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Springfield Armor

The Springfield Armor is a team that currently plays in the NBA Development League. They play their home games at the MassMutual Center. [1] The team is owned by HWS Basketball, LLC which is principally owned by Michael Savit, previously the Senior Vice President of International Management Group and whose HWS Baseball group owns and operates four minor-league baseball teams; the Southern League's Mobile BayBears, the California League's Modesto Nuts, the New York-Penn League's Mahoning Valley Scrappers, and the Coastal Plain League's Columbia Blowfish.[2] The team is affiliated with the New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, and Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA.

Springfield is known as the "Birthplace of Basketball," because it was at Springfield College that gym teacher James Naismith invented the game in 1891. It is also home to the Basketball Hall of Fame. The "Armor" nickname is an homage to the historic Springfield Armory, which was established by George Washington as the center of the Continental Army's arsenal and has since gone on to be the development home of various small arms for the United States military.

In franchise events in 2009: the team held a name the team contest until May 1.[3] On June 30, the Armor unveiled its name, logo, and colors.[4] On July 29, it was announced that Dee Brown will be the head coach.[5] On September 2, the Armor picked first in the D-League Expansion Draft, which they used on center Marcus Campbell.[6]

The team ended their inaugural 2009-2010 season with a record of 7-43, the worst record in NBADL history. They finished in 7th place in the Eastern Division. Their leading scorer was Morris Almond, who averaged 26.8 points per game in 22 games with the team.

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Season by season

Season Division Regular Season Playoffs
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
Springfield Armor
2009•10 Eastern 7th 7 43 .140
Regular Season Record 7 43 .140 2009-2010
Playoff Record 0 0 .000 2009-2010

Current roster

As of January 17, 2010

Springfield Armor roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
1.5 !G 22 USA ! Almond, Morris 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Rice
5.0 !C 24 USA ! Campbell, Marcus 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Mississippi State
3.5 !F 50 USA ! Cummings, TJ 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
1.5 !G 44 USA ! Curry, JamesOn 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oklahoma State
5.0 !C 00 USA ! Gransberry, Kentrell 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) South Florida
1.5 !G 10 USA ! Jalloh, Abdulai 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) James Madison*
1.5 !G 9 USA ! Maxwell, Maurice 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Massachusetts
3.5 !F 32 USA ! Milligan, Dante 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Massachusetts
1.5 !G 14 USA ! Whitted, Tre 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Marshall
5.0 !C 18 USA ! Wingate, Major 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kevin Whitted
  • Rachel Schlachet
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

References

  1. ^ http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/ NBA Development League Team Comes To Springfield, Massachusetts
  2. ^ http://hwsbaseball.com/
  3. ^ "Help Name the Springfield NBA D-League Team". NBA Development League. http://www.nba.com/webAction?actionId=surveyInitializeIntegrated&target=/dleague/springfield/name_the_team.jsp&surveyId=1785. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  4. ^ "Springfield's NBA Development League Team Unveils Name and Logo". NBA Development League. http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/name_logo_090630.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  5. ^ http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/07/springfield_armor_of_nba_dleag.html
  6. ^ http://www.nba.com/dleague/expansion_draft_board_2009.html

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