Mansfield Hawks

Mansfield Hawks

The Mansfield Hawks were an International Basketball Association (IBA) professional basketball team that existed for exactly two basketball seasons in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. After a successful inaugural season, the Hawks won the IBA championship in their second, and final, season of existence. They were guided by local, but infamous, coach Kevin Mackey. One of the Hawks' notable players was 7 ft 2 in, 315 pound center Garth Joseph, a dominating presence with a physical appearance resembling Shaquille O'Neal. The team played its home games in the gymnasium of in Mansfield, Ohio.

In 2005, Mansfield was again targeted as the home for another possible professional basketball team [1].

All-time roster[]

This list is incomplete

• Tommy Adams
• - Bowling Green, Ashland University
• - University of Missouri
• - University of Wisconsin
• - University of Virginia, Jacksonville University
• Garth Joseph - St. Rose
• - Ohio State University, Central Michigan
• Curtis McCants
• Gaylon Nickerson - Northwestern Oklahoma State
• - LaSalle University
• - University of Nebraska-Lincoln ^[1]
• - Cleveland State University
• Anthony Taylor - Miami (OH) University
• - University of Wisconsin Superior
• - Howard University
• -Freso State University
• Mike Lloyd- Syracuse University
• LaMarr Greer - Florida State University
• Shane Drisdom
• John Tripoulas - Oberlin College
• John Wassenberger
• Artemus McClary

References[]

External links[]

• Team history
• Mission
• Coaches
• Roster