Gallup Talons

{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox sports team | logo = Gallup Talons.gif | pixels = 150px | founded = 2005 | league = ABA 2005-present | history = '''Gallup Talons'''<br>2005-2006, 2008-present <br> Gallup Outlaws<br>2006-2007 | arena = Gallup Junior High School | city = Gallup, New Mexico | colors = Teal, gold, black <br> {{Colorbox|Teal}} {{Colorbox|Gold}} {{Colorbox|Black}} | owner = Joe Kolb | coach = Kelvin Scarborough | championships = 0 | titles = 1 | cheerleaders = Talons Dancers | dancers = | mascot = }} The '''Gallup Talons''' were an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Gallup, New Mexico. The team began play in the fall of 2005, and was announced as a Native American team; however, the team released its last Native American player in January 2006. The team started off 10-0, losing its eleventh game to the Southern California Legends.

Opting out of the 2005-06 playoffs, the team was transferred from former owner Joe Kolb to Debra Money and was renamed the '''Gallup Outlaws''' for the 2006-07 season, to much less successful results. After taking the '07-'08 season off, the team announced they were returning for the '08-'09 season, with Kolb back as owner, and the team going back to the Talons nickname. New Mexico Lobos men's basketball alumnus Kelvin Scarborough will serve as head coach for the resurrected Talons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abalive.com/news/releases/?newsid=2008072206006 |title="THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN - TALONS RETURN TO GALLUP" - ABALive.com |access-date=2008-07-23 |archive-date=2008-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801064708/http://www.abalive.com/news/releases/?newsid=2008072206006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915042438/http://www.galluptalons.com/ Official Website]

Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams Category:Gallup, New Mexico Category:Basketball teams in New Mexico Category:2005 establishments in New Mexico Category:Basketball teams established in 2005 Category:Native American history of New Mexico