Tri-City Suns

Tri-City Suns

Founded	2009
League	ABA: 2009-2011 ACPBL: 2011
Team history	Tri-City Suns (2009-2011)
Based in	Temple Hills, Maryland
Arena	Progressive Christian Academy
Colors	Black, orange
Owner(s)	Charles Thompson Monique Mathis
Head coach	Tony Meeks
Championships	0
Division titles	0
Cheerleaders	TBD
Dancers	TBD
Mascot	TBD

The Tri-City Suns were a basketball team which played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in the 2009-10 season^[1] and the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) in 2011.^[2] Home games were played on the campus of Progressive Christian Academy in Temple Hills, Maryland.^[1]

The Suns were the only basketball team playing in Prince George's County. The Maryland Nighthawks played the 2004-05 season at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, but, prompted by poor attendance, moved to Rockville in Montgomery County the following season.^[1] In January 2011, the Suns were recruited to replace the Washington GreenHawks (formerly the same Maryland Nighthawks) in the ACPBL^[2] which would be renamed the American Professional Basketball League (APBL) the following season.

Despite a January 1, 2013 announcement that the Suns would play in the ABA's 2013-14 season,^[3] and an undated announcement that they'd play in the APBL for the 2013-14 season,^[4] no reliable source indicates that they played after their 2011 ACPBL season.

References

1. Hampton, Terron (Nov 12, 2009). "New pro basketball team set to tip off; Tri-City Suns join American Basketball Association". The Gazette (9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877: Post-Newsweek Media, Inc./Gazette.Net). Retrieved 21 November 2010.
2. Pascucci, Gianni (2011-01-20), Tri-City Suns join ACPBL, US Basket, retrieved 2011-01-26
3. "ABA Live - TRI-CITY SUNS TO RETURN TO ABA NEXT SEASON....". Facebook. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
4. "Tri City Suns To Join The APBL for 2013/2014 Campaign". The APBL. American Professional Basketball League. Retrieved 5 December 2014.