Professional basketball came to the island of Puerto Rico in the winter of 1983, when local insurance man Walter Fournier acquired an expansion franchise in the Continental Basketball Association. Fournier dubbed his team the Coquis, named after the tiny tree frogs native to Puerto Rico and the surrounding islands of the Caribbean.
Continental Basketball Association (1981-1985) Born: 1981 – The Philadelphia Kings relocate to Lancaster, PA Moved: 1985 (Baltimore Lightning) First Game: Last Game: March 15, 1985
The Albuquerque Silvers were a short-lived Continental Basketball Association team that landed abruptly in this New Mexico city during the winter of 1983. The team moved to the Albuquerque Civic Center in midseason after the club’s original owners stopped paying their bills in Las Vegas and gave up the keys to the team. New local owner Pat McKernan, the president of the Albuquerque Dukes minor league baseball team, immediately hired controversial former University of New Mexico coach Norm Ellenberger to coach the team. Under Ellenberger, the Silver posted the worst record in the CBA in both 1983-84 and 1984-85 before disbanding after two-and-a-half seasons.
Continental Basketball Association (1982-1987) Born: 1982 – CBA expansion franchise Moved: 1987 (Rochester Flyers) First Game: December 3, 1982 (L 130-129 @ Ohio Mixers) Last
Continental Basketball Association (1984-1987) Born: 1984 – CBA expansion franchise Moved: March 16, 1987 (Rapid City Thrillers) First Game: November 29, 1984 (W 111-101 vs.
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