The Chautauqua Hurricane are a semiprofessional basketball team in

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, and members of

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(PBL).

History

The Chautauqua Hurricane were founded in 2015 as a member of the semiprofessional

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(ABA). The Hurricane then played the 2018 and 2019 seasons in the semiprofessional

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(NABL) as part of a new Northeast Division. The Hurricane announced in December 2019 that the team would return in a re-launched

(PBL) for the 2020 season. The league announced the season would be put on hold due to the

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References

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