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The newly-relocated Tornados' first home game, on January 3, 1986 against the Florida Suncoast Stingers, drew 3,611 to the Pensacola Civic Center, and averaged 1,651 per game for the year. In fact, on January 25, 1986, the Tornados drew 8,417 in a win against the Detroit Spirits, at that time the second-largest crowd to ever attend a CBA contest.
Guard '''Billy Goodwin''' was the only CBA player to finish in the Top-10 in both scoring and assists that season. '''Ronnie Williams''', a power forward, averaged 23.3 points per game. Despite all this, the Tornados suffered through a 15-33 season. During the off-season, '''Stepien''' moves the team to Jacksonville, FL and renames the team them the Jets. It was a turbulent off-season in general in 1986, as the CBA shrunk to 12 teams. This franchise would move three more times before folding in 1996.
==1986-1987 Season==
The Bay State Bombardiers move to Pensacola to become the second version of the Tornados. This version began in 1978 as the Harrisburg Hammerheads, then the Maine Lumberjacks, on to Bay State before arriving in Pensacola. With new head coach '''Gary Youmans''', the Tornados showed signs of life led by former [[Wikipedia:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]] veteran center '''Marvin Webster''' who led the team in rebounds. finishing with a 20-28 record and made the playoffs for the first time. '''Webster''' was signed by the [[Wikipedia:Milwaukee Bucks|Milwaukee Bucks]] before the season ended where replacement center '''Jerome Henderson''' led the Tornados in rebounding for the rest of the season. '''Henderson''' would later receive a 10-day call-up to the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta Hawks|Atlanta Hawks]]. In the playoffs the Tornados were eliminated four games to one by the Rapid City Thrillers.
==1987-1988 Season==
