Buffalo Silverbacks
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| Buffalo Silverbacks | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| League | ABA 2005-present |
| Team History | Buffalo Rapids 2005-2006 Buffalo Silverbacks 2006-present |
| Arena | Buffalo State Sports Arena |
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| Based in | Buffalo, New York |
| Team Colors | Gray, Red, and Black |
| Owner | Dan Robbie Todd Wier |
| Head Coach | Trevor Ruffin |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Cheerleaders | Buffalo Rush (05-06) WBLK Sweet Divas (06-07) |
The Buffalo Silverbacks are an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Buffalo, New York.
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[edit] History
The Buffalo Rapids were founded by Gary Nice and began play in the fall of 2005 as part of the ABA's Connie Hawkins Division. It was the first professional basketball team to play in Buffalo, New York since the Buffalo Braves. The team's name was chosen by a fan vote, with "Rapids" finishing second to "Braves". Trademark restrictions prevented the franchise from adopting the Braves name, but the Rapids team colors were identical to those of the Buffalo Braves.
Dan Robbie, former Miami Dolphins owner and son of Joe Robbie, took Nice's position along with Todd Wier as co-owners of the franchise in December 2005.
Initial games were played at Burt Flickinger Center, but a financial dispute left the team searching for a new permanent home. They played most home games at Park School of Buffalo until February 2006. The final home game of the 2005-2006 season was played at Buffalo State Sports Arena, with the team later utilizing the venue for all 2006-2007 home games.
It was announced in May 2006 that the franchise had changed its name to the Buffalo Silverbacks. Controversy arose in August 2006 when the Buffalo News ran an article condemning the team's logo, which featured a silverback gorilla, as racist. The team responded to this by adopting a new team logo featuring a tiger in October 2006.
Another bit of controversy involved the Silverbacks announcing that DayShawn Wright had been signed to the team in October 2006. Soon after this announcement, Wright signed with the Minot SkyRockets of the CBA.
Head coach Richard Jacob resigned from the team in November 2006 to focus on his job at Medaille College. Trevor Ruffin, an assistant coach during the team's 2006-2007 training camp, replaced him as head coach.
The Silverbacks will play the 2006-2007 season as part of the ABA's Blue Conference in the Northern Division.
[edit] Standings
| Regular Season | |||||||
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Home | Away | League | Division |
| 2005-2006 | 11 | 17 | .392 | 6-7 | 5-10 | 17th - ABA | 3rd - Connie Hawkins |
| 2006-2007 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3-1 | 0-4 | ABA | 5th - Northern |
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| Year | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Home | Away | Seeding | Finish |
| 2005-2006 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 15th - ABA | Lost Quarterfinal |
| 2006-2007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
[edit] Results
| 2005-2006 - ABA Regular Season | ||||||
| Date | Venue | Status | Opponent | Result | Score | High Score |
| 11/03/2005 | Burt Flickinger Center | Home | Maryland Nighthawks | Loss | 108-107 | 17 - Carlton Brown |
| 11/05/2005 | Blue Cross Arena | Away | Rochester Razorsharks | Loss | 89-88 | 29 - Tim Winn |
| 11/11/2005 | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | Away | Montreal Matrix | Loss | 94-74 | 22 - Kevin Ross |
| 11/14/2005 | Burt Flickinger Center | Home | Harlem Strong Dogs | Win | 97-90 | 32 - Trevor Ruffin |
| 11/19/2005 | Montgomery College | Away | Maryland Nighthawks | Loss | 132-102 | 20 - Tim Winn |
| 11/26/2005 | Niagara Catholic High School | Home | Montreal Matrix | Win | 104-94 | 26 - Tim Winn |
| 11/29/2005 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Maryland Nighthawks | Loss | 113-112 (OT) | 34 - Tim Winn |
| 12/01/2005 | Lackawanna College | Away | Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers | Loss | 95-86 | 29 - Tim Winn |
| 12/04/2005 | Hunter College | Away | Harlem Strong Dogs | Loss | 116-109 | - |
| 12/13/2005 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Harlem Strong Dogs | Win | 107-102 (OT) | 31 - Tim Winn |
| 12/17/2005 | Montgomery College | Away | Maryland Nighthawks | Loss | 110-94 | 20 - Brad Buddenborg |
| 12/18/2005 | Essex County College | Away | Newark Express | Win | 89-88 | 23 - Tim Winn |
| 12/23/2005 | Gau School | Home | Rochester Razorsharks | Loss | 110-100 | 29 - Tim Winn |
| 12/28/2005 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Maryland Nighthawks | Win | 94-89 | 30 - Rashid Byrd |
| 12/30/2005 | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | Away | Montreal Matrix | Win | 98-86 | 38 - Brad Buddenborg |
| 01/07/2006 | Barnstable High School | Away | Boston Frenzy | Win | 113-96 | - |
| 01/11/2006 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Rochester Razorsharks | Loss | 94-91 | 27 - Tim Winn |
| 01/14/2006 | Saint Joseph's College | Away | Strong Island Sound | Win | 70-65 | 20 - Tim Winn |
| 01/21/2006 | Saint Joseph's College | Away | Strong Island Sound | Loss | 123-107 | - |
