The Rockford Fury was a Premier Basketball League (
PBL) team based in
Rockford,
Illinois.
Franchise History
Inaugural Season - 2006-07
The team began existence as the Hammond Rollers of the
ABA's current incarnation (based out of
Hammond, Indiana
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, and playing at the
Hammond Civic Center
Hammond Civic Center is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in Hammond, Indiana. The arena opened in 1938. It is well known for hosting various local concerts, and sporting events such WWE Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, mixed martial arts fig ...
), before being sold to
Tom McGinn
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* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
(owner of the
Quad City Riverhawks
The Quad City Riverhawks were a team of the Premier Basketball League that previously played in the modern American Basketball Association (ABA).
History
The team began play as a member of the ABA in 2006. The team played at the Activities Cen ...
), relocated to
Dixon, Illinois
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, and renamed the Sauk Valley Rollers.
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The Rollers finished the regular season 16-16, good for third place in the White Conference, Northern Division, and earning them a #17 ranking in the ABA playoffs, before losing to their brother franchise, the Quad City Riverhawks
The Quad City Riverhawks were a team of the Premier Basketball League that previously played in the modern American Basketball Association (ABA).
History
The team began play as a member of the ABA in 2006. The team played at the Activities Cen ...
, by a score of 100–86.
Second Season - 2007-08
The team moved to Rockford College Rockford or Rockfords may refer to:
Places United States
* Rockford, Illinois, a city, the largest municipality of this name
*Rockford, Alabama, a town
* Rockford, Idaho, a census-designated place
* Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, a United St ...
in Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...
for 2007–08. Also, because of the "Rollers" nickname and logo referenced gambling, they changed their name to the Rock River Fury
On August 27, the Fury announced they would be moving to the PBL along with their brother franchise, the Quad City Riverhawks
The Quad City Riverhawks were a team of the Premier Basketball League that previously played in the modern American Basketball Association (ABA).
History
The team began play as a member of the ABA in 2006. The team played at the Activities Cen ...
End of the line
The Fury met their end in the summer of 2008 when the PBL added a rule prohibiting one owner having multiple teams in the league. The Riverhawks were maintained and the Fury folded.
References
External links
Official website of the Rockford Fury
Former Premier Basketball League teams
Basketball teams in Illinois
Fury
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