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Roanoke Dazzle
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| color1 | white |
| color2 | #0a5acc |
| color3 | #FFB20E |
| name | Roanoke Dazzle |
| logo | RoanokeDazzle.png |
| imagesize | 125px |
| league | NBA Development League |
| founded | 2001 |
| folded | 2006 |
| history | Roanoke Dazzle |
| 2001–2006 | |
| arena | Roanoke Civic Center |
| city | Roanoke, Virginia |
| colors | blue, yellow, white |
| coach | Kent Davison |
| owner | NBA |
| league_champs | none |
| affiliations | New Jersey Nets |
| Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Washington Wizards | |
| h_pattern_b | _whitehorizontal |
| h_body | EEDD00 |
| h_pattern_s | _whitesides |
| h_shorts | EEDD00 |
| a_pattern_b | _whitehorizontal |
| a_body | 0000CC |
| a_pattern_s | _whitesides |
| a_shorts | 0000CC |
| 3_pattern_b | _greenhorizontal |
| 3_body | FFFFFF |
| 3_pattern_s | _greensides |
| 3_shorts | FFFFFF |
2001–2006
Philadelphia 76ers Washington Wizards
The Roanoke Dazzle were an NBA Development League team based in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. In operation from the inaugural D-League season of 2001–02 through the 2005–06 season, the Dazzle marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the Virginia Squires called Roanoke home in the 1970s. Playing their home games at the Roanoke Civic Center, their logo design featured a star moving on rail tracks around a basketball.
Franchise history
The NBDL initially announced that Roanoke was under consideration for one of the inaugural teams in August 2000.{{cite news
By June 2001, Donna Daniels was named team president and Kent Davison was announced as the first head coach in franchise history.{{cite news
After five seasons, and overall moderate success on the court, the Dazzle were one of the final two teams from the NBDL inaugural season to last through the 2005–06 season. The Fayetteville Patriots were the other. Both were owned by the NBA for their entire five season history. On May 1, 2006, the NBA Development League announced that the NBA would no longer operate the Roanoke Dazzle. League President Phil Evans briefly held out the possibility of a local ownership group operating the team. However, when a local ownership group failed to materialize, the team was disbanded.{{cite news |url-status = dead
Season-by-season results
| Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Regular Season Record | 115 | 133 | .464 | 2001–2006 | Playoff Record | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2001–2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Dazzle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 8th | 18 | 38 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 4th | 26 | 24 | .520 | Lost Semifinals (Fayetteville) 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 5th | 20 | 26 | .435 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 4th | 26 | 22 | .542 | Lost Semifinals (Columbus) 96–89 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 4th | 25 | 23 | .521 | Lost Semifinals (Fort Worth) 87–78 |
Players of note
- Cory Alexander–San Antonio Spurs
- Andray Blatche–Washington Wizards
- Will Bynum–Detroit Pistons
- Matt Carroll–Charlotte Bobcats
- ISR D'or Fischer
- Anthony Grundy–Atlanta Hawks
- Mikki Moore–Sacramento Kings
- Gabe Muoneke–Saba Battery Tehran BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League
- Peter John Ramos–Washington Wizards
- Andreas Glyniadakis–Maroussi BC of the Greek A1 League
- Curtis Staples–Chicago Bulls
NBA affiliates
- New Jersey Nets (2005–2006)
- Philadelphia 76ers (2005–2006)
- Washington Wizards (2005–2006)
Notes
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