The Arkansas RimRockers
were a NBA Development League minor league basketball team based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Logo design:
A red, white, and blue ball going through a basketball rim (homage to when they were in the ABA).
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ARKANSAS RIMROCKERS TICKETS
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Season By Season
Note:
W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %''
| Season
| W
| L
| %
| Playoffs
| Results
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| Arkansas RimRockers
(ABA)
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| 2004-05
| 28
| 5
| .848
| Won Quarterfinals
Won Semifinals
Won Final 4
Won ABA Finals
| Arkansas 136, Ontario 97
Arkansas 135, Kentucky 123
Arkansas 117, Mississippi 105
Arkansas 118, Bellevue 103
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| Arkansas RimRockers
(D-League)
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| 2005-06
| 24
| 24
| .500
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| 2006-07
| 16
| 34
| .320
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| Totals
| 68
| 63
| .519
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Franchise history
The Rimrockers began play during the 2004-05 season for the
American Basketball Association. They posted a 32-5 record in the team’s inaugural season and won the ABA championship. Soon after winning the title, they left the ABA and began play in the
NBA Development League for the 2005-06 season.
On February 10, 2006, the team fired head coach
Joe Harge, the only man to coach the team up to that point. He was replaced by
Andy Stoglin.
Stoglin said he would bring a much different style that begins with strict discipline. He joined the organization as an assistant during the 2005-06 season after leading the
Mississippi Stingers to the ABA semifinals, where they lost to Arkansas. Stoglin has been coaching since 1969, including a 13-year run as
Jackson State’s head coach.
Unfortunately, the team didn't return to Arkansas for 2007-08 because attendance dropped to the point that the owner could no longer afford the lease. The team hoped to move to
La Crosse,
Wisconsin to play at the
La Crosse Center for the 2007-08 season, where they would have been known as the
La Crosse RimRockers
. However, due to the Center's lease demands being higher than Little Rock's, the deal fell through. The team was inactive for the 2007-08 season, and again in the 2008-09 season.
Players of note
NBA players formerly assigned to Arkansas
Former stars
- Todd Day
- Roger Powell, Jr.
- Kareem Reid
- Clay Tucker
Final Roster
Arkansas RimRockers
Final Roster
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| Head Coach: Andy Stoglin
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| G
| 8
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| DeAnthony Bowden
| (Creighton)
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| G
| 13
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| Brandon Dean
| (Arkansas)
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| SG
| 23
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| Olu Famutimi
| (Arkansas)
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| F
| 33
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| Brian Jackson
| (Oregon State)
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| C
| 54
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| James Lang
| (Central Park Christian School, (HS) AL)
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| PG
| 12
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| Kareem Reid
| (Arkansas)
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| F
| 32
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| Chris Shumate
| (Murray State)
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| G/F
| 5
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| Donta Smith
| (Southeastern Illinois JC)
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| G
| 6
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| Anthony Roberson
| (Florida)
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| G
| 24
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| Clay Tucker
| (Milwaukee '03)
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| G
| 19
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| Rudy Roquemore
| (UC Santa Barbara '03)
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| (FA) - Free Agent
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