Huntsville Flight
| Huntsville Flight | |
 | |
| Founded | 2001 |
| History | Huntsville Flight 2001–2005 |
|---|---|
| Arena | Von Braun Center |
| City | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Team colors | Red, Yellow, Navy, White |
| Head coach | Bob Thornton (2001-02) Ralph Lewis (2002-05) |
| Owner | NBA |
| Championships | None |
| Division / Conference titles | None |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | {{{website}}} |
The Huntsville Flight was a National Basketball Development League (NBDL) team based in Huntsville, Alabama. Playing their home games at the Von Braun Center, the Flight was a charter franchise for the 2001-02 season but folded after the 2004-05 season. The former franchise today competes as the Canton Charge.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the Flight as one of the NBDL charter franchises on April 11, 2001.[1] On May 10, the franchise announced Bob Thornton would serve as head coach and by July Flight was revealed as the team name.[1] Following the inaugural season, Thornton would resign as head coach to pursue a position as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls and be replaced with Ralph Lewis in July 2002.[1]
The league folded the franchise on May 3, 2005, citing a combination of lack of sponsorship dollars and low home attendance.[1]
Season-By-Season
| Season | Division | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
| Huntsville Flight | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | 5th | 26 | 30 | .464 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 8th | 22 | 28 | .440 | |||||
| 2003–04 | 3rd | 24 | 22 | .522 | Won Semifinals (Charleston) 108-100 Lost D-League Finals (Asheville) 108-106 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 3rd | 27 | 21 | .563 | Lost Semifinals (Asheville) 90-86 | ||||