766:
733:
700:
667:
634:
601:
568:
535:
502:
469:
436:
403:
208:, as a reference to the car-building industry that made the city famous. The Wheels struggled both on and off the court, with several games cancelled due to an inability to secure arena dates (a common problem in the ABA). Detroit managed to play just 12 games and finished with a losing record at 4–8. In 2004–05, they finished with the same record, missing the playoffs for two consecutive years.
40:
236:
in
Detroit on March 14, 2007. In a press release, the league stated that Detroit was one of five teams that qualified for the playoffs but chose not to compete for what league CEO Joe Newman called "valid acceptable reasons. The "Detroit Panthers" official Disc Jockey was Chip Pepitone, better known
211:
In 2005–2006, the "wheels" officially came off for
Detroit, as they endured the worst season in their history, thanks to various injuries to key players. A long losing streak deposited the Wheels into last place in the Freddie Lewis Division with a 6–17 record. After another losing season and no
188:, owners of a 31–12 record. Detroit would get off to a fast start and easily defeat the Skyliners, 107–91. Gee Gervin (George's son), who led the team during the regular season, won the first-ever ABA Championship Game MVP Award.
1710:
191:
During their second season, 2001–02, the
Detroit Dogs struggled as a team, losing five games in a row at one point. A late-season rally gave the Dogs an 11–17 record, good enough for fourth place and a playoff spot. The
180:
in the first round of the playoffs. After trailing for most of the game, Detroit rallied and won 117–112, moving to the second round. In the semifinals, Detroit handled the
50:
172:
Initially founded in 2000 as one of the new ABA's charter franchises, the
Detroit Dogs quickly became one of the league's better teams. Their first coach was Detroit's own
1695:
204:
For the 2002–03 season, the ABA took the year off, but returned in the 2003–04 season. In an effort to rebrand themselves, the
Detroit Dogs renamed themselves the
148:
1705:
720:
1556:
261:
for the 2009 season. The
Panthers went 6–14. In October 2009, the Panthers announced they'd be sitting out the 2010 PBL season. They would not return.
588:
232:, finished with a 16–10 record, taking the North Division title, and gearing up for a championship run. In the playoffs, they were slated to face the
269:
In
February 2021, under new ownership of Cecil L. Hood, the Panthers joined the Pro Basketball Association. In fall of 2021 the team rejoined the
522:
1492:
Both
Wilmington and Detroit need to make up a game, so Detroit is home for the game although it will be played very near Wilmington's home gym.
945:
621:
1700:
176:, a star with the original ABA in the 1970s. The Dogs finished with a 24–20 record and the best record in the Eastern Division, facing the
1531:
1176:
489:
39:
1509:
870:
159:. The Panthers were one of the charter franchises of the ABA and won the league's first championship as the Detroit Dogs.
93:
936:
481:
1420:
1389:
555:
456:
1657:
687:
613:
270:
258:
144:
55:
654:
858:
514:
1106:
1000:
840:
104:
246:
225:
423:
177:
900:
712:
1609:
1317:
1156:
1143:
958:
1009:
907:
864:
851:
679:
547:
448:
415:
1383:
786:
1100:
894:
778:
745:
1603:
1581:
883:
580:
287:
2000–2001: 24–20, W 1st rd. Tampa Bay 117–112, W 2nd rd. Indiana 119–105, W Finals
Chicago 107–91
229:
185:
646:
343:
1550:
1569:
1535:
1015:
184:
119–105, and advanced to the new ABA's first championship game against the heavily favored
1123:
753:
193:
181:
245:
After giving up their playoff season, the
Detroit Panthers suspended operations for the
1337:
1028:
1689:
978:
765:
732:
699:
666:
633:
600:
567:
534:
501:
468:
435:
402:
224:, the team turned things around as they went on a six-game winning streak during the
173:
233:
1517:
1651:
1629:
812:
808:
17:
1510:"The Official Site of the Detroit Panthers | Archived Press Releases"
1680:
212:
playoffs, the Wheels were ready to reinvent themselves yet again.
