Albuquerque Silvers
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The Albuquerque Silvers were an American basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

 that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...

. They were coached by Norm Ellenberger
Norm Ellenberger
Norm Ellenberger was the head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobo basketball team from 1972 to 1979, when he was forced to resign due to a recruiting scandal known as Lobo-gate....

, former coach of the University of New Mexico men's basketball team. The franchise was run by P. Patrick McKernan who was also the President/General Manager of the Albuquerque Dukes (Pacific Coast League affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers).

The team was previously known as the Las Vegas Silvers. The team moved to Albuquerque during the 1982/83 season.

Year-by-year with Alberta Dusters

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
1980/81 CBA 4th, Western Western Division Semifinals
1981/82 CBA 3rd, Western Did not qualify

Year-by-year with Las Vegas Silvers

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
1982/83 CBA N/A N/A

Year-by-year with Albuquerque Silvers

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
1982/83 CBA 4th, Western Did not qualify
1983/84 CBA 6th, Western Did not qualify
1984/85 CBA 7th, Western Did not qualify
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