New Mexico Thunderbirds
The New Mexico Thunderbirds is the name of an NBA Development League minor league basketball team based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. Their NBA affiliates are the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. The games are broadcast in Albuquerque on 96.3 KBZU, produced by Roberto Gonzales. Home games are played at the Santa Ana Star Center.
Franchise history
The Albuquerque Thunderbirds playing a game at the
Tingley Coliseum.
The team was formed as the Huntsville Flight and were established in Huntsville, Alabama in 2001 as a founding member of the NBDL, the affiliate minor league of the NBA. The team ended its tenure in Alabama at the conclusion of the 2005 season after finishing 3rd in the overall NBDL standings at 27-21. They became the Albuquerque Thunderbirds the following season. In 2006, the team also won the D-League Championship game over the Fort Worth Flyers in their first year of existence in Albuquerque. They are directly affiliated with NBA teams the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, and the Phoenix Suns. In the 2006-2007 season, along with the Tulsa 66ers (formerly the Asheville Altitude), the Austin Toros (formerly the Columbus Riverdragons), and the Florida Flame (formerly the Charleston Lowgators), who are not playing for the 2006-2007 season. The Albuquerque Thunderbirds (formerly the Huntsville Flight) are playing in their sixth season in the National Basketball Association Development League.
Starting in 2010, the Thunderbirds are moving from the Tingley Coliseum to the Santa Ana Star Center and are rebranding as the New Mexico Thunderbirds.
Season-By-Season
| Season |
Division |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Finish |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
| Huntsville Flight |
| 2001•02 |
|
5th |
26 |
30 |
.464 |
|
| 2002•03 |
|
8th |
22 |
28 |
.440 |
|
| 2003•04 |
|
3rd |
24 |
22 |
.522 |
Won Semifinals (Charleston) 108-100
Lost D-League Finals (Asheville) 108-106 |
| 2004•05 |
|
3rd |
27 |
21 |
.563 |
Lost Semifinals (Asheville) 90-86 |
| Albuquerque Thunderbirds |
| 2005•06 |
|
2nd |
26 |
22 |
.542 |
Won Semifinals (Florida) 80-71
Won D-League Finals (Fort Worth) 119-108 |
| 2006•07 |
Western |
3rd |
24 |
26 |
.480 |
Lost Semifinals (Colorado) 130-100 |
| 2007•08 |
Southwestern |
4th |
22 |
28 |
.440 |
|
| 2008•09 |
Southwestern |
3rd |
24 |
26 |
.480 |
|
| 2009•10 |
Western |
7th |
18 |
32 |
.360 |
|
| New Mexico Thunderbirds |
| 2010•11 |
TBD |
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-- |
-- |
-- |
|
| Regular Season Record |
213 |
235 |
.475 |
2001•2010 |
| Playoff Record |
3 |
3 |
.500 |
2001•2010 |
Players of note
Current roster
As of January 31, 2010
External links
Categories: Sports in Albuquerque, New Mexico | Sports in Huntsville, Alabama | NBA Development League teams | Sports clubs established in 2001
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