1711:
Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
1570:
http://www.abalive.com/news/releases/?newsid=2007031906001
143:
are an American minor-league basketball team in the
129:
110:
100:
89:
77:
69:
46:
32:
305:2006–2007: 16–10, did not participate in playoffs
228:regular season. The Panthers, led by 6'6" guard,
1583:Detroit Panthers Join Premier Basketball League
8:
321:2021–2022: 5–2, L 1st round Lancaster 104–99
290:2001–2002: 11–17, L 1st round Phoenix 112–97
257:In the spring of 2008, the team joined the
85:Detroit Panthers: (2006–2009, 2021–present)
38:
29:
1605:Detroit Panthers Will Sit Out 2010 Season
1417:Michael Manciel & Brian Woodland (3)
1634:, Pro Basketball Association, 2021-02-28
798:
249:, and eventually dropped out of the ABA
1501:
151:, the team was previously known as the
1696:Former Premier Basketball League teams
1555:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
1548:
196:promptly eliminated Detroit, 112–97.
27:American minor-league basketball team
7:
1706:Basketball teams established in 2000
1354:Brian Woodland & Randy Gill (7)
25:
1586:, Our Sports Central, 2008-05-20
764:
731:
698:
665:
632:
599:
566:
533:
500:
467:
434:
401:
302:2005–2006: 6–17, missed playoffs
1457:
1428:
1397:
1363:
1332:
1300:
1271:
1242:
1213:
1184:
1151:
1118:
1083:
1054:
1023:
986:
953:
919:
878:
835:
758:
725:
692:
659:
626:
593:
560:
527:
494:
461:
428:
395:
331:2022–2023: 3–6, missed playoffs
299:2004–2005: 4–8, missed playoffs
296:2003–2004: 4–8, missed playoffs
149:American Basketball Association
1:
349:
946:Bay City Western High School
782:
774:
771:
762:
759:
749:
741:
738:
729:
726:
716:
708:
705:
696:
693:
683:
675:
672:
663:
660:
650:
642:
639:
630:
627:
617:
609:
606:
597:
594:
584:
576:
573:
564:
561:
551:
543:
540:
531:
528:
518:
510:
507:
498:
495:
485:
477:
474:
465:
462:
452:
444:
441:
432:
429:
419:
411:
408:
399:
396:
347:
1701:Basketball teams in Detroit
1421:Brunswick Community College
253:2008–2009: Going to the PBL
216:2006–2007: Detroit Panthers
147:. Formerly a member of the
83:Detroit Wheels: (2004–2006)
1727:
62:Pro Basketball Association
1658:Premier Basketball League
1320:& Walter Waters (13)
387:
373:
271:Premier Basketball League
259:Premier Basketball League
200:2003–2006: Detroit Wheels
145:Maximum Basketball League
81:Detroit Dogs: (2000–2002)
37:
1218:Mid-Michigan Destroyers
924:Mid-Michigan Destroyers
380:
366:
359:
357:
350:
277:Season-by-season records
1514:www.detroitpanthers.com
841:Mid-Michigan Destroyers
308:2007–2008: did not play
293:2002–2003: did not play
168:2000–2002: Detroit Dogs
105:Beverly Hills, Michigan
178:Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs
1462:Wilmington Sea Dawgs
1442:Stane's Bufford (31)
1433:Wilmington Sea Dawgs
1411:Stane's Bufford (29)
1402:Wilmington Sea Dawgs
1380:Michael Manciel (12)
1314:Stane's Bufford (26)
1247:Battle Creek Knights
1189:Battle Creek Knights
1167:Stane's Bufford (27)
1134:Stane's Bufford (22)
1097:Stane's Bufford (28)
1059:Battle Creek Knights
1042:Willie Mitchell (10)
1039:Stane's Bufford (27)
972:Willie Mitchell (10)
969:Stane's Bufford (26)
933:Stane's Bufford (26)
906:Brian Woodland &
857:Brian Woodland &
273:for the 2022 season.
