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The Vancouver Nighthawks was a professional basketball franchise based in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1988. The team played its inaugural season in the World Basketball League, which folded before the schedule ended.
The Nighthawks played its home games at the BC Place Stadium.
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The common nighthawk is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird of the Americas within the nightjar family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark, displaying cryptic colouration and intricate patterns, this bird is difficult to spot with the naked eye during the day. Once aerial, with its buoyant but erratic flight, this bird is most conspicuous. The most remarkable feature of this aerial insectivore is its small beak that belies the massiveness of its mouth. Some claim appearance similarities to owls. With its horizontal stance and short legs, the common nighthawk does not travel frequently on the ground, instead preferring to perch horizontally, parallel to branches, on posts, on the ground or on a roof. The males of this species may roost together but the bird is primarily solitary. The common nighthawk shows variability in territory size.
Sun Mingming is a former Chinese professional basketball player and actor. He is the tallest professional basketball player in the world, and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) tall.
The Washington GreenHawks were a team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) based in Washington, D.C.. As the Maryland Nighthawks they were formerly part of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and a founding member of the Premier Basketball League (PBL), in which they later played as the Maryland GreenHawks. The team began play in the fall of 2004.
A nighthawk is a nocturnal bird.
The Montreal Matrix were an American Basketball Association team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team's first season was in 2005–06 and their home court was the Centre Pierre Charbonneau. The team was known as the Montreal Royal during the 2007–08 season, before returning to its original name.
The New Haven Nighthawks were a former ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had affiliations with the Minnesota North Stars (1972–1977), New York Islanders (1972–1973), New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings (1981–1991). The team played their home games at the New Haven Coliseum which replaced the New Haven Arena.
Lawrence Edward Moten is an American retired professional basketball player.
The Vancouver Dragons was a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA).
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is an American professional men's basketball minor league that began play in January 2008. The league folded after the 2017 season. It was announced that the league would be revived under new management for the 2020 season. The league announced due coronavirus outbreak the season would be put on hold.
Robert Arthur "Cookie" Cook was a Canadian ice hockey player. Cook played professional ice hockey from 1966 to 1975, including 72 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with four teams. Cook finished his career with the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 1974–75 season.
The Langley Events Centre is a 322,312-square-foot (29,943.8 m2) multipurpose facility in the Township of Langley. The LEC debuted in April 2009, hosting the 2009 BC Gymnastics Championships. It boasts an arena bowl with a 5,276 capacity for sports, including 24 individual suites. The LEC also showcases a triple Gymnasium with a capacity of 2,200 spectators under its centre court configuration. The venue's second building houses the Field House, a dry floor arena, as well as a double gymnasium with a capacity of 1,000 spectators. Other highlights of the facility include a Banquet Hall with an 800-person capacity, an indoor walking track, meeting rooms, and the Willoughby Community Centre, while includes a fitness facility, outdoor playground and various grass and turf fields. The LEC is home to the Langley Gymnastics Foundation, a non-profit organization offering gymnastics programming for recreational and competitive athletes.
The Tri-City Suns were a basketball team which played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in the 2009-10 season and the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) in 2011. Home games were played on the campus of Progressive Christian Academy in Temple Hills, Maryland.
Vincent Charles Marrow is an American football coach and former NFL tight end. He is currently the Associate Head Coach at the University of Kentucky.
Ratdech Kruatiwa is a Thai professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Mono Vampire Basketball Club in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Kruatiwa is arguably one of Thailand's most prominent basketball players.
The Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks, formerly the Crusaders, are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent Northwest Nazarene University, located in Nampa, Idaho, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Nighthawks compete as members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. NNU added tennis as a club team in the Fall of 2013. NNU's athletic moniker is "Nighthawks" and colors are red and black. The schools main rival is NAIA College of Idaho, located a short distance to the west in Caldwell, Idaho.
The Portland Stags were an American semi-professional ultimate team based in Portland, Oregon. The Stags competed as part of Major League Ultimate (MLU) in the league's Western Conference until the league suspended operations in 2016. The team was one of the original eight teams that formed the MLU in 2013. The team saw the post-season three times and in 2016 saw its first appearance at the MLU Championship.
The North Georgia Nighthawks are the athletic teams that represent the University of North Georgia, located in Dahlonega, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports. The Nighthawks compete in NCAA Division II as members of the Peach Belt Conference in 12 of their 13 varsity sports; with rifle competing in the Division I Southern Conference. All 13 intercollegiate programs are hosted on the university's Dahlonega campus.
The Vancouver Showcase was a college basketball tournament that was first played in November 18 through 20, 2018 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Eight men’s and eight women’s basketball teams play in the tournament annually. Each tournament was played over a three-day period with four games each day. The event moved to Victoria, B.C. for 2019 after the loss of local support in Vancouver.
Meshack Lufile is a Canadian professional basketball player for CSM Miercurea Ciuc of the Liga Națională. Lufile also played for Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League. In July of 2020, Meshack launched his official website to keep fans up to date about his career.
The Guelph Nighthawks are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The team play home games at the Sleeman Centre.