Kansas City Soul Explained

The Kansas City Soul were an American basketball team who played in the American Basketball Association professional league. Based in suburban Kansas City the team began play in the 2011-12 ABA season. The Soul played their home games at Grandview Christian School in Grandview, Missouri.[1]

History

Established in 2010 as the Missouri Rhythm, the team made it to the ABA Playoffs its first season, losing to the Conway Cyclones 146–114 in the first round.[2]

The Rhythm played host to the ABA All-Star Game on 19 April 2014.[3]

The team announced in May 2016 it was rebranding as the Kansas City Soul.

Season-by-season record

SeasonWLDivision finishPlayoffs W-LResult
align=center align=center 3 align=center 4 align=center 5th (of five) align=center 0-1 align=center Lost in 1st Round
align=center align=center 4 align=center 3 align=center 3rd (of four) align=center 0-0 align=center DNQ
align=center align=center 5 align=center 3 align=center 4th (of six) align=center 0-0 align=center DNQ

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABA Professional Basketball - Missouri Rhythm. 2013. Kansas City Star.
  2. Web site: Meet the Missouri Rhythm. 14 January 2012. Mass Appeal News. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040851/http://www.massappealnews.com/2012/01/14/meet-the-missouri-rhythm/. 29 November 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Missouri Rhythm brings ABA All-Star Game to Kansas City. 29 October 2013. SHUKC.