The Dallas Generals was a team of the
American Basketball Association
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that began play in the 2009-10 season.
The franchise was owned by entertainment industry veteran Keio Gamble.
The team's home games were played at
Fair Park Coliseum in
Dallas,
Texas.
The team ceased operations in January 2010 with announced intentions to return for the 2010–11 season.
History
The team's first head coach was Chris Terrell of Southern California; former coach of Mexico's
LNBP.
Their flagship players were
streetball
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veteran
Taurian Fontenette
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, better known as "Mr. 720" and "The Air Up There", and
NBA
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veteran
Anthony "Pig" Miller.
Other players included Dallas native Jonathan Walker.
The team took "a momentary step back from operations" in order to reorganize.
They announced their intention to resume play with a home game on January 2, 2010.
Later in January 2010, the team announced it was ceasing operations for the remainder of the 2009–2010 season, refunding tickets, and regrouping to return for the 2010–11 season.
See also
*
Dallas Impact
References
External links
Official Website*
Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
Basketball teams in Dallas
Defunct basketball teams in Texas
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