1477:Stane's Bufford (9)
1471:Brian Woodland (41)
1377:Brian Woodland (45)
1323:Stane's Bufford (6)
1285:Brian Woodland (30)
1236:Western High School
1233:Brian Woodland (10)
1157:Wilmington Sea Dawgs
1144:Halifax Metro Centre
1068:Brian Woodland (20)
959:Battle Creek Knights
829:Location/Attendance
795:2009 season schedule
424:Wisconsin-Whitewater
265:Returning to the PBL
1480:Groves High School
1474:Walter Waters (16)
1451:Groves High School
1448:Brian Woodland (6)
1445:Walter Waters (11)
1414:Walter Waters (12)
1357:Groves High School
1351:Walter Waters (15)
1348:Walter Waters (28)
1326:Groves High School
1305:Montreal Sasquatch
1276:Chicago Throwbacks
1265:Groves High School
1230:Walter Waters (17)
1112:Groves High School
1088:Chicago Throwbacks
1077:Groves High School
1074:Brian Woodland (8)
1048:Groves High School
1045:Giovanni Riley (9)
991:Chicago Throwbacks
975:Brian Woodland (4)
942:Brian Woodland (7)
913:Groves High School
1610:Our Sports Central
1259:Chuck Bailey (15)
1227:Chuck Bailey (30)
1201:Chuck Bailey (14)
1170:Chuck Bailey (13)
1137:Chuck Bailey (13)
884:Chicago Throwbacks
871:Groves High School
490:Alabama-Birmingham
94:Groves High School
1487:
1486:
1294:Attack Athletics
792:
791:
186:Chicago Skyliners
137:
136:
16:(Redirected from
1718:
1681:Official website
1668:
1667:
1666:
1665:
1653:Detroit Panthers
1648:
1642:
1641:
1640:
1639:
1631:Detroit Panthers
1626:
1620:
1619:
1618:
1617:
1600:
1594:
1593:
1592:
1591:
1578:
1572:
1567:
1561:
1560:
1554:
1546:
1544:
1543:
1534:. Archived from
1528:
1522:
1521:
1516:. Archived from
1506:
1390:Richmond Academy
1262:Randy Gill (14)
1256:Randy Gill (35)
1198:Randy Gill (35)
1140:Randy Gill (11)
1016:Attack Athletics
1006:James Head (10)
799:
769:
768:
736:
735:
721:Western Michigan
703:
702:
688:St. Francis (IL)
670:
669:
637:
636:
604:
603:
571:
570:
538:
537:
505:
504:
472:
471:
439:
438:
406:
405:
392:
385:
378:
371:
364:
355:
348:
222:Detroit Panthers
141:Detroit Panthers
125:
122:
119:
116:
42:
33:Detroit Panthers
30:
21:
1726:
1725:
1721:
1720:
1719:
1717:
1716:
1715:
1686:
1685:
1677:
1672:
1671:
1663:
1661:
1650:
1649:
1645:
1637:
1635:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1615:
1613:
1602:
1601:
1597:
1589:
1587:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1568:
1564:
1547:
1541:
1539:
1532:"Archived copy"
1530:
1529:
1525:
1508:
1507:
1503:
1498:
1368:Augusta Groove
1318:Michael Manciel
1291:Randy Gill (3)
1288:Randy Gill (5)
1204:Randy Gill (5)
1177:Schwartz Center
1173:Randy Gill (3)
1124:Halifax Rainmen
1071:James Head (9)
937:Willie Mitchell
901:Stane's Bufford
797:
763:
730:
713:Stane's Bufford
697:
664:
631:
598:
565:
532:
499:
482:Willie Mitchell
466:
457:Henderson State
433:
400:
388:
381:
374:
367:
360:
351:
338:
328:
318:2008–2009: 6–14
315:
284:
279:
267:
255:
243:
237:as "DJ Gemini"
218:
202:
194:Phoenix Eclipse
182:Indiana Legends
170:
165:
123:
120:
117:
114:
84:
82:
64:
60:
58:
54:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1724:
1722:
1714:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1688:
1687:
1684:
1683:
1676:
1675:External links
1673:
1670:
1669:
1643:
1621:
1595:
1573:
1562:
1523:
1520:on 2007-10-23.
