Dayton Wings (basketball team)

Dayton Wings
LeaguesWorld Basketball League
Southern Division
Founded1991
DissolvedJuly 31, 1992
ArenaErvin J. Nutter Center
Capacity10,632
LocationDayton, Ohio
Team colorsBlue & green
Head coach
  • Pat Haley (1991)
  • Mike Sylvester (1992)
OwnershipMilton Kantor
Championships1 (1991)
Division titles1 (1991)

The Dayton Wings were a professional basketball franchise based in Dayton, Ohio, from 1991–1992.[1] They entered the World Basketball League in 1991 as an expansion team (along with the Florida Jades, Halifax Windjammers and Nashville Stars). They finished the 1991 season as the WBL champions, defeating Calgary in the final. They were leading the Southern Division in 1992 when the league folded mid-season.[2]

The Wings played home games at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn, a suburb of Dayton.[3]

  1. ^ "Dayton Wings Basketball Team". Ohio History Central. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "History of the World Basketball League". Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "1991–1992 Dayton Wings". Funwhileitlasted. December 24, 2013. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.