Fort Wayne Mad Ants
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are a team of the NBA Development League, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is the home venue for the team. The team is the first minor league basketball franchise to play in Fort Wayne since the Fort Wayne Fury. Former Fort Wayne Fury coach Kent Davison was the Mad Ants' first head coach.
History
The franchise held a name-the-team contest on their website where fans could vote on one of the four finalists: Lightning, Fire, Coyotes, and Mad Ants. The winning name of Mad Ants was announced June 18, 2007, chosen as a salute to the city's and fort's namesake, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne.[1]
On July 5, 2007, it was announced by the NBA that the Mad Ants would be affiliated with the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. Coincidentally, the Pistons were founded in Fort Wayne by Fred Zollner as the Zollner Pistons, before moving to Detroit in 1957. On September 3, 2008, the Mad Ants announced the Milwaukee Bucks as their third affiliate for the 2008-09 season. The Bucks were previously a parent club for the Tulsa 66ers until Professional Basketball Club, LLC (owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder), purchased the 66ers to be Oklahoma City's exclusive affiliate.[2]
Season-by-season
| Season |
Division |
Regular Season |
Postseason Results |
| Finish |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
| Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2007•08 |
Central |
4th |
17 |
33 |
.340 |
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| 2008•09 |
Central |
5th |
19 |
31 |
.380 |
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| 2009•10 |
Eastern |
5th |
22 |
28 |
.440 |
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| Regular Season Record |
58 |
92 |
.387 |
2007-2010 |
| Playoff Record |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2007-2010 |
2009-2010 Roster
(NBA) - Assigned by Milwaukee Bucks As of January 20, 2010
In popular culture
- In the television series One Tree Hill episode "You've Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie In It", James Lafferty's character Nathan Scott receives an offer to coach the team. The episode originally aired September 29, 2008 on The CW Network.[3]
- Sports site Deadspin published several articles about the team's mascot, calling it "Nightmare Ant."
See also
External links
References
- ^ The Ants Are Coming!. Retrieved on 2009-09-06.
- ^ NBA Development League. Retrieved on 2009-09-06.
- ^ Warden, Steve (25 September 2008). "TV plot bringing team to 'Tree Hill'". The Journal Gazette. http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/SPORTS0603/809250304/-1/SPORTS. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
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IL: Indianapolis Indians, ML: Fort Wayne TinCaps • South Bend Silver Hawks, FL: Evansville Otters, NL: Gary SouthShore RailCats, PL: Dubois County Bombers • Richmond RiverRats • Terre Haute Rex, GLSCL: Anderson Servants
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NBA: Indiana Pacers, WNBA: Indiana Fever, D-League: Fort Wayne Mad Ants
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NFL: Indianapolis Colts, CIFL: Fort Wayne Firehawks, WFA: Indiana Speed • Fort Wayne Flash (resuming in 2011), MSFL: Indiana Titans • Indianapolis Stampede • Lake County Steelers, GMFL: Ohio River Bearcats
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IHL: Evansville IceMen • Fort Wayne Komets, AAHL: Chi-Town Shooters, USHL: Indiana Ice
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PDL: Fort Wayne Fever • Indiana Invaders, W-League: F.C. Indiana
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Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
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