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The Mahoning Valley Wildcats (sometimes referred to as the Youngstown Wildcats), were a team in the
International Basketball League
The International Basketball League (IBL) was a semi-professional men's basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States to join. The ...
based in
Struthers, Ohio
Struthers is a city in eastern Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, along the Mahoning River. The population was 10,063 at the 2020 census. Located directly southeast of Youngstown, it is a suburb of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.
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. The team shared its name with the mascot of Struthers High School, whose gym they shared.
Rob Spon coached the Wildcats, who went 12-7 in their first season. The Wildcats were led in scoring by Rick McFadden, who tied for ninth in the league with 22.8 ppg. Three players made the all-star team, McFadden, Lawrence Culver, and TeJay Anderson.
With no notice, the Wildcats were removed from the IBL schedule in early 2006, having been replaced by the Lansing Capitals.