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The 'Detroit Dogs' was an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Detroit, Michigan. The team began play in the fall of 2000 and played in the Cobo Arena but is now defunct. George Gervin was the head coach. University of Michigan alums Travis Conlan and Sean "the hig-man" Higgins were featured players, as well as Detroit Pershing alums Carlos Williams and Willie Mitchell. In August of 2002, Carlos Williams was shot dead in his home in Detroit. He was 27.
The Dogs won the 2000-01 ABA championship.