TheMobile Revelerswere aNational Basketball Development League(NBDL) team based inMobile, Alabama.Playing their home games at theMobile Civic Center,the Revelers was a charter franchise in the2001-02 seasonand folded after the2002-03 season.The team was named after the people who took part inMardi Grasparades as theMardi Gras tradition started in Mobile.
| Mobile Revelers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | National Basketball Development League |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Folded | 2003 |
| History | Mobile Revelers 2001–2003 |
| Arena | Mobile Civic Center |
| Location | Mobile, Alabama |
| Team colors | Purple, dark green |
| Head coach | Sam Vincent |
| Ownership | MVP Sports Entertainment |
| Championships | 1(2003) |
TheNational Basketball Association( NBA ) announced the Revelers as one of the NBDL charter franchises in July 2001.[1]Sam Vincentcoached both seasons of the team. In 2003, the Revelers won the League championship, defeating theFayetteville Patriots,two games to one. However the league contracted the franchise on June 13, 2003.[2]
Season-by-season
edit| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
| Mobile Revelers | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 4th | 30 | 26 | .540 | Lost Semifinals (North Charleston) 1–2 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 3rd | 26 | 24 | .520 | Won Semifinals (North Charleston) 2–0 Won NBDL Finals(Fayetteville) 1–2 | ||||
| Regular season record | 56 | 50 | .514 | 2001–2003 | |||||
| Playoff record | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2001–2003 | |||||
NBA affiliates
edit- None
References
edit- ^Staff Reporters (July 17, 2001)."NBDL team names, colors announced".NBA: National Basketball Association.RetrievedJune 5,2010.
- ^Staff Reporters (June 13, 2003)."NBDL contracts Groove, Revelers".SI: Associated Press. Archived fromthe originalon November 2, 2012.RetrievedJune 5,2010.