1500:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1485:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1460:
1456:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1427:
1426:
1423:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1392:
1387:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1366:
1362:
1361:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1340:
1338:Augusta Groove
1335:
1331:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1299:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1241:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1212:
1211:
1208:
1207:Kellogg Arena
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1183:
1182:
1179:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1146:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1121:
1117:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1104:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1029:Augusta Groove
1026:
1022:
1021:
1018:
1013:
1010:Giovanni Riley
1007:
1004:
998:
995:
992:
989:
985:
984:
981:
976:
973:
970:
967:
964:
961:
956:
952:
951:
948:
943:
940:
934:
931:
928:
925:
922:
918:
917:
914:
911:
908:Micah Kirstein
904:
898:
892:
889:
886:
881:
877:
876:
873:
868:
865:Reginald Riley
862:
855:
852:Brian Woodland
849:
846:
843:
838:
834:
833:
830:
827:
824:
823:High rebounds
821:
818:
815:
806:
803:
796:
793:
790:
789:
784:
781:
776:
773:
770:
761:
757:
756:
751:
748:
743:
740:
737:
728:
724:
723:
718:
715:
710:
707:
704:
695:
691:
690:
685:
682:
680:Micah Kirstein
677:
674:
671:
662:
658:
657:
652:
649:
644:
641:
638:
629:
625:
624:
619:
616:
611:
608:
605:
596:
592:
591:
586:
583:
578:
575:
572:
563:
559:
558:
553:
550:
548:Reginald Riley
545:
542:
539:
530:
526:
525:
520:
517:
512:
509:
506:
497:
493:
492:
487:
484:
479:
476:
473:
464:
460:
459:
454:
451:
449:Brian Woodland
446:
443:
440:
431:
427:
426:
421:
418:
416:Giovanni Riley
413:
410:
407:
398:
394:
393:
386:
379:
372:
365:
358:
356:
337:
334:
333:
332:
327:
324:
323:
322:
319:
314:
311:
310:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
283:
280:
278:
275:
266:
263:
254:
251:
247:2007–08 season
242:
241:2007: Off year
239:
217:
214:
206:Detroit Wheels
201:
198:
169:
166:
164:
161:
157:Detroit Wheels
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
91:
87:
86:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
59:2006-2009,2022
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1723:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1693:
1691:
1682:
1679:
1678:
1674:
1659:
1655:
1654:
1647:
1644:
1633:
1632:
1625:
1622:
1611:
1607:
1606:
1599:
1596:
1585:
1584:
1577:
1574:
1571:
1566:
1563:
1558:
1552:
1538:on 2016-03-04
1537:
1533:
1527:
1524:
1519:
1515:
1511:
1505:
1502:
1495:
1493:
1491:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1467:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1429:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1384:Oscar Sanders
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1367:
1364:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
987:
982:
980:
979:Kellogg Arena
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
960:
957:
954:
949:
947:
944:
941:
938:
935:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
915:
912:
909:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
887:
885:
882:
879:
874:
872:
869:
866:
863:
860:
856:
853:
850:
847:
844:
842:
839:
836:
831:
828:
826:High assists
825:
822:
819:
816:
814:
810:
807:
804:
801:
800:
794:
788:
785:
780:
777:
767:
755:
752:
747:
744:
734:
722:
719:
714:
711:
