Grand Rapids Hoops
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The Grand Rapids Hoops were a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
League History
The team played in the CBA until the league folded in 2001. Then they played in the International Basketball League for one season, then joined a resurrected CBA.
Name History
The team first played in 1989 in the Welsh Auditorium. When the team was sold in 1995 to the people who ran the Gus Macker 3-on-3, the nickname changed to the Grand Rapids Mackers. The team was sold again a year later and the name reverted to the Grand Rapids Hoops.
Home Court History
When the Van Andel Arena opened in the mid 1990s, the Hoops played there. As attendance fell, the team moved to the DeltaPlex. The team disbanded in 2003. The franchise was purchased and moved to nearby Muskegon's LC Walker Arena and renamed the Michigan Mayhem in 2004.