The Connecticut Pride (from 1993 to 1994 the Hartford Hellcats) were an American

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team based in

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, that was a member of the

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(CBA). They played in Hartford from 1993 to 2000, primarily at the Connecticut State Arsenal and Armory, and also at the

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and the University of Hartford Sports Center. Its final season, from 2000 to 2001, was played at the

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. The team was previously known as the

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, Capital Region Pontiacs, and

Hartford Hellcats The Connecticut Pride (from 1993 to 1994 the Hartford Hellcats) were an American professional basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut, that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). They played in Hartford from 1993 to ...

. With the collapse of the CBA during the 2000/01 season, the team joined the

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* Danya Abrams * Cedric Ball * Darrell Barley * Derrick Battie * Alex Blackwell *

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* Walter Bond *

Ira Bowman Ira Bowman (born June 11, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for Auburn University. He attended Providence Colleg ...

* Derrick Brown * Troy Brown *

Rick Brunson Eric Daniel Brunson (born June 14, 1972) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played nine seasons in the NBA and has als ...

* Keith Bullock * John Coker * Ken Conley * Modie Cox * Dan Cross * Corey Crowder *

Jevon Crudup Jevon Crudup (born April 27, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. After playing college basketball at the University of Missouri, Crudup was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1994 NBA draft. During his senior ...

* Muntrelle Dobbins *

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* Mark Donnelly * Spencer Dunkley * Brian Edwards * Jay Edwards * Roney Eford * Brian Fair * Isaac Fontaine * Reggie Freeman * Michael Evans * Tate George * Greg Grant *

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* Jermaine Guice * Chris Harris * Otis Hill *

Lucious Jackson Lucious Brown Jackson (October 31, 1941 – October 12, 2022), also known as Luke Jackson, was an American professional basketball player. A power forward (basketball), power forward and center (basketball), center, he played for the Philadelph ...

* Randell Jackson *

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* Chris Jent * Kannard Johnson * Lamont Jones * Shelton Jones *

Jeff Kent Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2008 for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Franci ...

* John Kimbrell * Kirk King * Rusty LaRue * Todd Lindeman * James Martin * Johnny McDowell *

BJ McKie Bjorn "BJ" McKie (born April 7, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Wake Forest. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, McKie went to high school at Irmo High School and played for the University of Sout ...

* Rick Mickens * Harry Moore * Ricky Moore * Jeff Myers * Julius Nwosu * Kevin Ollie * Damian Owens *

Mike Pegues Mike Pegues (born January 13, 1978) is an American men's basketball coach who is currently an assistant for the Butler University Butler Bulldogs men's basketball, men's basketball team. He previously served as an assistant and then interim head ...

* Jamie Peterson * Jerry Reynolds *

Rumeal Robinson Rumeal James Robinson (born November 13, 1966) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player and convicted felon. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to pl ...

* Tick Rogers * Shawnelle Scott * Tom Sheehey *

Willie Simms Willie Simms (January 16, 1870 – February 26, 1927) was an American National Champion jockey in Thoroughbred racing and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee who won five of the races that would become the U.S. Triple Crown series. An Africa ...

* Carl Simpson * Charles Smith * Troy Smith * Jarod Stevenson *

Justus Thigpen Justus Thigpen (born August 13, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. Career Thigpen was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the 11th round of the 1969 NBA draft. Thigpen played for the following teams: Pittsburgh Piper ...

* Charles Thomas * Logan Vander Velden *

Antonio Watson Antonio Watson (born 11 September 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter. He won the gold medal in the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, boys' 400 metres event at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Nairob ...

* Ennis Whatley * Chuckie White * Aaron Williams * Brent Williams * Theron Wilson * A. J. Wynder

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