The Fayetteville Patriots finished last in the NBDL with a 16-32 record. They got a lift in late February and early March, with the acquisition of Amir Johnson and Alex Acker from the Detroit Pistons.
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