San Diego Stingrays
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The San Diego Stingrays were a charter member of International Basketball League (IBL) and played at the San Diego Sports Arena. The Stingrays' most prominent player, for the first 13 games, was Percy Miller AKA rapper Master P
. After 13 games, head coach Smokey Gaines was replaced by former NBA star Jeff Malone, and as a condition of taking the job Malone insisted on the team cutting ties with Percy Miller. The following season, the team returned to San Diego under the name, San Diego Wildfire
, along with new ownership and management.
The San Diego Stingrays had a dance team as well that participated in several community events. They were led by Director, Demilo Young and Sheila Christensen.
Master P
Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...
. After 13 games, head coach Smokey Gaines was replaced by former NBA star Jeff Malone, and as a condition of taking the job Malone insisted on the team cutting ties with Percy Miller. The following season, the team returned to San Diego under the name, San Diego Wildfire
San Diego Wildfire
The San Diego Wildfire was an American Basketball Association team based in San Diego, California. The team played in the San Diego Sports Arena starting in the fall of 2000. The team played only the 2000-2001 ABA season....
, along with new ownership and management.
The San Diego Stingrays had a dance team as well that participated in several community events. They were led by Director, Demilo Young and Sheila Christensen.