{{Short description|Basketball team in Pennsylvania and New York, 2013–2022}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox sports team | name = Chautauqua Hurricane | current = | logo = File:Logo_of_the_defunct_Chautauqua_Hurricane.jpg | pixels = | division = | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2013||}} | folded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2022||}} | league = PBL<br>2013–2017, 2022<br>NABL<br>2018–2019 | history = '''Erie Hurricane'''<br />2013–2015<br />'''Chautauqua Hurricane'''<br />2015–2022 | arena = East High School<br>2013–2015<br>Dunkirk High School<br>2015–2022 | city = Erie, Pennsylvania<br>2013–2015<br>Dunkirk, New York<br>2015–2022 | colors = Violet, black, white<br />{{color box|#782f89}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | owner = Tawan Slaughter<br>2013–2016<br>Sixto Rosario<br>2016–2022 | president = | gm = | coach = Cory Coleman<br>2013–2014<br>Steve Mackey<br>2014–2015<br>2021–2022<br>Jerome Moss<br>2015–2020 | championships = '''1''' (2020) | titles = '''1''' (2019) | playoff_berths = '''2''' (2019, 2021) | dancers = | mascot = | website = }}
The '''Chautauqua Hurricane''' were a basketball team in both the Premier Basketball League (PBL) and North American Basketball League (NABL). The team originally was based in Erie, Pennsylvania and competed as the '''Erie Hurricane''' before relocating to Dunkirk, New York in 2015.
After their 2019–20 season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team was declared PBL Champions.
The franchise suspended operations following the 2021–22 PBL season.
==History==
===2013–2015: Erie Hurricane=== The Erie Hurricane were founded in 2013 by Buffalo 716ers owner Tawan Slaughter as a member of the Premiere Basketball League (PBL).<ref name="All Sports WNY 2013 o187">{{cite web | title=PREMIER BASKETBALL LEAGUE ADDS TEAMS IN NORTHEAST | website=All Sports WNY | date=November 26, 2013 | url=https://www.allsportswny.com/premier-basketball-league-adds-teams-in-northeast/ | access-date=January 12, 2024}}</ref> They played their games at East High School in Erie, Pennsylvania.<ref name="Democrat and Chronicle 2014 x296">{{cite web | title=Rochester RazorSharks defeat Erie | website=Democrat and Chronicle | date=February 10, 2014 | url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2014/02/09/rochester-razorsharks-defeat-erie/5346853/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>
In the team's second season, Slaughter began staging games in Jamestown, New York to test waters for a permanent move.<ref name="Dudley 2015 l084">{{cite web | last=Dudley | first=John | title=Hurricane basketball team sends mixed signals about home base | website=GoErie.com | date=January 14, 2015 | url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2015/01/14/hurricane-basketball-team-sends-mixed/24719098007/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>
===2015–2022: Chautauqua Hurricane=== Following the 2014–15 PBL season, Tawan Slaughter announced the team would be renamed to '''Jamestown Hurricane'''.<ref name="Gazette 2015 g850">{{cite web | last=Gazette | first=Jamestown | title=Jamestown Hurricane Pro Basketball | website=Jamestown Gazette | date=April 27, 2015 | url=https://jamestowngazette.com/jamestown-hurricane-pro-basketball/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> This was short-lived, however, and the team began the 2015–16 PBL season as the Chautauqua Hurricane out of nearby Dunkirk, New York.<ref name="Gazette 2015 e051">{{cite web | last=Gazette | first=Jamestown | title=Chautauqua Hurricane Professional Basketball Team | website=Jamestown Gazette | date=September 8, 2015 | url=https://jamestowngazette.com/chautauqua-hurricane-professional-basketball-team/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>
Tawan Slaughter sold the team to Sixto Rosario following the 2015–16 PBL season.<ref name="Observer Today 2017 z917">{{cite web | title=Chautauqua Hurricane optimistic for upcoming PBL season | website=Observer Today | date=January 2, 2017 | url=https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2017/01/chautauqua-hurricane-optimistic-for-upcoming-pbl%E2%80%88season/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> After the PBL's closure, Rosario moved the team to the North American Basketball League (NABL) in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title= Chautauqua Hurricane set to open 3rd season |url=https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2018/01/chautauqua-hurricane-set-to-open-3rd-season/ |work=Observer Today |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date= June 30, 2020}}</ref>
The Hurricane announced in December 2019 that the team would return to a revived Premier Basketball League for the 2019–20 PBL season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2019/12/hurricane-season-begins-tonight/ |title= Hurricane season begins tonight|work=Observer Today|date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
After the 2019–20 PBL season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hurricane were declared PBL Champions as they were in first-place with an 11–3 record.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hurricane, Jackals' basketball seasons put on hold by coronavirus precaution|url= https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2020/03/hurricane-jackals-basketball-seasons-put-on-hold-by-coronavirus-precaution/|work=Observer Today |date=March 13, 2020 |access-date= June 30, 2020}}</ref> Kofi Mills was honored as League MVP and Jerome Moss was honored as PBL Coach of the Year following the truncated season.<ref name="observertoday.com 2020 t137">{{cite web | title=Hurricane’s Moss, Mills combine for PBL’s top honors | website=observertoday.com | date=April 21, 2020 | url=https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2020/04/hurricanes-moss-mills-combine-for-pbls-top-honors/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>
