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New owner Tom Benson had indicated early in his ownership that he wished to change the team's name to something more local, even preferring that the Utah Jazz – founded in New Orleans in 1974 and played there until 1979 – give up the "Jazz" name, but the Jazz indicated they had no interest in returning the name due to over 30 years of ...
New Orleans Hurricanes (1947–1948) – Professional Basketball League of America [42] New Orleans Jazz (1974–1979) – NBA [42] New Orleans Pride (1979–1981) – Women's Professional Basketball League [42] New Orleans Sports (1948–1949) – Southern Basketball League [42] Shreveport Crawdads (1994) – Continental Basketball Association ...
New Orleans Jazz (NBA team) (5 C, 6 P) L. ... Pages in category "Basketball teams in New Orleans" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The 2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Privateers are led by first-year head coach Stacy Hollowell and play their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.
Sports reported that the Hornets would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans beginning with the 2013–14 season. [35] [36] The team name is inspired by Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican. [37] The name "Pelicans" can be traced back in New Orleans to the 1865 founding of the New Orleans Pelicans, an amateur
Other professional basketball teams include the New Orleans Hurricanes of the Professional Basketball League of America (1947), New Orleans Sports of the Southern Basketball League (1948–1949), New Orleans Pride of the Women's Professional Basketball League (1979–1981) and New Orleans Cougars of the American Basketball Association.
The Hornets returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season. The team changed its name to the New Orleans Pelicans at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season. Led by All-Star Baron Davis, the New Orleans Hornets qualified for their first post-season appearance during the 2002–03 season.
Basketball teams in New Orleans (9 C, 5 P) C. College sports teams in New Orleans (6 C) F. American football teams in New Orleans (9 C, 4 P) N. New Orleans Brass (1 C ...