The Kansas City Spartans
are a basketball team in the American Basketball Association that began play in 2000 as the Kansas City Knights. They are one of the charter teams of the ABA.
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History
The Knights were one of the ABA's charter franchises and began play during the 2000-01 season. In 2001-2002, the following season, the Knights posted a league best 35-5 record that year and ended up winning the ABA championship under head coach and
University of Kansas alumnus
Kevin Pritchard.
Soon after winning the title, the ABA took the year off to re-organize. The ABA then resumed play in the 2003-2004 season. The Knights competed in the ABA for the 2003-04 and the 2004-05 seasons before going dark for 2005-06. It was announced via a press release on the team's website that the team would suspend operations until a suburban arena was built in Johnson County, KS. The team intended to play at an interim location once ground was broken on the new arena, but plans for the arena remain in limbo and there has been no word from the team's owners since. However, operation of the youth developmental "Knights Academy" program is ongoing.
In 2008, the Kansas City Knights returned to the ABA as the Kansas City Spartans.
Season-By-Season Results
| Season
| Record
| Result
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| 2000-2001
| 24-17 (.585)
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| 2001-2002
| 35-5 (.865)
| Champions
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| 2002-2003
| ABA suspended operations
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| 2003-2004
| 23-9 (.719)
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| 2004-2005
| 17-8 (.680)
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| 2005-2006
| Took Year Off
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| 2006-2007
| Took Year Off
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| 2007-2008
| Took Year Off
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| 2008-2009
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| Overall
| 99-39 (.717)
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