The Buffalo Sharks were a

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team based in

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. The team competed in the

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(ABA) as the Buffalo Rapids in 2005–06 and as the Buffalo Silverbacks in 2006–07 before suspending operations. The organization rebranded as the Buffalo Sharks with plans to relaunch for the

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, but ownership instead folded the team. Its legacy remains as the city's first basketball franchise to operate after the

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relocated to

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following the

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. Despite ownership changes and financial struggles, the team reached the ABA playoffs in both of its seasons.

History

2004: Franchise acquisition

Gary Nice paid $10,000 to acquire the rights for a

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franchise of the

in August 2004. Nice was CEO of Events Media International, a company that had worked with the league to broadcast its games nationally on radio and television. Mark Hamister disputed the purchase, as he had paid $75,000 to the league for the city's franchise rights in January 2000. However, he had been unable to come to terms with

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management to utilize their venue for the inaugural

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. Hamister had been quoted a price of $41,000 per night to rent

, which he found unacceptable. The league ruled in 2004 that Mark Hamister's two-year contractual window to found a team had lapsed, allowing Gary Nice's plans to move forward.

2005–2006: Buffalo Rapids

Tiim Winn playing for the Buffalo Rapids at Buffalo State Sports Arena in 2006

The Buffalo Rapids were unveiled in February 2005 after an online contest to name the team.

won the voting, but along with the second-place

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could not be used due to existing trademarks. The team did adopt

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uniforms reminiscent of the

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uniforms worn by the

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was named the team's

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and

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in April 2005.

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and

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were also considered for the position.

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was hired as the team's

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. Tryouts for the team were held at

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in June 2005. Tryouts for the Buffalo Rush

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squad were held at

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in June 2005. Tim Winn and

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were announced as the team's first signings in June 2005. The team played the

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in the Connie Hawkins Division of the Blue Conference. 400

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packages were sold for the team's home matchups at

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, with the organization agreeing to rent the facility at a cost of $9,540 per night. Their inaugural game was a 107–108 home loss to the

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in front of 3,200 fans on November 3, 2005. Gary Nice was removed as owner of the team in December 2005 after failing to make payroll, forcing the team's relocation from

to Park School of Buffalo. Former

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owner Dan Robbie and his business partner Todd Wier became co-owners after purchasing the franchise that same month. Antoine Sims scored 52 points in the team's 136–90 victory over the Boston Frenzy on February 3, 2006. This tied the record for most points scored professionally by a Buffalo player, which was set by

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of the

in 1974. Tim Winn was named to the

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and 2006 All-ABA Team after averaging 25 points, 11 assists and 4 steals on the season. The team finished with an 11–17 record and was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the 2005–06 ABA playoffs by the

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ranked the team 18th overall out of 47 teams in his final ABA ratings of the season.

2006–2007: Buffalo Silverbacks

It was announced in May 2006 that the franchise had changed its name to the Buffalo Silverbacks. The rebranding was necessary because Gary Nice retained ownership of the Buffalo Rapids trademark when he left the organization. Controversy arose when politician Betty Jean Grant criticized the team's name and logo, which featured a silverback

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, as

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. The team responded by adopting a new logo featuring a

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. All-Star Tim Winn was released in August 2006 after owner Dan Robbie required him to tryout again for the team, and he refused. Winn had no-showed a team-sponsored youth clinic in

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the month prior in protest. Dayshawn Wright, the first overall pick in the 2006 CBA Draft, was signed to the team in September 2006 before breaching his contract a week later to instead sign with the CBA's

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. Head coach

resigned from the team in November 2006 and was replaced by

. The team played the

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in the North Division of the Blue Conference. Their season opener was a 100–109 loss to the Detroit Panthers on November 8, 2006, drawing 1,232 fans to their new home of Buffalo State Sports Arena. Antoine Sims was named to the

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after leading the team with 28 points per game.

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was recipient of the league's inaugural Community Service Award. The team finished with a 16–10 record and was eliminated in the semifinal round of the 2006–07 ABA playoffs by the

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ranked the team 6th overall out of 49 teams in his final ABA ratings of the season. Dan Robbie and Todd Wier sold the franchise to concert promoter Vincent Lesh for $15,000 in September 2007, and the team sat out the

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for reorganization. Robbie and Wier claimed losses of $700,000 in their two seasons of ownership.

2008: Buffalo Sharks

It was announced in May 2008 that the franchise had changed its name to the Buffalo Sharks. The name and logo referenced the team's primary sponsor, Shark Energy. Rich Jacob returned as head coach and general manager, leading a makeshift Buffalo Select All-Stars squad to a 62–54 exhibition victory over the

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on June 23, 2008. The team was led by

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with 16 points and

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with 7 assists. Vincent Lesh secured

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as the team's home venue for the

. However, Lesh announced in September 2008 that he was folding the Sharks and instead leaving the ABA to purchase Todd Wier's

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franchise in the PBL.

