The Florida Flame was an NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida.
The Flame announced they would temporarily shut down operations during 2006–07, due to not having a home arena in which to play. The team maintained its league membership in hopes of finding a venue for the next season. When that didn't happen, the Flame quietly folded all operations in late 2007.
Franchise history The North Charleston Lowgators began play in the National Basketball Development League in 2001–02. Alex English served as the coach for the inaugural season. The team was renamed the Charleston Lowgators in the fall of 2003. The Charleston Lowgators relocated to Fort Myers in fall 2004 and became the Florida Flame. In September 2005, the NBA announced that the Flame would be affiliated with the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Orlando Magic for the upcoming season.
Players of note
Kirk Haston Carl English Earl Barron Dorell Wright Gerald Green Dwayne Jones Andre Barrett Theron Smith Bracey Wright Smush Parker Chuck Eidson Tierre Brown Ime Udoka
Roster at end of 2005–06 season Florida Flame Roster Head Coach: Jeff Malone(Mississippi State) Asst. Coach: Terry Thimlar(Indiana State)PF4Duane Erwin(Memphis 2005)C5George Leach(Indiana 2004)SG6Bracey Wright(Indiana 2005)SG/SF7Lenny Stokes(Cincinnati 2003)PF/C9Roman Brown(Florida Gulf Coast 2004)SG/SF10Austin Nichols(Humboldt State 2004)PG11Andre Barrett(Seton Hall 2004)PG13T. J. Sorrentine(Vermont 2005)PG/SG22E. J. Rowland(St. Mary's 2005)SG25Jonathan Moore(North Carolina Central 2005)SG/SF33Reed Rawlings(Samford 2001)C/PF34Elton Brown(Virginia 2004)
Year-by-year record SeasonFinishWinsLossesPct.Postseason Results North Charleston Lowgators2001–02 1st 36 20 .643 Won Semifinals (Mobile) 2–1 Lost D-League Finals (Greenville) 2–02002–03 2nd 26 24 .520 Lost Semifinals (Mobile) 2–0 Charleston Lowgators2003–04 2nd 27 19 .587 Lost Semifinals (Huntsville) 108–100Florida Flame2004–05 6th 17 31 .354 Missed playoffs2005–06 3rd 25 23 .521 Lost Semifinals (Albuquerque) 80–71Regular season 131 117 .528 Playoffs 2 6 .250
NBA affiliates Florida Flame Boston Celtics (2005–2006) Miami Heat (2005–2006) Minnesota Timberwolves (2005–2006) Orlando Magic (2005–2006)
Charleston Lowgators None
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