East Kentucky Miners

The East Kentucky Miners were a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association that began play as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in the 2007-2008 season. The Miners, announced in the local paper,[1] and on the Trinity Sports & Entertainment Group (headed by Jay Fiedler)'s website,[2] were formally announced by the league on July 6, 2007 [3]

East Kentucky Miners

Founded	2007
League	CBA 2007-2009 ABA 2009-?
Team history	East Kentucky Miners 2007-?
Based in	Pikeville, Kentucky
Arena	Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 2007-2009 various 2009-?
Colors	Black, Silver, & White
Owner	PSE Group (headed by Kevin Keathley)
Head coach	Kevin Keathley
Championships	0
Division titles	0
Dancers	Diamond Girls
Mascot	Hard Hat Harry

The Miners were coached by Kevin Keathley for the 2007-2008 season. Keathley is the former coach of the Kentucky Colonels [4]

Though the team may be considered to be a continuation of the Florida Pit Bulls/Miami Majesty, ownership considers the team to be an expansion franchise.

During the 2007-2008 season the Miners scored 194 points in a game, a CBA record. They finished the Season with a 26-22 record.

References

1. Appalachian News Express
2. Trinity Sports & Entertainment Group - formed to acquire and manage professional sports franchises domestically and internationally and to provide quality, affordable entertainment to the masses. The Company owns 100% of both the Miami Majesty (formerly the Florida Pit Bulls) and the Indiana Alley Cats (fully acquired in May, 2007), both of which played in the ABA (American Basketball Association) during the 2005-2006 season. Both teams were ranked in the top 5 ABA teams throughout the 2005-2006 season
3. CBAhoopsOnline.com the official website of the Continental Basketball Association // News
4. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3499511

External links

• East Kentucky Miners website (under construction)