Evansville Thunder
Evansville Thunder | |
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League | CBA |
Founded | 1984 |
Folded | 1986 |
Capacity | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
Location | Evansville, Indiana |
Team colors | red, tan, white |
The Evansville Thunder were a professional basketball team who played in Evansville, Indiana, from 1984 to 1986. The team was a member of the Continental Basketball Association and played at Roberts Municipal Stadium. Evansville had previous experience with professional basketball when it was home to the Evansville Agogans of the National Professional Basketball League from 1950 to 1951. The Thunder hired soon-to-be Utah Jazz head coach and University of Evansville alumnus Jerry Sloan to coach the team in 1984, but Sloan left to become an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz prior to coaching any Thunder games.
All-time roster[]
Season-by-season standings[]
Season | W | L | Win% | QW | Pts. | Division | Place | CBA Playoffs | Head Coach | Ref |
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1984–85 | 23 | 25 | .479 | 95.5 | 164.5 | Western | 2nd | First round: Lost to the Detroit Spirits, 3–1 | (7–16) | [1] |
(4–4) | ||||||||||
Roger Brown (12–5) | ||||||||||
1985–86 | 25 | 23 | .521 | 97.5 | 170.5 | Western | 2nd | First round: Lost to the Cincinnati Slammers, 3–2 | Roger Brown (20–20) | [2] |
(5–3) |
See also[]
- Sports in Evansville
- List of developmental and minor sports leagues
References[]
- ^ a b "1984-85 Evansville Thunder Roster". statscrew.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b "1985-86 Evansville Thunder Roster". statscrew.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
Categories:
- Continental Basketball Association teams
- Basketball teams in Indiana
- Sports in Evansville, Indiana
- Basketball teams established in 1984
- Sports clubs disestablished in 1986
- 1984 establishments in Indiana
- 1986 disestablishments in Indiana
- Indiana sports team stubs
- Midwestern United States basketball team stubs