Team City of Gods | |||
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Leagues | The Basketball Tournament | ||
Founded | 2015 | ||
History | Team City of Gods (2015–2017) | ||
Location | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
Team colors | Red and Navy Blue | ||
General manager | Lafonte Johnson | ||
Head coach | Joe Connelly III | ||
Website | Team page | ||
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Team City of Gods are an American basketball team that has participated in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team advanced to the TBT 2015 semifinals, beating tournament favorite Boeheim's Army, before falling to eventual tournament champions Overseas Elite.
The team played in the Northeast Region of the tournament in 2015, their first year of existence. The team was coached by Joe Connelly III, a former player development coach for the Washington Wizards based in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] City of Gods was managed by former George Washington basketball player Lafonte Johnson.[2] The team featured five players with experience in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3]