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Atlanta Empire | |
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League | The Basketball League |
Founded | 2020 |
History | Atlanta Empire 2021–present |
Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
Team colors | |
Head coach | Dominique Ingram |
Ownership | Chris Allison |
The Atlanta Empire are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, and a member of The Basketball League (TBL).
On August 9, 2020, Evelyn Magley, CEO of The Basketball League (TBL), stated that Atlanta, Georgia, was approved as a basketball franchise for the upcoming 2021 season.The franchise will be part of a new Southeast Conference with the Gulf Coast Lions, Tampa Bay Titans, Raleigh Firebirds. [1] [2] On January 1, 2021 the team announced that it would sit out the 2022 season and return in 2023. [3] On January 22, 2022it was announced that Justin Tuoyo signed with Sporting CP. [4]
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