The Atlanta Trojans, originally known as the Atlanta Eagles, was a professional basketball club in the United States Basketball League (USBL) from 1991 to 1999.
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History
The team was originally based in Atlanta, Georgia. They debuted in 1991 as the Atlanta Eagles in Atlanta.
In 1994, they moved to Suwanee, Georgia, changing their name to the Atlanta Trojans. They reached the USBL Finals twice: in 1994 (losing 117–109 to the Jacksonville Hooters) and 1995 (losing 109–104 to the Florida Sharks). The club disbanded after the 1999 season.
Notable players like Darrell Armstrong, Mikki Moore, Kareem Reid, Lorenzo Coleman, Tony Dorsey and Mark Strickland played for the franchise.
Home arenas
Atlanta Eagles
Life College Sport Science Center (Marietta, Georgia) 1991–93
Atlanta Trojans
Tri-Cities Arena, 1994–95
Banneker High School Arena (Atlanta, Georgia) 1996
Patriots Gym, DeKalb College (Decatur, Georgia) 1997
Suwanee Sports Academy (1,000) (Suwanee, Georgia), 1998–99
Rosters
1991 season
Lanard Copeland, James Martin, Billy Kurisko, Chris Collier, Ernest Hall, James Scott, World B. Free, Stephen Bardo, Wes Matthews, Michael Smith, James Munlyn, Darryl Pinckney.
1992 season
Darrell Armstrong, Chris Collier, James Martin, Mike Brittain, Antwon Harmon, Scott Bailey, Reggie Tinch, Larry Lewis, Harold Ellis, Marcus Webb.
1993 season
Darrell Armstrong, Mark Strickland, Antonio Harvey, Derrick Dennison, Vernel Singleton, Stan Rose, Josh Oppenheimer, Tony Smith, Harold Ellis, Bernard Williams, Tony Dorsey, Darryl Pinckney.
1994 season
Darrell Armstrong, Mark Strickland, Tony Dorsey, James Martin, Chuck Evans, Stan Rose, Ivano Newbill, Robert Shannon, Clarence Thrash, Fred Vinson.