Tucson Gunners

{{Short description|Minor league pro basketball team (1978 to 1979)}}

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| name = Tucson Gunners

| logo = TucsonGunners.png

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| sport = Basketball

| founded = 1978

| folded = 1979

| current =

| league = Western Basketball Association

| arena = Tucson Community Center

| city = Tucson, Arizona

| championships = 1 (1979)

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}}

The Tucson Gunners are a defunct minor professional basketball team based in Tucson, Arizona. They played in the Western Basketball Association and won the league's first and only championship{{cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2017/03/22/1978-79-tucson-gunners/|website=funwhileitlasted.net|title=1978–79 Tucson Gunners|accessdate=September 1, 2022}} Notable players included Al Smith, Gerald Henderson, and future coach Jim Boylan.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Colton |title=With NCAA title game on tap, Cavs' Jim Boylan was a national champ in '77 |url=https://www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/nba/cavaliers/news/with-ncaa-title-game-on-tap-cavs-jim-boylan-was-a-national-champion-in-77 |access-date=August 31, 2022 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=April 2, 2018 |language=en}}