Kansas City Knights
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Team History | Kansas City Knights (2000-2006) |
| Arenas | Kemper Arena, Hale Arena |
| Team Colors | Silver and white |
| Championships | 1 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Owner | Jim Clark |
| Head Coach | NA |
| Cheerleaders | None |
| Mascot | Knight |
The Kansas City Knights is the name of an American Basketball Association minor league basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They did not play for the 2005-06 season.
- Founded: 2000
- Team Owner: Jim Clark
- Head Coach: Bob Sundvold
- Home Arenas: Kemper Arena, Hale Arena
- Uniform colors:
- ABA Championships: 2001-2002
[edit] Franchise History
The Knights were one of the ABA's charter franchises and began play during the 2000-01 season. In 2001-2002, the following season, the Knights posted a league best 35-5 record that year and ended up winning the ABA championship under head coach and University of Kansas alumnus Kevin Pritchard.
Soon after winning the title, the ABA took the year off to re-organize. The ABA then resumed play in the 2003-2004 season. The Knights competed in the ABA for the 2003-04 and the 2004-05 seasons before going dark for 2005-06. However, operation of the youth developmental "Knights Academy" program is ongoing.
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | 24-17 (.585) | |
| 2001-2002 | 35-5 (.865) | Champions |
| 2002-2003 | Took Year Off | |
| 2003-2004 | 23-9 (.719) | |
| 2004-2005 | 17-8 (.680) | |
| 2005-2006 | Took Year Off | |
| Overall | 99-39 (.717) |
[edit] Players of note
- Nick Bradford
- Maurice Carter
- Joe Crispin
- Eddie Gill
- Anthony Goldwire
- Derek "Buck" Grimm
- Ryan Sears
- Paul Shirley
- Doug Smith
- David Vanterpool
- Rex Walters