While a full 2020–21 PBL season was not held due to the ongoing pandemic, the team qualified for the 2021 PBL Championship Series tournament with a 3–2 record and was eliminated by the Lancaster Thunder.<ref name="observertoday.com 2022 m473">{{cite web | title=Positive outlook | website=observertoday.com | date=January 8, 2022 | url=https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2022/01/positive-outlook/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>
The Hurricane played their final 2021–22 season in the PBL before folding.<ref name="usbasket 2022 f789">{{cite web | title=Premier Basketball League 2022, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards | website=usbasket | date=May 11, 2022 | url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/PBL/basketball_2022.aspx | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>
==Season-by-season record== {| class="wikitable" |align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|'''League champions''' |align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"|'''Conference champions''' |align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|'''Division champions''' |align="center" bgcolor="#96CDCD"|'''Playoff berth''' |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" summary="Season (sortable), Conference, Finish (sortable), Division, Finish (sortable), Wins (sortable), Losses (sortable), Win% (sortable), GB (sortable), Playoffs, Awards and Head coach" |- !scope="col"| Season !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Conference !scope="col"| Finish !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Division !scope="col"| Finish !scope="col"| Wins !scope="col"| Losses !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Win% !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|GB !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Playoffs !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Awards !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Head coach !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |- | 2013–14 | — | — | East | 5th | 1 | 15 | {{Winning percentage|1|15}} | — | Did not qualify. | | Cory Coleman |<ref name="usbasket 2014 k195">{{cite web | title=Premier Basketball League 2014, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards | website=usbasket | date=April 16, 2014 | url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/PBL/basketball_2014.aspx | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2014–15 | — | — | East | 4th | 3 | 10 | {{Winning percentage|3|10}} | — | Did not qualify. | Troy Jackson (All-PBL) | Steve Mackey |<ref name="usbasket 2015 g049">{{cite web | title=Premier Basketball League 2015, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards | website=usbasket | date=May 25, 2015 | url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/PBL/basketball_2015.aspx | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2015–16 | — | — | Northeast | 6th | 3 | 12 | {{Winning percentage|3|12}} | — | Did not qualify. | | Jerome Moss |<ref name="usbasket 2016 h298">{{cite web | title=Premier Basketball League 2016, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards | website=usbasket | date=April 25, 2016 | url=https://www.usbasket.com/PBL/basketball_2016.aspx | access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | {{Winning percentage|6|13}} | — | Did not qualify. | Edwin Ubiles (All-PBL)<br>Tyquan Stroman (All-PBL) | Jerome Moss |<ref name="usbasket 2017 y133">{{cite web | title=Premier Basketball League 2017, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards | website=usbasket | date=April 24, 2017 | url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/PBL/basketball_2017.aspx | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2017–18 | — | — | Northeast | 2nd | 4 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|4|2}} | — | Did not qualify. | | Jerome Moss |<ref name="usbasket 2018 e319">{{cite web | title=North American Basketball League 2018, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards | website=usbasket | date=August 6, 2018 | url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/NABL/basketball_2018.aspx | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2018–19 | — | — | Northeast | bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd | 4 | 4 | {{Winning percentage|4|4}} | — | '''Won''' quarterfinal (Dream) 108–62<br>Lost semifinal (Thunder) 110–116 | | Jerome Moss |<ref name="usbasket 2019 l651">{{cite web | title=North American Basketball League 2019, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards | website=usbasket | date=July 16, 2019 | url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/NABL/basketball_2019.aspx | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|2019–20 | — | — | bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|'''Northeast''' | bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|'''1st''' | 11 | 3 | {{Winning percentage|11|3}} | — | bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|No playoffs held.<br>'''Won PBL Championship''' | Kofi Mills (League MVP)<br>Jerome Moss (Coach of the Year) | Jerome Moss |<ref name="observertoday.com 2020 t137"/><ref name="observertoday.com 2020 s974">{{cite web | title=Chautauqua Hurricane season is cut short while sitting atop the standings | website=observertoday.com | date=April 10, 2020 | url=https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2020/04/chautauqua-hurricane-season-is-cut-short-while-sitting-atop-the-standings/ | access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|3|2}} | — | Lost semifinal (Thunder) 87–100 | Alex Crossan (All-PBL)<br>Larry Rivers (All-PBL)<br>Travonta Gatewood (All-PBL) | Steve Mackey |<ref name="observertoday.com 2022 m473"/> |- | 2021–22 | — | — | East | 3rd | 2 | 6 | {{Winning percentage|2|6}} | — | Did not qualify. | Joe Spencer (All-Star)<br>Larry Rivers (All-Star)<br>Marcus Feagin (All-Star) | Steve Mackey |<ref name="usbasket 2022 f789" /> |}
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