Mobile Revelers

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Mobile Revelers
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League National Basketball Development League
Founded2001
Folded2003
HistoryMobile Revelers
2001–2003
Arena Mobile Civic Center
Location Mobile, Alabama
Team colorsPurple, dark green
  
Head coach Sam Vincent
OwnershipMVP Sports Entertainment
Championships1 (2003)

The Mobile Revelers were a National Basketball Development League (NBDL) team based in Mobile, Alabama. Playing their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, the Revelers was a charter franchise in the 2001-02 season and folded after the 2002-03 season. The team was named after the people who took part in Mardi Gras parades as the Mardi Gras tradition started in Mobile.

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the Revelers as one of the NBDL charter franchises in July 2001. [1] Sam Vincent coached both seasons of the team. In 2003, the Revelers won the League championship, defeating the Fayetteville Patriots, two games to one. However the league contracted the franchise on June 13, 2003. [2]

Season-by-season

SeasonRegular seasonPlayoffs
FinishWinsLossesPct.
Mobile Revelers
2001–02 4th3026.540Lost Semifinals (North Charleston) 1–2
2002–03 3rd2624.520Won Semifinals (North Charleston) 2–0
Won NBDL Finals (Fayetteville) 1–2
Regular season record5650.5142001–2003
Playoff record53.6252001–2003

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References

  1. Staff Reporters (July 17, 2001). "NBDL team names, colors announced". NBA.com: National Basketball Association. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  2. Staff Reporters (June 13, 2003). "NBDL contracts Groove, Revelers". SI.com: Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2010.