| Fayetteville Patriots | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| League | NBA Development League | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Folded | 2006 | ||
| History | Fayetteville Patriots 2001–2006 | ||
| Arena | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum | ||
| Location | Fayetteville, North Carolina | ||
| Team colors | Red, navy blue, white | ||
| Ownership | NBA | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Charlotte Bobcats Detroit Pistons New York Knicks | ||
| Championships | none | ||
| Division/Conference titles | 1 (2002–03) | ||
The Fayetteville Patriots were an NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.
In 2001, the Fayetteville Patriots became one of the National Basketball Development League's eight charter franchises. Jeff Capel II was hired as coach. [1] They played their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The league would later re-brand as the NBA Development League (or D-League) in 2005.
Capel left after the 2004–05 season. The Patriots finished last in the D-League in the 2005–06 season with a 16–32 record. They got a lift in late February and early March, with the acquisition of Amir Johnson and Alex Acker from the Detroit Pistons. On May 2, 2006, the D-League decided to no longer field a team in Fayetteville. The announcement came a day after the league decided the same fate for the Roanoke Dazzle franchise, based in Roanoke, Virginia. [2]
| Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||
| Fayetteville Patriots | |||||||
| 2001–02 | 7th | 21 | 35 | .375 | |||
| 2002–03 | 1st | 32 | 18 | .640 | Won Semifinals (Roanoke) 2–0 Lost D-League Finals (Mobile) 2–1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 4th | 21 | 25 | .457 | Lost Semifinals (Asheville) 116–111 | ||
| 2004–05 | 5th | 17 | 31 | .354 | |||
| 2005–06 | 8th | 16 | 32 | .333 | |||
| Regular Season Record | 107 | 141 | .431 | 2001–2006 | |||
| Playoff Record | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2001–2006 | |||
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