American professional basketball team
The Connecticut Pride (from 1993 to 1994 the Hartford Hellcats ) were an American professional basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut , that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). They played in Hartford from 1993 to 2000, primarily at the Connecticut State Arsenal and Armory , and also at the Hartford Civic Center and the University of Hartford Sports Center .[ 1] Its final season, from 2000 to 2001, was played at the New Haven Coliseum .
The team was previously known as the Albany Patroons , Capital Region Pontiacs , and Hartford Hellcats . With the collapse of the CBA during the 2000/01 season, the team joined the International Basketball League .
Year-by-year
Year
League
Reg. season
Playoffs
Hartford Hellcats
1993/94
CBA
3rd, American Eastern
Did not qualify
Connecticut Pride
1994/95
CBA
4th, American Eastern
N/A
1995/96
CBA
3rd, American Eastern
Did not qualify
1996/97
CBA
5th, American
Did not qualify
1997/98
CBA
3rd, American
Semifinals
1998/99
CBA
1st, American
Champions
1999/00
CBA
2nd, American
1st Round
2000/01
CBA
1st, American
No playoff
2000/01
IBL
David Young named team MVP
Did not qualify
All-time roster
See also
References
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