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The '''Pensacola Tornados''' are a defunct basketball team that played in the [[Wikipedia:Continental Basketball Association|Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA) from 1985- 1991. The CBA
The Tornados were actually comprised of two different franchises that moved to Pensacola during the 1985-86 season from Toronto, owned by .
==1985-1986 Season==
The first Tornados team began as the LaCrosse Bobcats for a short time in 1983. The team quickly relocated to Toronto and became the Tornados from 1983 through part of the 1985-86 season. Toronto was owned by former NBA owner '''Ted Stepien'''. During the season, the Tornados moved to Pensacola. At the time, the CBA is comprised of 14 teams. During the off-season, the team moves to Jacksonville, FL and renamed the Jets. This franchise would move three more times before folding in 1996. It was a turbulent off-season in general in 1986, as the CBA shrunk to 12 teams.
==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.
Power Forward '''Norris Coleman''' signs with the Tornados after playing one year with the NBA [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Clippers|Los Angeles Clippers]]. Coleman was a second-round draft pick (38th overall) of the Clippers after being named to the Big-8 All-Conference team while at Kansas State. New owner '''Eli Jacobson''' has high hopes for the Tornados.
==1988-1989 Season==
==1989-1990 Season==
==1990-1991 Season== The franchise would relocate two more times before folding in 1995. ==External links==* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Basketball_Association Continental Basketball Association]* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norris_Coleman Norris Coleman info site] * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women%27s_Football_Association NWFA Info Site]* [http://wfbtalk.wordpress.com Women's Football Talk]* [http://womenstacklefootballgroup.ning.com Women's Tackle Football Group]* [edithttp://wafcfootball.com Women's Football Information Site] League movesDuring the season, the Toronto Tornados (owned by former NBA owner Ted Stepien) moved to Pensacola* [http://www. During the off-season, they became the Jacksonville Jetsescambia. It was a turbulent off-season in general, as the CBA shrunk to 12 teamsk12. Evansville and Maine foldedfl. The Bay State Bombardiers moved to Pensacola, to become the second version of the Tornadosus/schscnts/esch/Master/Index. The Florida Stingers became the Charleston Gunners, the Detroit Spirits moved to Savannah, the Kansas City Sizzlers moved to Topeka and the Baltimore Lightning moved to Rockfordasp Escambia High School website] [[Category:Basketball Teams]][[Category:Men's Sports Teams]][[Category:Men's Sports Leagues]][[Category:Sports Leagues]]