The Charleston Gunners were a

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team based in Charleston, West Virginia. The Gunners played their home games on the campus of

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in Montgomery. The Gunners were named to honor Charleston's former Continental Basketball Association team of the same name which moved from

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(where they were called the Sarasota Stingers) in 1986, remaining in Charleston until moving to Columbus, Ohio in 1989, becoming the

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. On January 26, 2012, the Charleston Gunners were released from the league due to failure to Adhere League Standards. They played only 4 games before they were released.

External links

Charleston Gunners official website
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