League NBA Development League Team colors Apple green and blue Arena Germain Arena Founded 2001 | Location Fort Myers, Florida Ownership Flame Ownership Group Head coach Jeff Malone Folded 2006 | |
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History North Charleston Lowgators
2001–2003
Charleston Lowgators
2003–2004
Florida Flame
2004–2006 Affiliation(s) Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic | ||
The Florida Flame were an NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida. Its logo represents a basketball on fire moving at high speed.
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It was announced that the Florida Flame would temporarily shut down operations during 2006–07, due to not having a home arena in which to play. The team maintained its league membership in hopes of finding a venue for the next season. When that didn't happen, the Flame quietly folded all operations and finally, officially ceased to be in late 2007.
Franchise history
The North Charleston Lowgators began play in the National Basketball Development League in 2001-02. The team was renamed the Charleston Lowgators in the fall of 2003. The Charleston Lowgators relocated to Fort Myers in fall 2004 and became the Florida Flame. In September 2005, the NBA announced that the Flame would be affiliated with the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Orlando Magic for the upcoming season.
The Florida Flame (formerly the North Charleston Lowgators/Charleston Lowgators) along with the Tulsa 66ers (formerly the Asheville Altitude), the Austin Toros (formerly the Columbus Riverdragons), and the New Mexico Thunderbirds (formerly the Huntsville Flight) was one of the only teams left in the D-League that was a charter member as of 2006.