The Las Vegas Aces were a team in the modern
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major professional basketball league that operated for nine seasons from 1967 to 1976. The upstart ABA operated in direct competition with the more established National Basketball Association thr ...
in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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. They were originally based in
Orlando, Florida
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and began play as the Orlando Aces in the Florida Division of the Blue Conference in the 2006–2007 season. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada on March 14, 2008, after teams in the Blue Conference Florida Division failed to attend scheduled games forcing the Aces to exit the season early. Renamed the Las Vegas Aces, the team remained in good standing in the ABA.
On July 14, 2009, the Aces announced they were changing their name to the Las Vegas Dynasty. However, the new name never took and they continued playing as the Las Vegas Aces. For the 2009–2010 season, they made the playoffs with 3–0 record.
In July 2011, the Aces announced a move to Eatonville, Florida.
[http://abalive.com/aba-league-news/aba-las-vegas-aces-move-to-eatonville-florida/ ]
References
External links
Las Vegas Aces siteOfficial ABA site
Defunct sports teams in Las Vegas
Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
Basketball teams in Nevada
Basketball teams established in 2006
Basketball teams disestablished in 2011
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