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→1987-1988 Season
==1987-1988 Season==
Power forward [[Wikipedia:Norris Coleman|Norris Coleman]], 6'-8", 210 lbs., 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. Other key players are rookie guard [[Wikipedia:Mark Wade|Mark Wade]] (5'-11", 160 lbs.), '''Tommy Davis''', NBA veteran [[Wikipedia:Freeman Williams|Freeman Williams]], forward '''Bill Nelson''' and '''Henderson'''. '''Joe Mooney''', at that time the president and '''Frank Adams''' of Government Credit Corporation, is were the new ownerowners. By the end of the season, the Tornados were tearing up their opponents that would return the team to the playoffs even with a 28-26 record.
In the playoffs, Pensacola crushed the original Tornados franchise (now located in Biloxi, MS) in a 4-1 run, but were swept by the [[Wikipedia:Albany Patroons|Albany Patroons]] in four straight semifinal games.