| 01/26/2006 | Blue Cross Arena | Away | Rochester Razorsharks | Loss | 114-87 | 19 - Tim Winn |
| 02/01/2006 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Montreal Matrix | Loss | 132-127 (OT) | 40 - Johnny Tyson |
| 02/03/2006 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Boston Frenzy | Win | 136-90 | 52 - Antoine Sims |
| 02/05/2006 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Strong Island Sound | Loss | 128-100 | 23 - Turner Battle |
| 02/19/2006 | Park School of Buffalo | Home | Strong Island Sound | Loss | 102-101 | 31 - DeRon Rutledge |
| 02/25/2006 | Barnstable High School | Away | Boston Frenzy | Win | 117-104 | 20 - Tim Winn |
| 03/04/2006 | Hunter College | Away | Harlem Strong Dogs | Loss | 103-96 | - |
| 03/05/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Newark Express | Win | 112-104 | 21 - Willie Chandler |
| 03/07/2006 | Blue Cross Arena | Away | Rochester Razorsharks | Loss | 106-95 | - |
| 2005-2006 - ABA Playoffs (15th seed) | ||||||
| Date | Venue | Status | Opponent | Result | Score | High Score |
| 03/12/2006 | Hilbert College | Home | Boston Frenzy (16th seed) | Win | 133-88 | 29 - Johnny Tyson |
| 03/17/2006 | New Birth Missionary Baptist Church | Away | Atlanta Vision (7th seed) | Loss | 99-97 | 19 - Johnny Tyson |
| 2006-2007 - ABA Regular Season | ||||||
| Date | Venue | Status | Opponent | Result | Score | High Score |
| 11/08/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Detroit Panthers | Loss | 109-100 | 33 - Antoine Sims |
| 11/12/2006 | Buck Weeber Center | Away | Detroit Panthers | Loss | 128-113 | 24 - Antoine Sims |
| 11/16/2006 | Blue Cross Arena | Away | Rochester Razorsharks | Loss | 107-93 | 23 - Dameon Sansom |
| 11/18/2006 | Burlington Memorial Auditorium | Away | Vermont Frost Heaves | Loss | 110-100 | 27 - Johnny Tyson |
| 11/24/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Rochester Razorsharks | Win | 96-93 | 29 - Antoine Sims |
| 11/30/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Hammond Rollers | Win | 120-104 | 19 - Antoine Sims |
| 12/08/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Detroit Panthers | Win | 119-104 | 24 - Antoine Sims |
| 12/09/2006 | Blue Cross Arena | Away | Rochester Razorsharks | Loss | 109-90 | 18 - Marlin Johnson |
| 12/13/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Richmond Ballerz | - | - | - |
| 12/14/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Toledo Ice | - | - | - |
| 12/15/2006 | Buck Weeber Center | Away | Detroit Panthers | - | - | - |
| 12/20/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Rochester Razorsharks | - | - | - |
| 12/22/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Toledo Ice | - | - | - |
| 12/29/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Cape Cod Frenzy | - | - | - |
| 12/30/2006 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Quebec City Kebekwa | - | - | - |
| 01/04/2007 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Toledo Ice | - | - | - |
| 01/05/2007 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Rochester Razorsharks | - | - | - |
| 01/07/2007 | Seagate Convention Centre | Away | Toledo Ice | - | - | - |
| 01/10/2007 | Burlington Memorial Auditorium | Away | Vermont Frost Heaves | - | - | - |
| 01/13/2007 | Seagate Convention Centre | Away | Toledo Ice | - | - | - |
| 01/16/2007 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Montreal Matrix | - | - | - |
| 01/21/2007 | Montgomery College | Away | Maryland Nighthawks | - | - | - |
| 01/24/2007 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Brooklyn Wonders | - | - | - |
| 02/04/2007 | Seagate Convention Centre | Away | Toledo Ice | - | - | - |
| 02/09/2007 | Université Laval | Away | Quebec City Kebekwa | - | - | - |
| 02/11/2007 | Bourne Middle School | Away | Cape Cod Frenzy | - | - | - |
| 02/17/2007 | Seagate Convention Centre | Away | Toledo Ice | - | - | - |
| 02/21/2007 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Vermont Frost Heaves | - | - | - |
| 02/22/2007 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Home | Detroit Panthers | - | - | - |
| 02/25/2007 | Kingsborough Community College | Away | Brooklyn Wonders | - | - | - |
[edit] Roster and Staff
[edit] 2005-2006
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Released
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- Team Captain - Tim Winn
- All-Star Selection - Tim Winn
- All-ABA Selection - Tim Winn
Staff
- Owners - Dan Robbie and Todd Wier
- General Manager - Richard Jacob
- Head Coach - Richard Jacob
- Assistant Coach - Tyrone Thomas
- Player Assistant Coaches - Modie Cox and Tim Winn
- Strength and Conditioning Coach - Bob Bateson
[edit] 2006-2007
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Released
- 21 - Eze Samuel - C
- ?? - DayShawn Wright - F
Staff
- Owners - Dan Robbie and Todd Wier
- Head Coach - Trevor Ruffin
- Player Assistant Coach - Modie Cox
- Strength and Conditioning Coach - Bob Bateson
[edit] External links
- BuffaloSilverbacks.com - Official website of the Buffalo Silverbacks
- Buffalo Silverbacks @ OurSportsCentral - Buffalo Silverbacks scores, news and information
- Buffalo Silverbacks @ UBFan - Discussion forum dedicated to the Buffalo Silverbacks
- ABALive.com - Official website of the American Basketball Association
- ABA @ OurSportsCentral - Scores, news and information from around the league
