The Marietta Storm is a

World Basketball Association The World Basketball Association (WBA) was a semi-professional men's spring basketball league in the United States. The league suspended operations after the 2013 season. History The WBA was conceived in 2009, with seven teams scheduled to play. ...

franchise based in

Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...

founded in 2006 by JustUs, LLC, Jennifer Lester, Una Snipes, Stacey Beverley, Tiphanie Watson and Tommy Lester III." The inaugural team included player

Jamario Moon Jamario Raman Moon (born June 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for one season at Meridian Community College and began his professional career with teams in the United States Basketball Le ...

. Games were played at

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in Marietta, Georgia. The team won the World Basketball Association franchise of the year in its first season. The team is currently owned by music mogul Melvin "

Mel-Man Melvin Charles Bradford, professionally known as Mel-Man, is an American West Coast hip hop record producer and songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Signed with Aftermath Entertainment, he is best known for his work with Dr. Dre, producing ...

" Breeden. The Storm plays its home games at Smyrna Recreation Complex in Smyrna, Ga, just outside

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2011 Team roster

# Andrew Francis, 6'7",

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# Ashton Pitts, 6'7" # Marquis Ruffin, 6'2",

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# Andrew Martin, 6'2", Shorter College # Alex Cornett, 6'10,

Kennesaw State Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university located in the state of Georgia with two different campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in Kennesaw and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was found ...

# Isaac Jones, 6'9", Southern Polytechnic University # Desmond Blue, 6'10",

MTSU Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU or MT) is a public university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university consists of eight undergraduate colleges as well as a college of graduate studies, together off ...

# Dietrick King, 6'6", ASA College # Frank Moultrie, 6'0", Kuztown University 011 1st Draft Pick# Scott Mennicke, 5'11" # Travis De'Grout, 6'3",

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# Vincent Brooks, 6'2", Garden State Rebels

2010 Team roster

# Lance Perique, 6'8", Labanon Fachun # Alex Owumi, 6'4", France Quimper # Jonathan Jackson, 6'8", L.A. Push # John Thomas, 6'6", Assis Basket # Daryl Ruffus, 6'8", Mexico Bucanoroes # Anthony Pettaway, 6'8", Dachun Spurs # Leonard Mendez, 6'5", Georgia State University # Deandre Bray, 5'5",

Jacksonville State Jacksonville State University (JSU) is a public university in Jacksonville, Alabama. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in six academic schools leading to bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctorate degrees ...

# Chucky Frierson, 6'6", Norway Baerum # Anthony Joseph, 6'8",

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Em ...

# Paul Harper, 6'7",

University of West Georgia The University of West Georgia is a public university in Carrollton, Georgia. The university offers a satellite campus in Newnan, Georgia, select classes at its Douglasville Center, and off-campus Museum Studies classes at the Atlanta History Ce ...

# Parrish Brown, 6'1",

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# Casey Love, 6'6" # Scott Mennicke, 5'10", Sequoyah High School (2010 First Draft Pick) # Andrew Martin, 6'3", Shorter College # Stefhon Hannah, 6'2", Missouri

2011 Team roster

2010 Team roster

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