Personnel

2005–2006

2006–2007

Season-by-season record

Game log

2005–2006

Regular season

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, L 107–108 , Carlton Brown (17) , , ,

3,200 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 2 , November 5 , @ Rochester , L 88–89 , Tim Winn (29) , , ,

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, L 74–94 , Kevin Ross (22) , , ,

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, L 102–132 , Tim Winn (20) , , Tim Winn (10) ,

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, 1–4 , - style="background:#cfc" , 6 , November 26 ,

, W 104–94 , Tim Winn (26) , , ,

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, 2–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 7 , November 29 ,

, L 112–113 (OT) , Tim Winn (34) , Carlton Brown (11)
Kevin Ross (11) , , Park School of Buffalo , 2–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 8 , December 1 , @ Northeast Pennsylvania , L 86–95 , Tim Winn (29) , , ,

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, 2–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 9 , December 4 , @ Harlem , L 109–116 , , , ,

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, 2–7 , - style="background:#cfc" , 10 , December 13 , Harlem , W 107–102 (OT) , Tim Winn (31) , , , Park School of Buffalo
250 , 3–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 11 , December 17 , @

, L 94–110 , Brad Buddenborg (20) , , ,

, 3–8 , - style="background:#cfc" , 12 , December 18 , @ Newark , W 89–88 , Tim Winn (23) , , ,

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, 4–8 , - style="background:#fcc" , 13 , December 23 , Rochester , L 100–110 , Tim Winn (29) , , ,

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, 4–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 14 , December 28 ,

, W 94–89 , Rashid Byrd (30) , , , Park School of Buffalo , 5–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 15 , December 30 , @

, W 98–86 , Brad Buddenborg (38) , , ,

, 6–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 16 , January 7 , @ Boston , W 113–96 , , , ,

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, 7–9 , - style="background:#fcc" , 17 , January 11 , Rochester , L 91–94 , Tim Winn (27) , , , Park School of Buffalo
250 , 7–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 18 , January 14 , @ Strong Island , W 70–65 , Tim Winn (20) , , , St. Joseph's College , 8–10 , - style="background:#fcc" , 19 , January 21 , @ Strong Island , L 107–123 , , , , St. Joseph's College , 8–11 , - style="background:#fcc" , 20 , January 26 , @ Rochester , L 87–114 , Tim Winn (19) , , ,

, 8–12 , - style="background:#fcc" , 21 , February 1 ,

, L 127–132 (OT) , Johnny Tyson (40) , , , Park School of Buffalo , 8–13 , - style="background:#cfc" , 22 , February 3 , Boston , W 136–90 , Antoine Sims (52) , ,

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(13) , Park School of Buffalo , 9–13 , - style="background:#fcc" , 23 , February 5 , Strong Island , L 100–128 ,

(23) , Carlton Brown (11) , , Park School of Buffalo , 9–14 , - style="background:#fcc" , 24 , February 19 , Strong Island , L 101–102 , DeRon Rutledge (31) , , , Park School of Buffalo , 9–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 25 , February 25 , @ Boston , W 117–104 , Tim Winn (20) , , ,

, 10–15 , - style="background:#fcc" , 26 , March 4 , @ Harlem , L 96–103 , , , ,

, 10–16 , - style="background:#cfc" , 27 , March 5 , Newark , W 112–104 , Willie Chandler (21) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena
1,500 , 11–16 , - style="background:#fcc" , 28 , March 7 , @ Rochester , L 95–106 , , , ,

, 11–17

Playoffs

, -style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , March 12 , Boston (#16) , W 133–88 , Johnny Tyson (29) , , Tim Winn (14) ,

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, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , March 17 , @

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(#7) , L 97–99 , Johnny Tyson (19) , , ,

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2006–2007

Regular season

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L 100–109
, Antoine Sims (33) , Todd Jones (7) , Antoine Sims (7) , Buffalo State Sports Arena
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, L 113–128 , Antoine Sims (24) , , , Buck Weeber Center , 0–2 , - style="background:#fcc" , 3 , November 16 , @ Rochester , L 93–107 , Dameon Sansom (23) , , ,

, 0–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 4 , November 18 , @

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, L 100–110 , Johnny Tyson (27) , , ,

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, 0–4 , - style="background:#cfc" , 5 , November 24 , Rochester , W 96–93 , Antoine Sims (29) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 1–4 , - style="background:#cfc" , 6 , November 30 ,

