The Arizona Rhinos are a 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 in the American Basketball Association set to begin play in 2008-09. Based in Prescott Valley

Prescott Valley, Arizona

Prescott Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, just east of Prescott. Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and 2000...

, the Rhinos will play their home games at Tim's Toyota Center. The Rhinos' stated goal is to "bring integrity and tradition back to the court," with on-and-off-court policies that mirror Christian

Christian

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 values. The Rhinos will compete for talent and fans with fellow Arizona ABA team, the Phoenix Fury

Phoenix Fury

The Phoenix Fury is a team of the American Basketball Association which began play in 2008. Based in the actual city of Phoenix, the Fury plays its home games at Greenway High School....

.

A previous team called the Arizona Rhinos was a proposed expansion team scheduled to join the ABA for the 2005 season, to play in or around Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

. After consideration, it was decided that they no longer wished to be affiliated with the ABA. No word has been heard from them since.

Current roster

'Final 2008-09 Roster'

Head Coach: Orlando Woolridge

Orlando Woolridge

Orlando Vernada Woolridge is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.- Early life and education :...

Asst/Player Coach: Chris Weakley

#		Pos.	Ht.	Player	Acquired	College
20		F	6'7	Emmanuel Brown	2008	Mesa Community
5		G/F	6'7	Devon Greene	2008	Fordham Fordham Rams The 22 Fordham University varsity sports teams are known as the Fordham Rams. Their colors are maroon and white. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football. In football, the Rams play in the Patriot League of NCAA...
4		PG	6'4	William Polk	2008	Grand Canyon Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University is a for-profit Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Grand Canyon Education . GCU was founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. purchased Grand Canyon University in February 2004...
32		PG	6'6	Teyo Johnson Teyo Johnson Teyo Johnson is a free agent professional American and Canadian football tight end who last played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft...	2008	California Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
22		Guard	6'6	Antonio Griffin	2008	L.A Trade Tech
21		Guard	6'7	Rudy Bogan	2008	Grand Canyon Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University is a for-profit Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Grand Canyon Education . GCU was founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. purchased Grand Canyon University in February 2004...