Louisville Catbirds

CBA team
color1 = orange
color2 = #008040
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founded = 1983
league = CBA 1983-1985
history = Louisville Catbirds
1983-1985
arena = Louisville Gardens(1983-84) Broadbent Arena(1985)
city = Louisville, Kentucky
colors = Orange, silver black, & white
owner =
coach = [Ron Ekker]
championships = 0
titles = 0
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mascot = The Louisville Catbirds were a basketball team of the CBA who played in the mid 80's.

History

The Catbirds played two seasons in 1983-85 in Kentucky before moving to La Crosse, Wisc., in which the team would reach the CBA finals three times, winning twice 1990 and in 1992). Head coach Flip Saunders led to the defeating Eric Musselman's Rapid City Thrillers team both times. Andre Turner, Tony White, Dwayne McClain, Carlos Clark, and Bill Martin helped the Catbirds achieve their franchise's first title in 1990. Two years later, David Rivers, Mark Davis, Kenny Battle, Derrick Gervin, and Brian Rahilly took La Crosse to a second championship. The team defected following the 1993-94 season.

Team Profile

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Notable Players

One of the notable Catbird players was Tom Payne. A New York Times article told a story of this player.

* Quote:

"Tom Payne, a 7-foot-1-inch former professional basketball player who spent 11 years in a Kentucky prison after a rape conviction, is scheduled to make his boxing debut at Los Angeles on June 14 in a four-round bout against Nick DeLong of Long Beach, Calif. After his parole late last year, he played with the Louisville Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association."

[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6D7123BF93BA35755C0A962948260]

ee also

* Continental Basketball Association
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* [http://www.ssur.org/research/TeamColors/Basketball/ContinentalBasketballAssociation_02/ContinentalBasketballAssociation_02.htm]
* [http://perso.orange.fr/nba-history/min.htm]

References

* 1. cite web
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authorlink = http://hometown.aol.com/
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title = Louisville Catbirds
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publisher = at the History of Continental Basketball Association
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url = http://members.aol.com/bradleyrd/cba7801.html
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* 2. cite web
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authorlink = http://www.usbasket.com/cba/cba79-90.asp
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title = Catbird's statistics
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publisher = at USBasket.com
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url = http://www.usbasket.com/cba/cba79-90.asp
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* 3. cite web
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first = http://www.sarahgifts.com/product_info.php/cPath/168_1179/products_id/454400774
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coauthors =
title = The Catbirds move to La Crosse
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url = http://www.sarahgifts.com/product_info.php/products_id/454400774
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* 4. cite newsgroup
title = 7-Foot-1-Inch Boxer
author = New York Times
date = 1984-08-06
newsgroup = New York Times
id = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6D7123BF93BA35755C0A962948260
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6D7123BF93BA35755C0A962948260
accessdate = 2006-31-07

External links

* These links will show other information of the team's seasons:

* 1. cite web
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authorlink = MISCELLANEOUS BASKETBALL LEAGUES SCHEDULES
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title = Team Schedule
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url = http://community-2.webtv.net/THELIONSROAR/MISCELLANEOUS0/
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* 2. cite web
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authorlink = The Official Site of USA Basketball
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title = Notable players
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publisher = for notable players
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url = http://www.usabasketball.com/history/all-time_m-roster.html
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* 3. cite web
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authorlink = http://www.cbamuseum.com/
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title = Louisville Catbirds season's played
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publisher = and for other teams as well
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url = http://www.cbamuseum.com/
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