FAYETTEVILLE PATRIOTS

The 'Fayetteville Patriots' were a NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
'Logo design:' A bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling the rest of it

Contents

Franchise history

2005/2006 Season

Players of note

2007 NBA Slam Dunk Champion- Gerald Green, Boston Celtics

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Franchise history

In 2001, the Fayetteville Patriots became one of the NBA Development League's eight charter franchises. They played their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
On May 2, 2006, The NBA Development League decided to no longer field a team in Fayetteville. The announcement came a day after the league decided the same fate for the Roanoke Dazzle franchise, based in Roanoke, Virginia.

2005/2006 Season

The Fayetteville Patriots finished last in the NBDL with a 16-32 record. They got a lift in late February and early March, with the acquisition of Amir Johnson and Alex Acker, promising young players, from the Detroit Pistons.

Players of note

==='Basketball Hall of Famers:'

'Not to be forgotten:'

2007 NBA Slam Dunk Champion- Gerald Green, Boston Celtics

'Retired numbers:'

'Current stars:'===

★ 25. 'PF' Amir Johnson; Detroit Pistons

★ 6. 'SG' Alex Acker; Detroit Pistons

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