The Raleigh Firebirds are an American professional basketball team based in Raleigh, North Carolina , and a member of The Basketball League (TBL). For the 2019 season, their home games were played at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School and Robert Brickey served as its head coach.Since then, the Firebirds have played ever year, with a spanning season from March to June. During their first inaugural season, the team went 13-1 at home, and reached the TBL Eastern Conference Finals. The Firebirds also had the number one overall pick in the 2019 TBL Draft, and selected Julian Harris. Harris would win Rookie of the Year, and go on to play basketball overseas.
5-657: On February 25, 2018, Dave Magley , owner of The Basketball League (TBL), stated that Raleigh, North Carolina , was approved as a basketball franchise for the upcoming 2019 season. On July 27, 2018, the team was announced as the Raleigh Firebirds. Raleigh previously hosted the Raleigh Cougars from 1997 to 1999 in the United States Basketball League . The Firebirds first season was played during 2019, and they traveled all over
10-591: The National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Prior to becoming an NBLC executive, Magley was head coach of Bradenton Christian School in Bradenton, Florida , for 11 years and then led the Brampton A's for two seasons. He played basketball at South Bend LaSalle High School. Following his senior year, Magley was named Indiana Mr. Basketball , beating Randy Wittman and Ted Kitchel for
15-803: The award, and was selected to the Academic All-State and Parade All American teams. Dave was drafted with the fifth pick in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers . In his one NBA season, Dave appeared in fourteen games, recording a total of twelve points and ten rebounds. Magley also spent several years in the Continental Basketball Association for the Wyoming Wildcatters, Albany Patroons and Tampa Bay Thrillers . On May 28, 2015, Magley officially became
20-401: The commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada , succeeding Paul Riley. Several months prior, the league's Board of Directors unanimously voted to end Riley's stint as commissioner. Magley's overseeing of the 2015 NBL Canada Finals brawl helped him get the job. After completing his two-year contract as commissioner, he left to become the president and chief operating officer of
25-581: The country. During the 14 games they played at home, the team went 13-1, and eventually lost in the TBL Eastern Conference Finals. They were four points from playing in the TBL Finals. Bob MacKinnon Mitch Jeffries Dave Magley David John Magley (born November 24, 1959) is a retired American basketball player and coach. He is currently the president of The Basketball League after serving as commissioner of
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