Carolina Firebirds
About
The Carolina Firebirds are a professional basketball team in The Basketball League, playing games around Raleigh and Wake County. The franchise grew out of conversations Wade Harris began in summer 2017 with league commissioner David Magley about the Triangle players he had been training.
The team launched in 2019 and won the South Atlantic Division championship in 2025, with a national title the next goal. That season produced its own stories, from a rookie in the running for two league awards to a veteran whose career has crossed three continents. Off the court the club runs a STEM education push.
What to know
- Ownership sits with Pro Basketball Raleigh, LLC, formed in North Carolina in December 2017.
- Wade Harris and Kell Peterson are founding members of that ownership group.
- Players Harris trained went on to the NBA G League and to teams in Canada and overseas.
- The club is chasing the 2026 TBL national championship.
- The STEM program runs under the banner Firebirds Stand for STEM.
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