Carolina Cougars
Basketball team in Raleigh, North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American Basketball Association team based in various North Carolina cities. For the former Continental Basketball League team based in Fayetteville, see Carolina Cougarz.
The Carolina Cougars were a basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association that existed from 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967. The Mavericks moved to North Carolina in late 1969 after two unsuccessful seasons in Houston at the Sam Houston Coliseum.
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Carolina Cougars | |
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Division | Eastern Division |
Founded | 1969 (as Carolina Cougars) |
History | Houston Mavericks 1967–1969 Carolina Cougars 1969–1974 Spirits of St. Louis 1974–1976 |
Arena | Greensboro Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Dorton Arena Reynolds Coliseum |
Location | Greensboro, North Carolina (111 games) Charlotte, North Carolina (71 games) Raleigh, North Carolina (37 games) |
Team colors | Carolina Blue, Cardinal Red (1969–71) Green, Blue (1971–74) |
Head coach | Bones McKinney (1969–71) Jerry Steele (1971) Tom Meschery (1971–72) Larry Brown (1972–74) |
Ownership | Jim Gardner (1969–70) Tedd Munchak (1970–74) Jonathan Weston (2014 – Current, Team inactive) |
Championships | 0 |
Division titles | 1 (1973) |
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