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The Colorado 14ers were a team in the NBA Development League which began play in 2006-07. They were affiliated with the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors of the NBA. The 14ers played their home games at the Broomfield Event Center in the Denver suburb of Broomfield, Colorado. They were named for the many high 14,000-foot mountain peaks for which Colorado is famous. They won the NBA D-League championship in 2009 by sweeping the Utah Flash. On June 18, 2009, the D-League announced that the 14ers would be relocating to Frisco, Texas to resume play in the 2010-11 season. The new team's name, logo, and colors will be announced at a later date.[1]
[edit] MediaColorado 14ers games were broadcast on radio at Mile High Sports Radio 1510 AM KCKK in Denver, and Mile High Sports Extra 1570 AM KSXT in Loveland. [edit] Final RosterFinal 2008-09 Roster Head Coach: Robert MacKinnon
[edit] Season By SeasonNote: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %
[edit] All-Stars[edit] Players[edit] 2007
[edit] 2008
[edit] 2009
[edit] Coaches[edit] 2007
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[edit] Franchise HistoryIn 2006 Colorado businessmen Tim Wiens and John Frew, who were building the Broomfield Event Center as the centerpiece of the Arista development of Broomfield, Colorado, quickly sought to gain a new minor league basketball team for the place and the surrounding community, believing minor league teams could be a hit in the northwest Denver-Boulder region. They created the Colorado 14ers, to play alongside the Central Hockey League Rocky Mountain Rage. The team was originally scheduled to play in the Continental Basketball Association. However, agreement was soon reached for the team to play in the NBA Development League, and the 14ers were quickly slated to become the minor league affiliate of the Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets. The new franchise, named for Colorado's famed 14,000-foot mountain peaks, was born. [edit] 2006-07 seasonOnetime Denver Nugget Joe Wolf was hired to be the 14ers' first coach, and what would become one of the D-League's most formidable teams was assembled. Finding quick success in their inaugural season, the 14ers shattered Colorado minor league basketball records of many kinds from scoring to fan attendance. Team leaders included Von Wafer and Louis Amundson, who were each permanently called up to the NBA by the end of the season. Nevertheless, the talented and resilient team overcame losing stretches and roster reorganizations, and qualified for the playoffs in their first season. The 14ers made an impressive run through the playoffs, winning the Western Division championship before finally falling to the Dakota Wizards in the league championship. [edit] 2007-08 seasonThe 14ers' second season began with an almost entirely new roster, with only Elton Brown and Eric Osmundson remaining from the team's inaugural year. Newcomers included area products Kaniel Dickens who quickly emerged as one of the top players on the team, as well as Eddie Gill, selected in the draft, who was called up to the NBA before even playing a game with the 14ers (and eventually returned to become a powerful force on the team). Despite consider roster turnover which included Brown's departure (but not before scoring his 50th career double-double with the 14ers) as well as an impressive five call-ups to the NBA (including the rare simultaneous call-ups of Kaniel Dickens and Billy Thomas on February 22, 2008 by the Cleveland Cavaliers), the 14ers fared as well as they did in their first year, finishing the regular season with one more win than in 2007-08. The 14ers' six game winning streak at the end of the season vaulted them into the playoffs as a wild card, but they lost in the first round to the Los Angeles D-Fenders. Despite this and a slippage in fan attendance it was overall a successful season under at times challenging circumstances. [edit] 2008-09 seasonColorado's third season, the most of any minor league basketball franchise in the state, was a triumph over adversity. The season began with ownership increasingly falling upon hard times, having a new coach, Robert MacKinnon, after Joe Wolf had ascended to the NBA, and an almost completely remade roster with returnees Eddie Gill, Billy Thomas, and Jamar Brown who previously played for the Colorado Crossover. Newcomers Dominique Coleman helped lead the team as a steals artist and Josh Davis was a major contributor as well. Another key was Sonny Weems, assigned from the Denver Nuggets three times to contribute during the regular season and playoffs. From the beginning the 14ers were a formidable force in the D-League, pulling into the league lead for wins and setting the D-League record for points in a game with a 147-119 win over Rio Grande Valley on March 10, then breaking that record with a 155-127 win over Albuquerque on April 8. Finishing with a franchise record 34 wins, the 14ers had home court advantage throughout the playoffs, soundly defeating the Erie Bayhawks, rallying to beat the Austin Toros, and sweeping the Utah Flash to gain the NBADL championship. [edit] RelocationUnfortunately, their title would become their epitaph, as on June 18, 2009, the D-League announced that the 14ers would be relocating to Frisco, Texas to resume play in the 2010-11 season. The new team's name, logo, and colors will be announced at a later date.[1] [edit] Affiliations
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