Colorado 14ers Texas Legends
1 colorado 14ers
1.1 2006–07 season
1.2 2007–08 season
1.3 2008–09 season
colorado 14ers
in 2006, colorado businessmen tim wiens , john frew, building broomfield event center centerpiece of arista development of broomfield, colorado, sought gain new minor league basketball team venue , surrounding community, believing minor league teams hit in northwest denver-boulder region. in february year, pair launched 2 sports teams, rocky mountain rage, minor-league hockey franchise, , colorado 14ers, continental basketball association club. however, 2 months later, 14ers entered nba development league , began play in 2006–07 season. franchise named after colorado s famed 14,000-foot mountain peaks.
2006–07 season
onetime denver nugget joe wolf hired 14ers inaugural coach, , management put 1 of d-league s formidable rosters. finding quick success in inaugural season, 14ers shattered colorado minor league basketball records of many kinds scoring fan attendance. team leaders included von wafer , louis amundson, each permanently called nba end of season. nevertheless, talented , resilient team overcame losing stretches , roster reorganizations, , qualified playoffs in first season. 14ers made impressive run through playoffs, winning western division title before losing championship game in overtime dakota wizards.
2007–08 season
the 14ers second season began entirely new roster, elton brown , eric osmundson remaining team s inaugural year. newcomers included area products kaniel dickens emerged 1 of top players on team, eddie gill, selected in draft, called nba before playing game 14ers (and returned become powerful force on team). kevin hill, picked in draft, canadian selected in 2007 draft. despite considerable roster turnover, included brown s departure impressive 5 call-ups nba (including rare simultaneous call-ups of dickens , billy thomas on february 22 cleveland cavaliers), 14ers fared did in first year, finishing regular season 1 more win in 2006–07. 14ers six-game winning streak @ end of season vaulted them playoffs wild card, lost in first round los angeles d-fenders. despite , slippage in fan attendance, overall successful season under @ times challenging circumstances.
2008–09 season
colorado s third season, of minor league basketball franchise in state, triumph on adversity. season began ownership increasingly falling upon hard times, having new coach, robert mackinnon, after joe wolf had ascended nba, , remade roster returnees eddie gill , billy thomas being joined jamar brown, played colorado crossover. newcomers dominique coleman , josh davis both major contributors, sonny weems, assigned denver nuggets 3 times contribute during regular season , playoffs. beginning, 14ers formidable force in d-league, pulling league lead wins , setting d-league record points in game 147–119 win on rio grande valley vipers on march 10, breaking record 155–127 win on albuquerque thunderbirds on april 8. finishing franchise-record 34 wins, 14ers had home court advantage throughout playoffs, soundly defeating erie bayhawks, rallying beat austin toros, , sweeping utah flash in finals claim 2008–09 d-league championship.
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