Cincinnati Slammers

Cincinnati Slammers
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DivisionCentral (1982–83)
Western (1983–87)
Founded1982
Dissolved1987
Historyoriginally the Ohio Mixers
ArenaLima Senior High School (1982–84)
Cincinnati Gardens (1984–87)
LocationLima, Ohio (1982–84)
Cincinnati, Ohio (1984–87)
Team colorsred, yellow, black (1982–84)[1]
     
navy, white, silver (1984–86)
     
magenta, orange, white (1986–87)[2]
     
OwnershipSawyer family (1982–87)
Jerry Robinson (1984–86)
Jerry Gordon (1986–87)

The Cincinnati Slammers, originally the Ohio Mixers, were a professional basketball team based in Lima, Ohio from 1982 to 1984 and Cincinnati, Ohio from 1984 to 1987. They were members of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). The team was admitted into the CBA as an expansion franchise in 1982. Team owner Tom Sawyer served as the Mixers' head coach during their two season. Jerry Robinson underwrote the re-location of the franchise to Cincinnati before the 1984–85 season. Sawyer stayed on as head coach to the newly re-branded Cincinnati Slammers, but resigned during their first season at which point assistant coach Tom Thacker took over the position. Herb Brown was hired as head coach before the 1985–86 season and led the team until they went defunct following the 1986–87 season.

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  2. ^ Irwin, Elson (August 25, 1986). "Leyland: less said, the better?". The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, California. p. C2.