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Florida Flame
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| Florida Flame | |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| History | North Charleston Lowgators 2001-03 Charleston Lowgators 2003-04 Florida Flame 2004-06 |
| Arena | none currently |
| City | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Team Colors | Apple green, Blue, and Vermilion |
| Head Coach | Jeff Malone |
| Owner | Flame Ownership Group |
| Championships | none |
| Division Titles | None |
| Affiliations | Miami Heat (“local” affiliate), Orlando Magic ("local" affiliate), Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics |
The Florida Flame is a NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida.
Logo design: A basketball on fire moving at high speed.
It has been announced that the Florida Flame will temporarily shut down operations for the 2006-07 season due to not having a home arena in which to play. The team is maintaining its league membership in hopes of finding a venue for the 2007-08 season but, are not able to get a venue this season, they hope to get one in 2008-09 season.
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The Charleston Lowgators relocated to Fort Myers in fall 2004 and became the Florida Flame. In September, 2005, the NBA announced that the Florida Flame would be affiliated with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, and Orlando Magic for the upcoming season.
The Florida Flame (formerly the North Charleston Lowgators/Charleston Lowgators) along with the Tulsa 66ers (formerly the Asheville Altitude), the Austin Toros (formerly the Columbus Riverdragons), and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (formerly the Huntsville Flight) are the only teams left in the D-League that are charter members.
- Smush Parker
- Kirk Haston
- Carl English
- Earl Barron (on assignment from the Miami Heat)
- Dorell Wright (on assignment from the Miami Heat)
- Gerald Green (on assignment from the Boston Celtics)
- Dwayne Jones (on assignment from the Minnesota Timberwolves/Boston Celtics)
- Andre Barrett
- Theron Smith
- Bracey Wright (on assignment from the Minnesota Timberwolves)
| Florida Flame Current Roster |
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| Head Coach: Jeff Malone | (Mississippi State) | |||
| Asst. Coach: Terry Thimlar | (Indiana State) | |||
| PF | 4 |  |
Duane Erwin | (Memphis 2005) |
| C | 5 |  |
George Leach | (Indiana 2004) |
| G | 6 |  |
Bracey Wright | (Indiana 2005) |
| G/F | 7 |  |
Lenny Stokes | (Cincinnati 2003) |
| F | 9 |  |
Roman Brown | (Florida Gulf Coast 2004) |
| SG | 10 |  |
Austin Nichols | (Humboldt State 2004) |
| PG | 13 |  |
T. J. Sorrentine | (Vermont 2005) |
| PG | 22 | |
E. J. Rowland | (St. Mary's 2005) |
| G | 25 | |
Jonathan Moore | (North Carolina Central 2005) |
| G/F | 33 |  |
Reed Rawlings | (Samford 2001) |
| C/PF | 34 |  |
Elton Brown | (Virginia 2004) |
| NBA Development League | |||
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| Central Division | Southwest Division | West Division | |
| Dakota Wizards | Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Anaheim Arsenal | |
| Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Austin Toros | Bakersfield Jam | |
| Iowa Energy | Colorado 14ers | Idaho Stampede | |
| Sioux Falls Skyforce | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Los Angeles D-Fenders | |
| Tulsa 66ers | Utah Flash | ||