Maryland Nighthawks

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Maryland Nighthawks
Founded	2004
League	ABA 2004-2007 PBL 2007-present
Team History	Maryland Nighthawks 2004-present
Arena	Show Place Arena 2004-2005 Knights Arena (Montgomery College) 2005-2007 Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence (Georgetown Preparatory School) 2008-present
Based in	North Bethesda, Maryland
Team Colors	Black, White, Purple
Owner	Tom Doyle
Head Coach	Lawrence Moten
Championships	0
Division Titles	1

The Maryland Nighthawks are a team of the Premier Basketball League based in North Bethesda, Maryland, which was formerly part of the American Basketball Association (ABA). The team began play in the fall of 2004. They finished in third place in the Blue Division with a 15-9 record. They lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Bellevue Blackhawks, 133-120. Entering their second season, owner Tom Doyle relocated the team from Show Place Arena in Prince George's County, Maryland, to Montgomery County, Maryland. The Nighthawks now play their home games at the Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence of Georgetown Preparatory School on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Celebrity players such as the New England Patriots' Adalius Thomas and former Washington Wizard Gheorghe Muresan have suited up for the Nighthawks and played as the "11th man", a unique rule in the ABA that allows celebrities to play in a game for an ABA team. The Nighthawks finished the 2005-06 season with a record of 25-10. They also signed 7' 8 3/4" Chinese player Sun Ming Ming, the largest player ever to play professional basketball in the US.

When asked in phone calls to the office, the team now replies that they are no longer a member of the ABA and have joined the Premier Basketball League. The PBL has officially confirmed that the Nighthawks are a charter member of the new league. For the 2008 season, the Nighthawks signed Tamir Goodman with former player Lawrence Moten now the new head coach.

[edit] External links

• Official website

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