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, W 119–104 , Antoine Sims (24) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 3–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 8 , December 9 , @ Rochester , L 90–109 , Marlin Johnson (18) , , ,

, 3–5 , - style="background:#cfc" , 9 , December 13 , Richmond , W 119–97 , Antoine Sims (22) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 4–5 , - style="background:#cfc" , 10 , December 14 , Richmond , W 123–116 , Kevin Ross (25) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 5–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 11 , December 15 , @

, L 104–110 , Antoine Sims (21) , , , Buck Weeber Center , 5–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 12 , December 20 , Rochester , L 102–107 , Antoine Sims (33) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 5–7 , - style="background:#cfc" , 13 , December 29 , Cape Cod , W 118–110 , Johnny Tyson (28) , Johnny Tyson (12) , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 6–7 , - style="background:#cfc" , 14 , December 30 , @

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, W 110–98 , Lamar Castile (29) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 7–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 15 , January 5 , Rochester , L 94–96 , Lamar Castile (30) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 7–8 , - style="background:#fcc" , 16 , January 10 , @

, L 90–92 , Lamar Castile (29) , , ,

, 7–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 17 , January 13 , @ Toledo , W 152–138 , Lamar Castile (33) , , , Libbey High School , 8–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 18 , January 18 ,

, W 103–95 , Lamar Castile (25) , , , Buffalo State Sports Arena , 9–9 , - style="background:#fcc" , 19 , January 19 , @

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, L 96–105 , Lamar Castile (25) , , ,

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, 9–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 20 , January 21 , @

, W 114–108 , Dameon Sansom (31) , , ,

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, W 91–79 , Antoine Sims (23) , , ,

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, 11–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 22 , February 10 , @

, W 99–76 ,

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, W 100–95 , Lamar Castile (45) , , ,

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, 13–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 24 , February 22 ,

, W 116–102 , Antoine Sims (38) , , , Park School of Buffalo , 14–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 25 , March 9 , @

, W 102–99 , Lamar Castile (34) , , ,

, 15–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 26 , March 10 , @

, W 120–107 , Lamar Castile (38) , , ,

, 16–10

Playoffs

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, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , March 22 , @

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(#7) , L 106–121 , Antoine Sims (30) , , ,

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Player statistics

2006–2007

''After all games''. , - , ^≠‡ , – , , – , , 16.4 , , .444 , , .353 , , .333 , , 1.6 , , 2.1 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 6.0 , - , ^≠ , – , , – , , 33.0 , , .300 , , .000 , , .435 , , 3.7 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 4.7 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 2.7 , , 1.0 , , 6.5 , - , , – , , – , , 6.7 , , .429 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.7 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 2.5 , - , , – , , – , , 27.7 , , .435 , , .306 , , .800 , , 4.5 , , 2.7 , , 2.1 , , 0.2 , , 20.3 , - , ^≠ , – , , – , , 37.0 , , .462 , , .000 , , .700 , , 6.0 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 3.3 , , 6.3 , - , , – , , – , , 23.1 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, .553 , , .667 , , .613 , , 4.3 , , 3.3 , , 2.4 , , 0.1 , , 6.8 , - , , – , , – , , 27.2 , , .477 , , .531 , , .692 , , 6.7 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , 0.7 , , 19.0 , - , , – , , – , , 28.9 , , .514 , , .333 , , .606 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 7.3 , , 3.8 , , 2.6 , , 0.5 , , 9.6 , - , , – , , – , , 24.6 , , .452 , , .310 , , .746 , , 5.5 , , 1.7 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 9.6 , - , , – , , – , , 6.5 , , .333 , , .500 , , .750 , , 1.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , , – , , – , , 25.1 , , .523 , , .000 , , .613 , , 6.9 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.9 , , 10.4 , - , , – , , – , , 10.1 , , .371 , , .316 , , .800 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 5.8 , - , , – , , – , , 15.3 , , .368 , , .268 , , .750 , , 0.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 6.1 , - , , – , , – , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 31.2 , , .388 , , .320 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, .836 , , 2.4 , , 3.2 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 2.7 , , 0.4 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 23.1 , - , ^≠‡ , – , , – , , 11.5 , , .500 , , style=background:#C0C0C0;color:black;, 1.000 , , .688 , , 3.2 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 5.0
^‡Waived during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

References

{{Portal bar, Basketball, , New York (state) 2005 establishments in New York (state) 2008 disestablishments in New York (state) Basketball teams established in 2005 Basketball teams disestablished in 2008 Basketball teams in New York (state) Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams Sports in Buffalo, New York