Atlanta Mustangs stampede onto the Atlanta market
November 11, 2004 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Atlanta Vision News Release
Atlanta, Georgia â New kids on the block. Formerly the ABA Gwinnett Gwizzlies, with new ownership and management, the ABA Atlanta Mustangs are preparing to begin their inaugural 2004-2005 professional basketball season. The team's new owner, Arthur Crawford, is a former co-owner of the Biloxi, Mississippi, Gulf Coast Gamblers basketball team, an NBA professional basketball agent, and former executive director of The Boys and Girls Club. James Bynum will serve as the team's General Manager.
Tryouts and drafts are well under way with the direction of Head Coach, Brook Steppe, a former All-American basketball standout with Georgia Tech University. The team's first away games will be played beginning November 20th, in Nashville, Tennessee against the ABA Nashville Rhythm. The Mustangs HOME OPENER is Friday, December 3rd.........stay tuned for Home Court location announcements!! See below for full team schedule of both home and away games.
For more information on the American Basketball Association's 2004-2005 upcoming season for over 30 teams nationwide, go to www.abalive.com. Public Relations contact, Amy Gesch, 770-935-1468, for more detailed information.
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
American Basketball Association Stories from November 11, 2004
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- Atlanta Mustangs stampede onto the Atlanta market - Atlanta Vision
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- Storm announces opening roster - Colorado Storm
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