Grand Rapids Flight

Grand Rapids Flight

Founded	2004
League	IBL 2004-2009
Team history	Grand Rapids Flight
Based in	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Arena	2007 DeltaPlex Arena 2008 Davenport University 2009
Colors	blue, orange, and white
Owner	Grand Rapids Junior Jammers Youth Foundation
Head coach	David Fox
General manager	David Fox
Championships	0
Division titles	0

The Grand Rapids Flight were a team in the based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Flight underwent a office change in 2007 when David Fox took over the roles of General manager and Head Coach from founder Tyler Whitcomb. The team was owned by the Grand Rapids Junior Jammers Youth Foundation from 2008-10, a non-profit based in Grand Rapids, Michigan founded by David Fox. The team's Head Coach David Fox, coached the team for three seasons, and in his third season was the longest running tenured head coach in the IBL.

On the court, the team was a solid success in 2006, reaching the Final Four.

The Grand Rapids Flight at one time held the record for most points scored in a single game, after a 179-146 drubbing of the . The Flight helped to set the record for single game attendance against the Elkhart Express in 2007 as over 5,200 attended the game, many to see Sun Ming Ming.

The Flight made international news in 2007 by signing 7'9" basketball player Sun Ming Ming, still known as the tallest athlete in the world.

For the 2008 season the Flight played their home games at the . The Delta Plex seats up to 4,400 for basketball. The Flight cited an upturn in attendance for this move.^[1]

The Grand Rapids Flight are unrelated to the former basketball team that played in Grand Rapids, the Grand Rapids Hoops.

Season By Season[]

All-Stars[]

2005[]

• Jason Boucher
• Mike Dyson
• Dametrius Kilgore
• James Singleton

2006[]

• Lamont Barnes
• Duke Cleveland

2007[]

• Micah Lancaster
• Sun Mingming

References[]

External links[]

• Official website