Detroit Pros
Encyclopedia
The Detroit Pros are a franchise in the International Basketball League (2005-)
that plays in Inkster, Michigan
.
The team suffered through a mediocre first season, going 5-15. Aaron Bates led the Pros in scoring, at 20.0 ppg. Team owner Darryl Greene coached the team during the first season. Warren Woods will coach the team in 2006.
The Pros play home games at the Inkster Recreation Complex. One newspaper reported during the 2005 season that the team would be moving to Toledo, Ohio
for 2006, and after no updates on this, the IBL announced that the team would, in fact, be moving to Toledo for the 2007 season. The Pros will play four games on a west coast trip, and these will be their only games for the 2006 season.
International Basketball League (2005-)
The International Basketball League is a professional men's spring basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast, Rocky Mountains, Western Canada, and the Midwest. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States...
that plays in Inkster, Michigan
Inkster, Michigan
Inkster is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, the city population was 25,369. It is one of several suburbs in Metro Detroit whose population is majority or plurality African American.- History :...
.
The team suffered through a mediocre first season, going 5-15. Aaron Bates led the Pros in scoring, at 20.0 ppg. Team owner Darryl Greene coached the team during the first season. Warren Woods will coach the team in 2006.
The Pros play home games at the Inkster Recreation Complex. One newspaper reported during the 2005 season that the team would be moving to Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
for 2006, and after no updates on this, the IBL announced that the team would, in fact, be moving to Toledo for the 2007 season. The Pros will play four games on a west coast trip, and these will be their only games for the 2006 season.