The Rochester Renegade (later Rochester Renegades) were a

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team based in

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. They played 2 seasons in the

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(CBA), the defunct development league for the

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(NBA).

History

After the

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had recorded the worst attendance of the CBA in the 1991–92 season, on May 28, 1992 their owner Tom McMillan announced that the Kahler Corporation had acquired the franchise, and the team was relocated to

, becoming the Rochester Renegade. The team was intentionally named ''Renegade'' and not ''Renegades'', and played their games at the Mayo Civic Center, while the team had their headquarters at 100 First Ave. SW in Rochester. The Renegade were affiliated with two NBA teams: the

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and the

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. The CBA placed the team in the Mideast Division of the American Conference, together with the

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, the

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and the

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. In their first season under coach Ron Ekker the team finished with the worst record in CBA history with 6 wins and 50 losses.

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led the team in scoring with 22.5 points per game in 16 appearances, while

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averaged a double-double with 19.9 points and 10.6 rebounds in 23 games played. In July 1993 the team management named

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head coach and vice-president of basketball operations. The name changed to Rochester ''Renegades'' and the team colors switched from white, green and blue to white, red and black. In the 1993–94 season the Renegades won 31 games, losing 25, and qualified for the playoffs. During the season

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was called up to the NBA by the

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, and two Renegades player won personal awards: Ronnie Grandison was named the CBA MVP, while

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was the Newcomer of the Year. The 1993–94 Renegades team used 41 different players, some of them only for 1 game; Monroe was the team leader in points per game with 20.2, while Grandison contributed with 16.5 points and 11.8 rebounds. Despite the improved performance of the second season, the team still had one of the worst attendance records in the CBA with 2,200 tickets sold per game: owner Tom McMillan sold the team in May 1994, and the franchise relocated to

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, becoming the

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Season-by-season records

All-time roster

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* Ron Anderson *

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*David Cain * Rick Calloway *Chris Collier * Michael Cutright * David Daniels *

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* Jay Edwards *

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* A. J. English *

*Steve Garrity *Jay Goodman *

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*David Harris *

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* Mike Hopkins *Anthony Houston *

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* Adonis Jordan *

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* Frank Kornet *

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*Vada Martin *Gary Massey *

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* Ralph McPherson * Cozell McQueen * Scott Meents *Jared Miller *

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*Leo Parent *

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* Danny Pearson *

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*Kenny Perry *Mike Ratliff *

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*Melvin Robinson * Elbert Rogers * Bennie Seltzer *

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*Jerry Stroman * Lamont Strothers * Brett Szabo * Jay Taylor * Stephen Thompson *

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*Bruce Wheatley * Clinton Wheeler * Nikita Wilson ::''Sources''

Awards

* CBA Most Valuable Player:

(1993–94) * CBA Newcomer of the Year:

(1993–94)

References

{{reflist Basketball teams in Minnesota 1992 establishments in Minnesota Continental Basketball Association teams Basketball teams established in 1992 1994 disestablishments in Minnesota Basketball teams disestablished in 1994 Sports in Rochester, Minnesota