The Gladiators floundered in their first season, finishing a dismal 6–14. The team went through three different owners, and was at one point owned by the league itself. In May 2004, the Gladiators were bought by current owner, NBA player Theo Ratliff. Ratliff retained coach Harold Ellis, and kept the team in Rome.
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2005 Champions
Once again coached by Harold Ellis, the Gladiators won their first nine games before being stopped by the WBA's other powerhouse, the Mississippi HardHats, in a 120–115 loss. The Gladiators then went on another nine-game winning streak, before being brought down by both the Magic City Court Kings and the Gulf Coast Bandits. The team finished 21–3 in the regular season, and defeated the HardHats in the championship game. The Glads were led in scoring by Darryl "MaJic" Dorsey, who won the WBA's player of the year award as well, scoring 23 points per game, was first team all-WBA along with Edmund Saunders. Harvey Thomas made second team all-WBA, and Jamario Moon made fourth team all WBA, and was named to the all-defensive team. Ellis received coach of the year. The team was so successful that the city of Rome threw a parade to honor the champs.
2006edit
The Rome Gladiators and the Cartersville Warriors entered the playoffs as 1st and 2nd in the league respectively. Rome ultimately showed itself to be the deeper squad, outscoring Cartersville 15–4 in the second quarter. The Gladiators claimed their second straight WBA title with a score of 125–114 in double-overtime over Warriors.
External linksedit
Official Website
April 11, 2024
rome, gladiators, based, rome, georgia, were, franchise, defunct, world, basketball, association, they, played, winthrop, king, centre, shorter, college, founded2004leaguewba, 2004, 2013, team, history, 2004, present, based, inrome, georgia, usaarenawinthrop, . The Rome Gladiators based in Rome Georgia were a franchise in the now defunct World Basketball Association They played at the Winthrop King Centre at Shorter College Rome GladiatorsFounded2004LeagueWBA 2004 2013 Team historyRome Gladiators 2004 present Based inRome Georgia USAArenaWinthrop King CentreColors OwnerTheo RatliffHead coachHarold EllisChampionships2 2005 2006 Division titles1 2006 Contents 1 2004 2 2005 3 2006 4 External links2004 editThe Gladiators floundered in their first season finishing a dismal 6 14 The team went through three different owners and was at one point owned by the league itself In May 2004 the Gladiators were bought by current owner NBA player Theo Ratliff Ratliff retained coach Harold Ellis and kept the team in Rome 2005 edit nbsp 2005 ChampionsOnce again coached by Harold Ellis the Gladiators won their first nine games before being stopped by the WBA s other powerhouse the Mississippi HardHats in a 120 115 loss The Gladiators then went on another nine game winning streak before being brought down by both the Magic City Court Kings and the Gulf Coast Bandits The team finished 21 3 in the regular season and defeated the HardHats in the championship game The Glads were led in scoring by Darryl MaJic Dorsey who won the WBA s player of the year award as well scoring 23 points per game was first team all WBA along with Edmund Saunders Harvey Thomas made second team all WBA and Jamario Moon made fourth team all WBA and was named to the all defensive team Ellis received coach of the year The team was so successful that the city of Rome threw a parade to honor the champs 2006 editThe Rome Gladiators and the Cartersville Warriors entered the playoffs as 1st and 2nd in the league respectively Rome ultimately showed itself to be the deeper squad outscoring Cartersville 15 4 in the second quarter The Gladiators claimed their second straight WBA title with a score of 125 114 in double overtime over Warriors External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rome Gladiators amp oldid 1191689038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
