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| Founded | 1990 | ||
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| League | CBA 1990–1997 CBA 2007–2009 PBL 2009–2011 | ||
| Team history | Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry (2008–2011) Oklahoma Cavalry (2007–2008) Oklahoma City Cavalry (1990–1997) | ||
| Based in | Lawton, Oklahoma | ||
| Arena | Great Plains Coliseum | ||
| Colors | blue, white | ||
| Head coach | Micheal Ray Richardson | ||
| Championships | 4 (CBA: 1997, 2008, 2009; PBL: 2010) | ||
| Dancers | Cavalry Dance Team | ||
| Mascot | Crash | ||
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The Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry was a professional basketball team based in Lawton, Oklahoma. They played in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) after having been in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). They have one PBL championship and also were the two-time champions of the CBA. The original team was known as the Oklahoma City Cavalry, which competed in the CBA in Oklahoma City from 1990 to 1997 – when they were league champions.
The new Oklahoma Cavalry, which was originally supposed to be a reincarnation of the original team and called the Oklahoma City Cavalry, began play in 2007. The team was originally scheduled to play in the American Basketball Association. The team wanted to play at Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University; however, the university backed out. Due to the lack of support from Oklahoma City and city officials' desire for a permanent NBA franchise, the owners decided to look elsewhere to place the new Cavalry franchise. The team then decided to move operations to Lawton, Oklahoma, and to play at the Great Plains Coliseum.
Less than one year later, Oklahoma City got their NBA team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.