Miami Majesty
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| Founded | 2005 |
| League | ABA 2005-2006 |
| Team History | Florida Pit Bulls 2005-2006 Miami Majesty 2006-present |
| Arena | BankAtlantic Center 2005-2006 TBA |
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| Based in | Miami-Dade County, Florida |
| Team Colors | Red, blue, and gold |
| Owner | Demetrius Ford Frank Rosso Tim Hardaway |
| Head Coach | Tim Hardaway |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 1 |
The Miami Majesty are a team of the Continental Basketball Association based in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The team was formerly the Florida Pit Bulls, a member of the American Basketball Association, and played their home games in the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The team, coached by Miami Heat legend Tim Hardaway (who also part-owned and played for the team, hoping to go back to playing for the Miami Heat someday), compiled a record of 19-8 (good for first place in the Barnes-Malone division) in the regular season, despite hurricanes cancelling games and almost wiping out their division. However, the team decided not to go to the playoffs and instead left the ABA. They had applied for membership in the NBA Development League, to be the Heat's affiliate, but the D-League turned them down. Recently the team announced they would be playing in the CBA.
They will not return to the BankAtlantic Center, but instead will be seeking a new venue. The team had reached an agreement with the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida, but at the last minute the University of Miami turned the team down (over fear of interfering with Hurricanes games), so the team decided to resume play in 2007. Also, they announced they were changing their name to the Miami Majesty, because of a desire to disassociate themselves from the ABA, and also because it is illegal to own a pit bull in Miami-Dade County.
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| Continental Basketball Association (current alignment) | |||||||||||||
| AMERICAN | Albany Patroons | Indiana Alley Cats | Minot SkyRockets | Pittsburgh Xplosion | |||||||||
| NATIONAL | Butte Daredevils | Great Falls Explorers | Utah Eagles (Ceased operations on Jan. 25, 2007) |
Yakama Sun Kings | |||||||||
| EXPANSION | Atlanta Krunk Wolverines (2007) | Bend, Oregon (2007) | Hawaii Volcanoes (2007) | Lethbridge Canadians (2007) | Los Angeles Aftershock (2007) | Miami Majesty (2007) | SoCal Legends (2007) | Spokane, Washington (2007) | Vancouver Dragons (2007) | Seattle, Washington (2008) | |||
