Dayton Wings (basketball team) explained

Dayton Wings
Color1:blue
Color3:green
Leagues:World Basketball League
Southern Division
Founded:1991
Dissolved:July 31, 1992
Arena:Ervin J. Nutter Center
Capacity:10,632
Location:Dayton, Ohio
Colors:Blue & green
Coach:
  • Pat Haley (1991)
  • Mike Sylvester (1992)
Ownership:Milton Kantor
Championships:1 (1991)
Div Champs:1 (1991)

The Dayton Wings were a professional basketball franchise based in Dayton, Ohio, from 1991–1992.[1] They entered the World Basketball League in 1991 as an expansion team (along with the Florida Jades, Halifax Windjammers and Nashville Stars). They finished the 1991 season as the WBL champions, defeating Calgary in the final. They were leading the Southern Division in 1992 when the league folded mid-season.[2]

The Wings played home games at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn, a suburb of Dayton.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dayton Wings Basketball Team. Ohio History Central . December 20, 2011.
  2. Web site: History of the World Basketball League. Association for Professional Basketball Research. June 4, 2017.
  3. Web site: 1991–1992 Dayton Wings. December 24, 2013. Funwhileitlasted. June 4, 2017. May 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170509233718/http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/tag/dayton-wings/. dead.