Carolina Thunder
Encyclopedia
The Carolina Thunder was an American Basketball Association
team that played its games in Concord
, North Carolina
at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center
.
Head Coach Brian Rowsom, Assistant Coaches Tim Anderson, Robert Jaye Floyd, Deshon Gaither, Derrick Hamilton
The Carolina Thunder was an American Basketball Association team that played its games in Concord, North Carolina at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center. Their only season was 2004-2005 and was coached by former NBA player Brian Rowsom. The team’s assistant coaches were Robert Jaye Floyd, Tim Anderson, Deshon Gaither and Derrick Hamilton. Some of the team’s roster included former NBA players Chris Robinson and Byron Dinkins. Also on the roster were 3 players who moved on to play in the NBA's developmental league (NBDL) Anthony Terrell, Anthony Wilkins and George Leach. The team was co owned by Tony Priscaro and former Pittsburgh Steeler player Duane Woodruff.
Current Cleveland Cavaliers
forward Jamario Moon
played for the Carolina Thunder before making it to the NBA
.
Carolina Thunder was also a world finalist Independent World percussion group, established in Charlotte, North Carolina in the late 90s through 2000. This group was set out to discover uncharted territory, and set new musical and conceptual boundaries, with their very intense and emotional presence and ideas.
A group with similar ideas called Constitution was founded by members of Carolina Thunder, and are making their debut in the World Class as well, in 2007. Great things are to come from this group and their teachers.
American Basketball Association (2000–present)
The American Basketball Association, often abbreviated as ABA, is a semi-professional men's basketball league that was founded in 1999. The current ABA has no affiliation with the original American Basketball Association that merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976...
team that played its games in Concord
Concord, North Carolina
Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center
The Cabarrus Arena & Events Center is located in Concord, North Carolina, about 24-miles northeast of Charlotte.The complex consisits of a main Arena, Event Center A & B, Gold Halls 1 & 2, and the Cabarrus Rooms which is a very popular space for business meetings and wedding receptions.The venue is...
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Head Coach Brian Rowsom, Assistant Coaches Tim Anderson, Robert Jaye Floyd, Deshon Gaither, Derrick Hamilton
The Carolina Thunder was an American Basketball Association team that played its games in Concord, North Carolina at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center. Their only season was 2004-2005 and was coached by former NBA player Brian Rowsom. The team’s assistant coaches were Robert Jaye Floyd, Tim Anderson, Deshon Gaither and Derrick Hamilton. Some of the team’s roster included former NBA players Chris Robinson and Byron Dinkins. Also on the roster were 3 players who moved on to play in the NBA's developmental league (NBDL) Anthony Terrell, Anthony Wilkins and George Leach. The team was co owned by Tony Priscaro and former Pittsburgh Steeler player Duane Woodruff.
Current Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
forward Jamario Moon
Jamario Moon
Jamario Raman Moon is an American professional basketball player. Moon played college basketball for one season at Meridian Community College and began his professional career with teams in the United States Basketball League and NBA Development League, the Harlem Globetrotters, and Mexican...
played for the Carolina Thunder before making it to the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
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Carolina Thunder was also a world finalist Independent World percussion group, established in Charlotte, North Carolina in the late 90s through 2000. This group was set out to discover uncharted territory, and set new musical and conceptual boundaries, with their very intense and emotional presence and ideas.
A group with similar ideas called Constitution was founded by members of Carolina Thunder, and are making their debut in the World Class as well, in 2007. Great things are to come from this group and their teachers.