Montreal Dragons

{{short description|Defunct basketball team in Canada}}

{{Infobox basketball club|location=Montreal, Quebec|name=Montreal Dragons|league=National Basketball League|arena=Verdun Auditorium|coach=Eric Dennis|founded=1993|history=Montreal Dragons (1993)|folded=June 10, 1993|colour1=Green|colour2=Orange|colour3=Black|capacity=4,114|championships=0|conf_champs=0|president=François Tremblay|gm=François Tremblay}}

The Montreal Dragons were a professional Canadian basketball team based in Montreal, Quebec. They competed in the now defunct National Basketball League in 1993.

Unfortunately, the team did not complete their first season and disbanded on June 10, 1993.{{Cite web |title=National Basketball League (Canada) |url=http://www.apbr.org/nbl9394.html |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=www.apbr.org}} During their first and only season, the Dragons won 11 games and lost 6 games.

The Montreal Dragons was coached by Eric Dennis and the roster included notable players Reggie Cross, George Ackles, Dwight Walton, and Wayne Yearwood.{{Cite web |last=admin |title=National Basketball League |url=https://naismithtonash.ca/pros-ncaa/national-basketball-league/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=From Naismith to Nash |language=en-CA}} The team's home court was the Verdun Auditorium.{{Cite web |title=Refurbished Verdun Auditorium names main rink in honour of Scotty Bowman |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/refurbished-verdun-auditorium-names-main-rink-in-honour-of-scotty-bowman |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=montrealgazette |language=en-CA}} Since the disbandment of the Dragons, there have been 7 other short-lived professional teams in Montreal.{{Cite web |title=Montreal is getting a new professional basketball team {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8330531/montreal-new-professional-basketball-team/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Global News |language=en-US}} The Montreal Alliance currently competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).{{Cite web |title=Montreal Alliance hopes to ride pro basketball momentum in Quebec |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/basketball/montreal-alliance-hopes-to-ride-pro-basketball-momentum-in-quebec |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Healthing.ca |language=en-ca}}