The Akron Cougars are a professional men's minor league basketball team, members of the upstart

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, based in Akron, Ohio.

2006 Season

The Cougars formed in 2005 as the Cuyahoga Falls Cougars (playing at Cuyahoga Falls High School (capacity: 3,300) and practicing at the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium) and begun their inaugural IBL season in March 2006. They were led by head coach Lee Cotton, who formerly coached LeBron James at St. Vincent-St.Mary High School in Akron, Ohio; he was replaced later in the season by General Manager Tom Vilk. The team finished 6–14.

Akron Cougars/Oblivion

The team announced that they would be relocating to Akron, Ohio for the 2007 season, replacing the previously announced

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. Soon after, the team announced a move to the

. However, given the state of the Universal Basketball League today, and given the recent announcement of the

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, a new IBL team headed by Marc Cook, it appears as though the Cougars are defunct.

External links

Akron Cougars Official SiteUBL Official Web Site
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