Quad City Thunder
| Quad City Thunder | |||
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| League | CBA 1987-2001 | ||
| Founded | 1987 | ||
| Folded | 2001 | ||
| History | Quad City Thunder 1987-2001 |
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| Arena | i wireless Center | ||
| Location | Moline, Illinois | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Red and White | ||
| Head coach | Mauro Panaggio (1987-1991), Dan Panaggio (1991-2000) | ||
| Ownership | Anne Potter DeLong (1987-1996), Jay Gellerman Family (1996-2000), Isiah Thomas (2000-2001) | ||
| Championships | 2 (1994, 1998) | ||
| Website | www |
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The Quad City Thunder were a Continental Basketball Association franchise that was based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. They played in the CBA from the 1987-1988 season until the CBA folded in 2001. The Thunder were successful on the court, capturing CBA championships in the 1993-1994 and 1997-1998 seasons, and runner-up in the 1990-1991 season.
The Thunder played their home games at legendary Wharton Field House in Moline, Illinois. until the 1993 opening of the Mark of the Quad Cities (now the i wireless Center) in downtown Moline. Initially a great success in the CBA, the Thunder struggled towards the end of their existence, especially with competition from their co-tenants at the Mark, the Quad City Mallards hockey team.
The 1993-94 team went 34-22 under Dan Panaggio. They swept through the playoffs, defeating: Rochester (Minn.) Renegades in overtime of a playoff play-in in Bismarck, N.D.; Grand Rapids 4-1 in best-of-seven second round; La Crosse 4-0 in conference finals; and Omaha 4-1, winning last three on road to claim franchise’s first league title. The Thunder won the opener in double overtime after Tate George tied the game with last-second buckets at both the end of regulation and of the first overtime. The Thunder then lost the second game in triple overtime, but won three straight in Omaha, the last in OT. Chris Childs averaged 17.4 points and 8.5 assists in the playoffs, was the Finals MVP and went on to the National Basketball Association. Other key players were Harold Ellis 21.4ppg, Tate George 16.4, Bobby Martin 13.6, Barry Mitchell 13.0, Matt Fish 7.1RPG, Ashraf Amaya 6.9, and Cedric Henderson 6.1.
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