Miami Midnites

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Miami Midnites
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Founded 2014
League FBA (2014-present)
ABA (2014-present)
Team history Miami Midnites (2014-present)
Based in Davie, Florida
Arena David Posnack Jewish Community Center
Colors Yellow, Orange          
Owner(s) Jeffrey Rosen
Championships 2 (2014, 2015-FBA)

The Miami Midnites are a professional minor league basketball team based in Miami, Florida. Established in 2014, the club is an affiliate of the Maccabi Haifa B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League,[1] The team is owned by Jeffrey Rosen,[2][3] CEO of Triangle Entertainment.

History

Competing in the Florida Basketball Association, the Midnites named Florida Hall of Fame coach Marcos '"Shakey" Rodriguez its first head coach in April of 2014. After an 11-1 regular season, Miami defeated Palm Beach Knights (141–121) in the FBA Playoff semifinals before capturing the league championship against Tampa Bay Rebels 98-82 on August 10, 2014.[4][5]

After the FBA Summer season, Miami Midnites joined the American Basketball Association for the 2014–15 season.[6] Miami compete in the ABA Southeast Division.

In their first season competing in the ABA Miami advanced through the league playoffs before losing in the ABA Championship to Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks.

Season-by-season

Season League W L Finish Playoff results
2014 FBA 11 1 1st Won FBA championship
2014-15 ABA 17 3 2nd, Southeast Division Runner-up (lost to Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks)
2015 FBA 12 0 1st Won FBA championship[7]
2015-16 ABA TBD TBD

References

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