Oklahoma Cavalry
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| Oklahoma Cavalry | |
| Founded | 1982 |
| League | CBA 1990-1997 CBA 2007-Present |
| Team History | Oklahoma Cavalry (2007-current) Oklahoma City Cavalry (1990-1997) |
| Arena | Great Plains Coliseum (2007-current) Cox Convention Center (1990-1997) |
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| Based in | Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Team Colors | Black, Blue |
| Owner | Baron Hopgood |
| Head Coach | Micheal Ray Richardson |
| Championships | 1 (1997) |
| Division Titles | Unknown |
The Oklahoma Cavalry is a professional basketball team based in Lawton, Oklahoma. The original team was known as the Oklahoma City Cavalry, which competed in the Continental Basketball Association in Oklahoma City from 1990 to 1997 - when they were League Champions.
The new Oklahoma Cavalry, which incidentally was originally supposed to be a reincarnation and called Oklahoma City Cavalry, is began play in 2007. The team was originally scheduled to play in the American Basketball Association. The team was coached by Micheal Ray Richardson (former Albany Patroons coach who was fired for stereotypical Jewish comments). Richardson was later fired. Cliff Levingston was hired as the new coach. After an ownership change, Richardson was rehired the same season.
The team originally wanted to play at Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University however the university backed out. Due to the lack of support from Oklahoma City and city official's desire for a permanent NBA franchise, the owners decided to look elsewhere to place the new Cavalry franchise.
The team will play in Lawton at the Great Plains Coliseum. [1]
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| Image:Flag of Oklahoma.svg | Sports teams based in Oklahoma
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| Baseball | PCL: Oklahoma RedHawks, TL: Tulsa Drillers |
| Basketball | D-League: Tulsa 66ers, CBA: Oklahoma Cavalry, USBL: Oklahoma Storm |
| Football | af2: Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz • Tulsa Talons, NWFA: OKC Lightning |
| Hockey | CHL: Oklahoma City Blazers • Tulsa Oilers |
| College athletics (NCAA Division I) | Oklahoma State University • Oral Roberts University • University of Oklahoma • University of Tulsa |