701:
689:
686:
681:
678:
668:
656:
655:Central State
653:
648:
645:
635:
623:
620:
615:
612:
602:
590:
587:
582:
579:
569:
557:
554:
549:
546:
536:
524:
521:
516:
513:
503:
491:
488:
483:
480:
470:
458:
455:
450:
447:
437:
425:
422:
417:
414:
404:
391:
384:
377:
370:
363:
354:
346:
345:
342:
335:
330:
329:
325:
320:
317:
316:
312:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
285:
281:
276:
274:
272:
264:
262:
260:
252:
250:
248:
240:
238:
235:
231:
227:
223:
215:
213:
209:
207:
199:
197:
195:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
174:George Gervin
167:
162:
160:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
132:
130:Championships
128:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
95:
92:
88:
80:
76:
72:
68:
63:
57:
52:
49:
45:
41:
36:
31:
19:
1662:, retrieved
1660:, 2021-09-28
1652:
1646:
1636:, retrieved
1630:
1624:
1614:, retrieved
1612:, 2009-10-16
1604:
1598:
1588:, retrieved
1582:
1576:
1565:
1540:. Retrieved
1536:the original
1526:
1518:the original
1513:
1504:
1489:
1488:
1244:February 28
1215:February 22
1186:February 20
1153:February 15
1120:February 13
1101:Chuck Bailey
895:Corey Gupton
820:High points
779:Justin Fiori
746:Corey Gupton
614:Kyle Johnson
589:Northwestern
389:
382:
375:
368:
361:
352:
340:
339:
336:Final roster
268:
256:
244:
234:Peoria Kings
221:
219:
210:
205:
203:
190:
171:
156:
153:Detroit Dogs
152:
140:
138:
61:
18:Detroit Dogs
1085:February 8
1056:January 31
1025:January 24
988:January 18
955:January 17
921:January 10
859:David Myers
787:Schoolcraft
581:Tyrone Mack
515:David Myers
341:Head Coach:
230:Tyrone Mack
111:Team colors
53:(2000–2006)
1690:Categories
1664:2021-11-27
1638:2021-11-27
1616:2009-11-04
1590:2008-05-20
1542:2008-07-01
1496:References
1107:Randy Gill
1001:James Head
880:January 4
837:January 3
647:Jasen Hunt
344:Terry Sare
1459:March 29
1430:March 28
1399:March 22
1365:March 21
1334:March 15
805:Opponent
622:Wisconsin
1551:cite web
1468:121-104
1439:107-103
1374:119-123
1345:136-132
1311:115-119
1302:March 8
1282:123-116
1273:March 6
1253:108-110
1224:118-103
1195:133-143
1094:114-113
1065:119-106
1036:131-115
997:107-119
966:101-109
930:107-102
891:110-106
848:109-114
523:Michigan
383:Acquired
155:and the
101:Location
1408:110-91
1164:95-101
1131:89-100
832:Record
390:College
226:2006–07
220:As the
163:History
96:(2,500)
78:History
70:Founded
1405:Home*
817:Score
556:Newman
376:Player
124:
121:
118:
115:
47:League
1483:6-14
1465:Home
1454:6-13
1436:Home
1425:6-12
1394:6-11
1371:Away
1360:6-10
1342:Home
1308:Home
1279:Away
1250:Home
1221:Away
1192:Away
1161:Away
1128:Away
1091:Home
1062:Home
1033:Home
1003:(17)
994:Away
963:Away
927:Away
897:(22)
888:Home
854:(27)
845:Home
802:Date
783:2008
750:2008
717:2008
684:2008
651:2008
618:2008
585:2008
552:2008
519:2008
486:2008
453:2008
420:2008
412:5'11
90:Arena
1557:link
1386:(5)
1329:6-9
1297:5-9
1268:4-9
1239:3-9
1210:2-9
1181:2-8
1148:2-7
1115:2-6
1109:(7)
1103:(8)
1080:2-5
1051:2-4
1020:2-3
1012:(3)
983:2-2
950:2-1
939:(8)
916:1-1
910:(5)
903:(9)
875:1-0
867:(5)
861:(7)
813:Away
809:Home
775:6'9
754:Park
742:6'6
709:6'5
676:6'4
643:6'5
610:6'3
577:6'6
544:6'2
511:6'7
478:6'8
445:6'0
362:Pos.
139:The
73:2000
65:2021
760:45
727:44
706:SG
694:33
673:SG
661:30
640:SF
628:23
607:SG
595:22
574:SF
562:14
541:PG
529:11
508:SF
496:10
475:PF
442:PG
409:PG
369:Ht.
326:MBL
313:PBL
282:ABA
133:1,1
56:PBL
51:ABA
1692::
1656:,
1608:,
1553:}}
1549:{{
1512:.
772:C
739:C
463:5
430:3
397:1
1559:)
1545:.
1490:*
811:/
353:#
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
