Gulf Coast Bandits

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Gulf Coast Bandits
Founded2005
League WBA 2005
Team historyGulf Coast Bandits
2005
Based in Biloxi, Mississippi
Arena Mississippi Coast Coliseum
ColorsBlack and white
Owner Joe Nelson
Roosevelt Hubbard
Charles "Chase" Davis
Head coach?
Championships0
Division titles0

The Gulf Coast Bandits were a World Basketball Association franchise in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Bandits sat out the 2006 season due to Hurricane Katrina and have since gone out of business.


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