Kansas City Tornadoes Explained

Kansas City Tornadoes
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League:The Basketball League
Founded:2017
History:Kansas City Tornados
2018
Kansas City Tornadoes
2019
Arena:Hy-Vee Arena
Location:Kansas City, Missouri
Ceo:Justin Pattison
Vice-Presidents:Otis Birdsong (COO)
Coach:Eddie Corporal

The Kansas City Tornadoes were an American professional basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri, and members of The Basketball League (TBL).

History

On September 27, 2017, North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) announced a team that will play in Kansas City, Missouri, and Calvin Thompson would be the head coach and general manager.[1] On November 10, the team name was revealed as the KC Buzz as well as naming the assistant coaches and first players signed.[2] On November 20, 2017, Georgia Tech sent a request to the Kansas City team to change the name and logo since they "have the trademark on the bumblebee as well as the word B-U-Z-Z." that is attached to their mascot Buzz.[3] By the end of the month, the NAPB team had changed their moniker to the Tornados, sometimes written as "Tornado's" by their social media.

The Tornados started their inaugural season playing their home games at the Municipal Auditorium. However, by March 2018, the team began playing home games at Avila University due to scheduling issues.[4]

After their inaugural season, the NAPB changed its branding to The Basketball League (TBL). Concurrently, the Tornados rebranded as the grammatically correct Tornadoes. They also announced they were pursuing a new venue and named Eddie Corporal as the head coach. Kevin Loder was named chief operating officer of the team.[5] On July 28, 2018, Loder announced via Facebook Live that the team will be competing at the Hy-Vee Arena.[6]

After the season began, the Tornadoes ran into several scheduling issues leading to canceled and rescheduled games. The team decided to end their season early and sit out of the playoffs despite having the second best record at the time.[7] The team did not return for the 2020 season.

Roster

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAPB to bring professional basketball back to Kansas City . . September 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: KC's new pro basketball team reveals its name, first players . Kansas City Business Journal . November 10, 2017 . November 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: Buzz no more? Georgia Tech takes issue with nickname, logo for new KC pro basketball team . Fox4KC . November 20, 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Due to scheduling conflicts with the KC Municipal Auditorium the KC Tornado's NAPB games will be played at 7 PM beginning Tuesday 3/6 at Avila University. . Facebook.com . March 2, 2018.
  5. Web site: Changes swirl for KC Tornadoes ahead of second season: new coach, venue, logo . . July 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: Kansas City Tornadoes . Facebook.com . August 7, 2018.
  7. Web site: Patroons trying to make it work . . April 8, 2019.

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