Miami Midnites
{{short description|Professional minor-league basketball team in Miami, Florida}}
{{ABA team
| logo = Miami Midnites.png
| pixels = 200px
| founded = 2014
| league = FBA (2014-present)
ABA (2014-present)
| history = Miami Midnites (2014-present)
| arena = David Posnack Jewish Community Center
| city = Davie, Florida
| colors = Yellow, Orange {{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|orange|border=darkgray}}
| owner = Jeffrey Rosen
| coach = Damon Wilcox
| championships = 2 (2014, 2015-FBA)
| cheerleaders =
| mascot =
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The Miami Midnites are a professional minor league basketball team based in Miami, Florida. Established in 2014, the club was an affiliate of the Maccabi Haifa B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url = http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/04/08/basketball-farm-team-miami-feed-israeli-league/|title = Basketball farm team in Miami to feed Israeli league|date = 8 April 2014|website = San Diego Jewish World}} The team is owned by Jeffrey Rosen,{{Cite web|url = http://www.triangleentertainment.net|title = About Us|access-date = 10 December 2014|website = Triangle Entertainment|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141218105824/http://triangleentertainment.net/|archive-date = 18 December 2014|url-status = dead}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.jta.org/2013/06/25/arts-entertainment/with-american-talent-and-ownership-haifa-team-dethrones-israeli-basketball-dynasty|title = With American talent and ownership, Haifa team dethrones Israeli basketball dynasty|date = 25 June 2013|website = Jewish Telegraphic Agency}} CEO of Triangle Entertainment.
History
Competing in the Florida Basketball Association, the Midnites named Florida Hall of Fame coach Marcos '"Shakey" Rodriguez its first head coach in April 2014. After an 11–1 regular season, Miami defeated Palm Beach Knights (141–121) in the FBA Playoff semifinals before capturing the league championship against Tampa Bay Rebels [http://www.miamimidnites.com/midnites-win-championship.html 98-82] on August 10, 2014.{{Cite web|url = http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/miami-dade/fl-jjdc-basketball-0820-20140818-story.html|title = Maccabi Haifa affiliate wins state title|date = 18 August 2014|website = Sun Sentinel}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1986316.html|title = Miami Midnites of Maccabi Haifa win Florida Basketball Association title|date = 2 September 2014|website = Miami Herald}}
After the FBA Summer season, Miami Midnites joined the American Basketball Association for the 2014–15 season.{{Cite web|url = http://www.abalive.com/press-release-miami-midnites-to-join-aba-for-2014-15-season/|title = Miami Midnites to join ABA for 2014-15 Season|date = 8 September 2014|website = ABA}} Miami were members of the ABA Southeast Division.
In their first season competing in the ABA Miami advanced through the league playoffs before losing in the ABA Championship to Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks.
Season-by-season
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!Season !League !W !L !Finish !Playoff results |
| 2014
|FBA |11 |1 |1st |Won FBA championship |
| 2014-15
|ABA |17 |3 |2nd, Southeast Division |Runner-up (lost to Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks) |
| 2015
|FBA |12 |0 |1st |
| 2015-16
|ABA |24 |4 |2nd, Florida Division |Semifinals (lost to Windy City Groove) |
| 2016
|FBA |7 |1 |1st |Won FBA Championship |
Notable players
- Yoav Saffar (born 1975), Israeli basketball player
References
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External links
- [http://www.miamimidnites.com Miami Midnites official site]
- [https://twitter.com/miamimidnites @MiamiMidnites]
- [http://mhbasket.co.il/en/ Maccabi Haifa B.C. official site]
{{Florida Sports}}
Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
Category:2014 establishments in Florida
Category:Basketball teams established in 2014