| Fort Wayne Mad Ants | |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| History | NBA D-League: 2007-Present |
| Arena | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Team Colors | red, black, gold |
| Head Coach | Jaren Jackson |
| Owner | John D. Zeglis and Jeff Potter |
| Championships | None |
| Division Titles | None |
| Affiliations | Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons |
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are a team of the NBA Development League who began play in November 2007. The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Association 's officially sponsored and operated developmental Basketball organization The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a 13000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Fort Wayne Indiana, initially built in 1952 for nearly $3 million in Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen Jaren Jackson (born October 27, 1967 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American former professional Basketball player John D Zeglis (born 1947 served as the President of AT&T and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO of AT&T Wireless. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Association 's officially sponsored and operated developmental Basketball organization They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a 13000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Fort Wayne Indiana, initially built in 1952 for nearly $3 million in The D-League team is the first minor league basketball team to play in Fort Wayne since the Fort Wayne Fury. The Fort Wayne Fury was a team in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA from 1991 through the cessation of the CBA on February 8 2001.
The team held a name-the-team contest on their website where fans could vote on one of the four finalists: Lightning, Fire, Coyotes, and Mad Ants. [1] The winning name of Mad Ants [2] was announced on June 18th, and is a salute to the city's and fort's namesake, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Anthony Wayne (January 1 1745–December 15 1796 was a United States Army general and statesman [3]
On May 23, 2007, it was announced that former Fort Wayne Fury coach Kent Davison would be the team's first head coach. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Fort Wayne Fury was a team in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA from 1991 through the cessation of the CBA on February 8 2001. [4]
On July 5, 2007, it was announced by the NBA that the Mad Ants will be affiliated with the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area Coincidentially, the Pistons were founded in Fort Wayne by Fred Zollner as the Zollner Pistons, before moving to Detroit in 1957. Fred Zollner ( January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982) was called "Mr
Season-By-Season
| Year | GP | W | L | Pct. | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2007-08 | 50 | 17 | 33 | . 340 | 4th, Central | Out of Playoffs |
Mad Ants Current Roster
Earl Calloway
Nate Gerwig
Ron Howard
Dahntay Jones
Anthony Kyle
James Peters
Jeremy Richardson
Eric Smith
Larry Turner
Roderick Wilmont
External links
Notes
- ^ NBA Development League: FORT WAYNE: WE NEED YOUR HELP!
- ^ WANE-TV Coverage You Can Count On: Our Apologies
- ^ http://aol.nba.com/dleague/fortwayne/ The Ants Are Coming!
- ^ http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/sports/17273761.htm
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