The Grand Rapids Flight are a team in the American Basketball Association based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Flight recently underwent several front office changes. The team is now owned by the Grand Rapids Junior Jammers Youth Foundation, a non-profit based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team's Head Coach David Fox, has been at the helm for three seasons, currently one of the longest running tenures for a head coach in the IBL.
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The Grand Rapids Flight are a team in the American Basketball Association based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Flight recently underwent several front office changes. The team is now owned by the Grand Rapids Junior Jammers Youth Foundation, a non-profit based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team's Head Coach David Fox, has been at the helm for three seasons, currently one of the longest running tenures for a head coach in the IBL.
On the court, the team was a solid success in 2006, reaching the Final Four.
The Grand Rapids Flight at one time held the record for most points scored in a single game, after a 179-146 drubbing of the Des Moines Heat. The Flight helped to set the record for single game attendance against the Elkhart Express in 2007 as over 5,200 attended the game, many to see Sun Ming Ming.
The Flight made international news in 2007 by signing 7'9" basketball player Sun Ming Ming, still known as the tallest athlete in the world.
For the 2008 season the Flight played their...
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