Michigan Stones
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The Michigan Stones, owned by businessman Bill McCrary; GM, Carl Hamilton, formerly Flint's Director of Park's and Rec., Head Coach Johnny Golston (deceased), Detroit Pershing's High coach of several High School state championship teams, and Assistant Coach, Justice Thigman, the first Flint player in the NBA-Detroit Pistons were expected to be a professional
basketball team in Flint, Michigan
as a member of the International Basketball League
. The Michigan Stones, folded before their first season began because the cities IMA Arena was made unavailable by Mayor Woodrow Stanley, who had his own intentions of operating a team, which never got off the ground, and the teams lack of cooperation by the league ownership, in Baltimore, who later folded the league, which resulted in the team owners losing all its investment and left the Stones without a league.
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basketball team in Flint, Michigan
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
as a member of the International Basketball League
International Basketball League
The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...
. The Michigan Stones, folded before their first season began because the cities IMA Arena was made unavailable by Mayor Woodrow Stanley, who had his own intentions of operating a team, which never got off the ground, and the teams lack of cooperation by the league ownership, in Baltimore, who later folded the league, which resulted in the team owners losing all its investment and left the Stones without a league.