Carolina Cougars

Carolina Cougars
Carolina Cougars logo
DivisionEastern Division
Founded1969 (as Carolina Cougars)
HistoryHouston Mavericks
1967–1969
Carolina Cougars
1969–1974
Spirits of St. Louis
1974–1976
ArenaGreensboro Coliseum
Charlotte Coliseum
Dorton Arena
Reynolds Coliseum
LocationGreensboro, North Carolina
(111 games)
Charlotte, North Carolina
(71 games)
Raleigh, North Carolina
(37 games)
Team colorsCarolina Blue, Cardinal Red (1969–71)
   
Green, Blue (1971–74)
   
Head coachBones McKinney (1969–71)
Jerry Steele (1971)
Tom Meschery (1971–72)
Larry Brown (1972–74)
OwnershipJim Gardner (1969–70)
Tedd Munchak (1970–74)
Jonathan Weston (2014 – Current, Team inactive)
Championships0
Division titles1 (1973)

The Carolina Cougars were a basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association that existed from 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967. The Mavericks moved to North Carolina in late 1969 after two unsuccessful seasons in Houston at the Sam Houston Coliseum.