The East Kentucky Miners were a professional basketball team in the
American Basketball Association that began play as a member of the
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in the 2007–2008 season. The Miners, announced in the local paper, and on the Trinity Sports & Entertainment Group (headed by
Jay Fiedler
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)'s website, were formally announced by the league on July 6, 2007
The Miners were coached by
Kevin Keathley for the 2007–2008 season. Keathley is the former coach of the
Kentucky Colonels
Though the team may be considered to be a continuation of the
Florida Pit Bulls/Miami Majesty, ownership considers the team to be an expansion franchise.
During the 2007–2008 season the Miners scored 194 points in a game, a CBA record. They finished the season with a 26–22 record.
The Miners' finished an abbreviated 2008–2009 season with a 7–7 record, with 13 remaining games canceled after the
CBA halted operations midseason.
The Miners then joined the
American Basketball Association the following July. Despite expectations of fielding a team into November and potential sponsors lined up, the team never appears to have ever played a game in the ABA.
References
External links
East Kentucky Miners website (under construction)
Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
Pikeville, Kentucky
Basketball teams in Kentucky
2007 establishments in Kentucky
Basketball teams established in 2007
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