Kansas City Tornados
| Kansas City Tornados | |
|---|---|
| League | NAPB |
| Founded | 2017 |
| History |
Kansas City Tornados 2018–present |
| Arena | Avila University |
| Location | Kansas City Missouri, U.S. |
| Team colors | |
| President | Justin Pattison |
| General manager | Kareem Rush |
| Head coach | Calvin Thompson |
| Uniforms | |
The Kansas City Tornados are an announced American professional basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
On September 27, 2017, North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) announced a team that will play in Kansas City, Missouri, and Calvin Thompson would be the head coach and general manager. On November 10, the team name was revealed as the KC Buzz as well as naming the assistant coaches and first players signed. On November 20, 2017, Georgia Tech sent a request to the Kansas City team to change the name and logo since they "have the trademark on the bumblebee as well as the word B-U-Z-Z." that is attached to their mascot Buzz. By the end of the month, the NAPB team had changed their moniker to the Tornados, which is the improper spelling for the plural form of tornado instead of the proper plural as tornadoes. The team social media also uses "KC Tornado's" in their logo, another improper usage.
The Tornados started their inaugural season playing their home games at the Municipal Auditorium. However, by March 2018, the team began playing home games at Avila University due to scheduling issues.
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