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Basketball team in Fort Myers, Florida

Florida Flame

League| NBA Development League
Founded| 2001
Folded| 2006
History| North Charleston Lowgators
2001–2003
Charleston Lowgators
2003–2004
Florida Flame
2004–2006
Arena| Germain Arena
Location| Fort Myers, Florida
Team colors| Apple green, blue, orange

Head coach| Jeff Malone
Ownership| Flame Ownership Group
Scotty Gelt
Affiliation(s)| Boston Celtics
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
Championships| none

The Florida Flame was an NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida.

The Flame announced they would temporarily shut down operations during 2006–07, due to not having a home arena in which to play. The team maintained its league membership in hopes of finding a venue for the next season. When that didn't happen, the Flame quietly folded all operations in late 2007.

## Franchise history

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The North Charleston Lowgators began play in the National Basketball Development League in 2001–02. Alex English served as the coach for the inaugural season. The team was renamed the Charleston Lowgators in the fall of 2003. The Charleston Lowgators relocated to Fort Myers in fall 2004 and became the Florida Flame. In September 2005, the NBA announced that the Flame would be affiliated with the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Orlando Magic for the upcoming season.

## Players of note

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* Kirk Haston
* Carl English
* Earl Barron
* Dorell Wright
* Gerald Green
* Dwayne Jones
* Andre Barrett
* Theron Smith
* Bracey Wright
* Smush Parker
* Chuck Eidson
* Tierre Brown
* Ime Udoka

### Roster at end of 2005–06 season

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Florida Flame Roster

Head Coach: Jeff Malone | (Mississippi State)
Asst. Coach: Terry Thimlar | (Indiana State)
PF  | 4  |  | Duane Erwin | (Memphis 2005)
C  | 5  |  | George Leach | (Indiana 2004)
SG  | 6  |  | Bracey Wright | (Indiana 2005)
SG/SF  | 7  |  | Lenny Stokes | (Cincinnati 2003)
PF/C  | 9  |  | Roman Brown | (Florida Gulf Coast 2004)
SG/SF  | 10  |  | Austin Nichols  | (Humboldt State 2004)
PG  | 11  |  | Andre Barrett | (Seton Hall 2004)
PG  | 13  |  | T. J. Sorrentine | (Vermont 2005)
PG/SG  | 22  |  | E. J. Rowland | (St. Mary's 2005)
SG  | 25  |  | Jonathan Moore | (North Carolina Central 2005)
SG/SF  | 33  |  | Reed Rawlings | (Samford 2001)
C/PF  | 34  |  | Elton Brown | (Virginia 2004)

## Year-by-year record

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Season  | Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Pct.  | Postseason Results

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North Charleston Lowgators
2001–02 | 1st | 36 | 20 | .643 | Won Semifinals (Mobile) 2–1
Lost D-League Finals (Greenville) 2–0
2002–03 | 2nd | 26 | 24 | .520 | Lost Semifinals (Mobile) 2–0
Charleston Lowgators
2003–04 | 2nd | 27 | 19 | .587 | Lost Semifinals (Huntsville) 108–100
Florida Flame
2004–05 | 6th | 17 | 31 | .354 | Missed playoffs
2005–06 | 3rd | 25 | 23 | .521 | Lost Semifinals (Albuquerque) 80–71
Regular season | 131 | 117 | .528 |
Playoffs | 2 | 6 | .250 |

## NBA affiliates

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### Florida Flame

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* Boston Celtics (2005–2006)
* Miami Heat (2005–2006)
* Minnesota Timberwolves (2005–2006)
* Orlando Magic (2005–2006)

### Charleston Lowgators

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* None

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Relocated and defunct NBA G League franchises

Relocated
(still active)|

* Agua Caliente/Ontario Clippers (San Diego Clippers)
* Albuquerque/New Mexico Thunderbirds (Cleveland Charge)
* Anaheim Arsenal (Grand Rapids Gold)
* Asheville Altitude (Oklahoma City Blue)
* Bakersfield Jam (Motor City Cruise)
* Canton Charge (Cleveland Charge)
* Colorado 14ers (Texas Legends)
* Columbus Riverdragons (Austin Spurs)
* Dakota Wizards (Santa Cruz Warriors)
* Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) (Osceola Magic)
* Erie BayHawks (2017–2019) (College Park Skyhawks)
* Erie BayHawks (2019–2021) (Birmingham Squadron)
* Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Indiana Mad Ants)
* Huntsville Flight (Cleveland Charge)
* Idaho Stampede (Salt Lake City Stars)
* Lakeland Magic (Osceola Magic)
* Northern Arizona Suns (Motor City Cruise)
* Reno Bighorns (Stockton Kings)
* Springfield Armor (Grand Rapids Gold)
* Tulsa 66ers (Oklahoma City Blue)
* Utah Flash (Delaware Blue Coats)

Defunct|

* Arkansas RimRockers
* Erie BayHawks
* Fayetteville Patriots
* Florida Flame (ex-Charleston Lowgators)
* Fort Worth Flyers
* Greenville Groove
* Mobile Revelers
* NBA G League Ignite
* Roanoke Dazzle

## References

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"Florida Flame". FunWhileItLasted. 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

"Florida Flame". Proballers Basketball Stats. 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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