Arkansas RimRockers

Arkansas RimRockers
Arkansas RimRockers
League	NBA Development League
Founded	2004
Folded	2007
History	Arkansas RimRockers; 2004–2007; ABA: 2004–2005 ; NBA D-League: 2005–2007
Arena	Alltel Arena
Location	North Little Rock, Arkansas
Team colors	red, white, blue ;
Head coach	Andy Stoglin
Ownership	Larry Crain
Affiliation(s)	Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors
Championships	1 (ABA)

Last updated October 03, 2019

The Arkansas RimRockers were a minor league basketball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, which played in the American Basketball Association and the NBA Development League.

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. In 2017 the estimated population was 65,911, making it the seventh-most populous city in the state. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.

American Basketball Association (2000–present) American semi-professional mens basketball minor league founded in 1999

The American Basketball Association (ABA) is an American semi-professional men's basketball minor league that was founded in 1999.

Season by season

Season	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Postseason Results
Arkansas RimRockers
2004–05	ABA	White	1st	28	5	.848	Won Quarterfinals (Ontario) 136-97 Won Semifinals (Kentucky) 135-123 Won Final Four (Mississippi) 117-105 Won ABA Finals (Bellevue) 118-103
2005–06	D-League		5th	24	24	.500
2006–07	D-League	Eastern	6th	16	34	.320
Regular season				68	63	.519	2004–2007
Playoffs				4	0	1.000	2004–2007

Franchise history

The RimRockers began play during the 2004-05 season for the American Basketball Association. They posted a 32-5 record in the team’s inaugural season and won the ABA championship. Soon after winning the title, they left the ABA and began play in the NBA Development League for the 2005-06 season.

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On February 10, 2006, the team fired head coach Joe Harge, the only man to coach the team up to that point. He was replaced by Andy Stoglin.

Stoglin said he would bring a much different style that begins with strict discipline. He joined the organization as an assistant during the 2005-06 season after leading the Mississippi Stingers to the ABA semifinals, where they lost to Arkansas. Stoglin has been coaching since 1969, including a 13-year run as Jackson State’s head coach.

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The team did not return to Arkansas for 2007-08 because attendance dropped to the point that the owner could no longer afford the lease. The team hoped to move to La Crosse, Wisconsin, to play at the La Crosse Center for the 2007-08 season, where they would have been known as the La Crosse RimRockers.^[1]^[2] However, due to the Center's lease demands being higher than Little Rock's, the deal fell through. The team was inactive for the 2007-08 season, and again in the 2008-09 season.^[3]

La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's estimated population in 2018 was 51,567. The city forms the core of and is the principal city in the La Crosse Metropolitan Area, which includes all of La Crosse County and Houston County, Minnesota, for a population of 135,298.

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The La Crosse Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, built in 1980. The arena can seat between 5,000 and 7,500, depending on the type of event.

Players of note

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Final roster

Arkansas RimRockers Final Roster
Head Coach: Andy Stoglin
G	8	DeAnthony Bowden	(Creighton)
G	13	Brandon Dean	(Arkansas)
SG	23	Olu Famutimi	(Arkansas)
F	33	Brian Jackson	(Oregon State)
C	54	James Lang	(Central Park Christian School, (HS) AL)
PG	12	Kareem Reid	(Arkansas)
F	32	Chris Shumate	(Murray State)
G/F	5	Donta Smith	(Southeastern Illinois JC)
G	6	Anthony Roberson	(Florida)
G	24	Clay Tucker	(Milwaukee '03)
G	19	Rudy Roquemore	(UC Santa Barbara '03)
(FA) - Free Agent			Arkansas RimRockers

NBA affiliates

Atlanta Hawks (2005–2007)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2005–2006)
Memphis Grizzlies (2005–2007)
Miami Heat (2006–2007)
Toronto Raptors (2005–2006)

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References

↑ Givens, Chris (May 3, 2007). "NBADL team out as lease at Alltel Arena takes toll". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Lowell, Arkansas: Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
↑ Brown, Jeff (May 2, 2007). "Minor league basketball team owner wants to relocate to La Crosse". La Crosse Tribune . La Crosse, Wisconsin: River Valley Media Group. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
↑ Brown, Jeff (May 25, 2007). "Hoop dreams dashed". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin: River Valley Media Group. Retrieved August 5, 2009.

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[1] Givens, Chris (May 3, 2007). "NBADL team out as lease at Alltel Arena takes toll". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Lowell, Arkansas: Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2009.

[2] Brown, Jeff (May 2, 2007). "Minor league basketball team owner wants to relocate to La Crosse". La Crosse Tribune . La Crosse, Wisconsin: River Valley Media Group. Retrieved August 5, 2009.

[3] Brown, Jeff (May 25, 2007). "Hoop dreams dashed". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin: River Valley Media Group. Retrieved August 5, 2009.