Fabulous Flournoy

Fabulous Flournoy (born 31 July 1973 in Bronx, New York City ) is an American- English basketball coaches and players. After studying in his native country was Flournoy professional in the British Basketball League (BBL ) and adopted British citizenship. For his adopted home of England, he also took part in international competitions as part of national team and won with the selection at the 2006 Commonwealth Games bronze medal. As a player, he won six times in the play-offs of the BBL, which as player-coach of the Newcastle Eagles five times. Four times he was honored as coach of the BBL season, making it behind Kevin Cadle the coach with the most awards in this category BBL.

Career

Flournoy went in 1991 to study at the Panola Junior College in Carthage (Texas), where he played for the college team ponies in the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association ( NJCAA ). After his two years of study at a junior college, he continued his studies at McNeese State University in Lake Charles in the neighboring U.S. state of Louisiana, where he played two more years for the high school team Cowboys in the Southland Conference NCAA Division I. In the two- year run of Flournoy, however, the Cowboys get any special achievements or qualifications for national finals in the "Post Season".

1996 Flournoy began a career as a professional in the British Basketball League at the Bullets from Birmingham, who had previously won for the first time the play-offs of the BBL. After she missed the title defense, they were tied with the First Greater London Leopards, but lost in the season 1997/98 at the end of the main round in the first round of the play -offs. The way was clear for the Bullets, who succeeded to the title win in the play-offs with BBL- leading scorer Tony Dorsey. Dorsey then moved to the Manchester Giants and the bullets ceased to be a title holder in the play- offs 1999 against the Giants out. In the following season 1999/2000, the two rivals had to face in the final match of the play-offs again and kept the Giants with BBL MVP Dorsey the upper hand against the Bullets. Then Flournoy left the financially strapped Bullets that were resolved as the Giants later, and switched to the Sharks from Sheffield. Under coach Chris Finch you won the then "Northern Conference " BBL, reaching the play-off final match, which was, however, lost to the Leicester Riders.

For the 2001/ 02 season Flournoy joined the Eagles from Newcastle upon Tyne. The Eagles had been one of the most durable, but also most unsuccessful franchises of the BBL until then. The last title win was the Cup win in organized by Association of England Basketball " National Cup" in 1991 and have been at their new location in the Newcastle Eagles had not won anything since 1995. After a year Flournoy took over as player-coach athletic responsibility in the club and benefited from the following departure of the most successful franchises of the 1990s from the BBL. In addition to the Bullets and the Giants also featured the London Leopards and franchises Towers a game operation in the BBL. The Eagles were able to initially Although successfully qualify for the play- offs of the BBL, left there but mostly from early. Following the arrival of the new owner Paul Blake could celebrate a title win in the recent club history in the 2004/05 season by winning the League Cup " BBL Trophy" for the first time. Then, it became the main round Second, the final match of the play-offs with three points difference from the main round First Chester Jets and also secured the first time this item. Flournoy won the award as Coach of the Year for the first time the BBL. This badge has been awarded to him in the following season, the Eagles won in the national team with Drew Sullivan MVP of BBL all the titles at the end. With the English national basketball team Flournoy won a bronze medal as a player at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

After the total triumph of the Eagles suffered in the season 2006/ 07 from the loss of Sullivan and qualified only third in the main round of the play-offs, where they, however, were victorious in the end and were able to defend that title as a single. In the following season 2007/ 08 they won after only four defeats season with the BBL MVP Lynard Stewart, the main round of the BBL, but their play-off titles were not able to defend after a defeat against Milton Keynes Lions in the semifinals. In the following season 2008/ 09 they lost in the semifinals of the League Cup " BBL Cup " against the new franchise Everton Tigers, who then in this competition won her first title, but could otherwise win all the titles of the BBL. While Trey Moore was appointed as player of the Eagles to the MVP of the season, Flournoy was another award as coach of the first season failed. This was awarded to him in the following season again after the Eagles had in a row won the main round of the BBL in 2010 for the third time and successfully defended their title win in the BBL Trophy. In the semi-finals of the play-offs but they lost twice against Everton Tigers, who then also able to win this item. As Mersey Tigers, this team proved sporty as dominant in the following season and won up to the BBL Cup all tracks in the BBL. The sporting successes after breaking away from old club Everton had been achieved at the expense of a considerable financial deficit and in the 2011/12 season the Eagles were hard to compromise and won all titles in the BBL. Joe Chapman won the award as the MVP of the season and Flournoy received for the fourth time the award as Coach of the Year. However, runner-up with Leicester Riders captain Drew Sullivan could wrest from the Eagles in the following season 2012/13, almost all the titles again. Only the title win in the BBL Trophy went to the Sheffield Sharks, while the finals were lost in the BBL Cup and in the play- offs by the Eagles against the Riders.