Las Vegas Aces (basketball)

This article is about the minor league basketball team. For the professional inline hockey team, see Las Vegas Aces (inline hockey).

Las Vegas Aces
Founded	2006
League	ABA 2006-present
Team history	Orlando Orange Men (preseason 2006) Orlando Aces (2006-2007) Las Vegas Aces (2008-2009) Las Vegas Dynasty (2009–2010) Las Vegas Aces (2010-2011)
Arena	Sports Center of Las Vegas
Based in	Las Vegas, Nevada
Team colors	Blue/white/red
Owner	Todd Triplett
Head coach	Kirk Baker
Championships	0
Dancers	13

The Las Vegas Aces is a team in the modern American Basketball Association in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were originally based in Orlando, Florida and began play as the Orlando Aces in the Florida Division of the Blue Conference in the 2006-2007 season. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada on March 14, 2008, after teams in the Blue Conference Florida Division failed to attend scheduled games forcing the Aces to exit the season early. Renamed the Las Vegas Aces, the team remained in good standing in the ABA. On July 14, 2009, the Aces announced they were changing their name to the Las Vegas Dynasty.^[1][2] However, the new name never took and they continued playing as the Las Vegas Aces. For the 2009-2010 season, they made the playoffs with 3-0 record. In July 2011, the Aces announced a move to Eatonville, Florida, however, they ended up playing the 2011-2012 season in Las Vegas.^[3]

Original Las Vegas Aces logo

References

1. ^ Pascucci, Gianni (2009-07-14), New team name and staff for the Aces, US Basket.com, http://www.usbasket.com/ABA/basketball.asp?NewsID=165293, retrieved 2009-12-08 
2. ^ LeMaster, Steve (2009-07-20), Weekly minors report, Pro Basketball News, http://www.probasketballnews.com/story/?storyid=654, retrieved 2009-12-08 
3. ^ [1]

External links

• Las Vegas Aces site
• Official ABA site