Raleigh Firebirds

Raleigh Firebirds
League	The Basketball League
Founded	2018
History	Raleigh Firebirds 2019–present
Arena	John Chavis Memorial Park
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Head coach	Robert Brickey
Ownership	Pro Basketball Raleigh, LLC
Home Away Third

The Raleigh Firebirds are an American professional basketball team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a member of The Basketball League (TBL). For the 2019 season, their home games were played at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School and Robert Brickey served as its head coach.^[1]

History[]

On February 25, 2018, Dave Magley, owner of The Basketball League (TBL), stated that Raleigh, North Carolina, was approved as a basketball franchise for the upcoming 2019 season.^[2] On July 27, 2018, the team was announced as the Raleigh Firebirds.^[3] Raleigh previously hosted the Raleigh Cougars from 1997 to 1999 in the United States Basketball League.^[4]

Current roster[]

Raleigh Firebirds roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 15 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 32 Evans, Corey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) G 12 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 33 – (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 G 17 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) F 24 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 25 – (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 F 35 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 30 – (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 F 5 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) F 2 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 30 – (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 G/F 23 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 33 – (1988-04-20)20 April 1988 F 11 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 28 – (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 G 25 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) C 13 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) G 33 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 27 – (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 F 22 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 34 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988	Head coach Robert Brickey Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

References[]

External links[]

• Raleigh Firebirds website