The Kentucky Bisons were a basketball

Basketball

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 team in the American Basketball Association which began play in 2008-09, play in the South Central division. Although the management office for the Bisons is based in Bowling Green

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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, the Bisons actually played their home games at the Owensboro Sportscenter, 60 miles north of Bowling Green. On December 14, 2010 the Bisons stated they would be suspending operations due to lack of support from the city of Owensboro, KY.

2008

With a 19-3 regular-season record, they qualified for the ABA's Elite Eight Championship tournament at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Nashville Municipal Auditorium

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 (home to Southeast division rival the Nashville Broncs

Nashville Broncs

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). After defeating Beijing Aoshen Olympian 106-104 in the first round, the Bisons would pull off an upset win over the top-seeded Southeast Texas Mustangs 107-89 to advance to the ABA title game. Finally, with their 127-120 win over the Maywood Buzz, the Bisons wrapped up the ABA title in their first year of existence.

2009

In 2009, they returned to the title series again, and faced top-seeded Southeast Texas. After winning game one, they lost both games two and three and the Mavericks were crowned champions.

2010

Shortly before the 2010 season both the head coach and assistant coach resigned their positions. On December 14, 2010 the Bisons announced that they would be suspending operations. The reason stated was the lack of support from the City of Owensboro and their businesses and fans.

Roster

Head Coach: Otis Key

#		Pos.	Ht.	Player	Acquired	College
1		PG	5'9	Brandon Stockton	2008	Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
10		SG	6'2	Darryl Washington	2008
15		PG	6'3	Michael Wells	2008	Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents WKU in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Hilltoppers currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2009...
32		SF/PF	6'5	Jamie Jackson	2008	Bellarmine Bellarmine University Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert...
2		SF	6'5	LaMar Owen	2008	Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball The Southern Illinois Salukis basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Salukis are currently coached by Chris Lowery who led the team to the NCAA tournament in 2004 thru 2007. Lowery was...
3		PG	5'9	Michael James	2008	Florida International FIU Golden Panthers The FIU Panthers are the athletic teams of Florida International University , a public university located in Miami, Florida. The Panthers compete in NCAA Division I athletics, and are currently members of the Sun Belt Conference...
9		SG	6'4	Michael Morris	2010	Austin Peay Austin Peay Governors men's basketball The Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was...
30		SG	6'2	Teco Dickerson	2008	Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents WKU in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Hilltoppers currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2009...

External links

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