Titans

The Titans opened their team history as THE underdog in 1999, with an unproven but highly-spoken of rookie (Domino Hendrickson) and a somewhat undertalented veteran (Bill "The Kid" Carter). However, Derek proved just how much one man can do for a team, as they started the season 5-4 even with the considerable weakness of Billy the Kid. Domino literally lit up the league, scoring before-unheard of amounts of points on a regular basis. Bill Carter abruptly quit after Week 5, but PureSugar, orphaned from the Lightning's absence after Week 4, was right there to take his place. Without Pure, they wouldn't have gone as far as they did, as Pure used the chance to resurge his career and stake his claim to the title of best clutch shooter of the HBL. The two set the nets on fire with three after three en route to finishing 7-6, and sweept the Warriors in the playoffs. They then made their trip to the Finals where they were heavy underdogs, haven been beaten up by them regularly and never winning against them in the regular season. But the Titans shocked the world, winning the first game of the Finals, and gave the SabreCats a scare before bowing out of the Finals 1-2. In 2000, after Domino returned in Week 3, they picked up right where they left off, securing first place in the regular season with an 8-4 record, as well as a five game winning streak. They beat the Warriors in three games and this time, when they met the SabreCats in the Finals, they finished the job, ousting the defending champs to win the franchise's first-ever HBL Championship. In 2005, PureSugar returned to the Titans, and Shooter Hartley joins him after a huge trade with the Warriors, as the Titans look to add another championship to their mantle.

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

Went 7-6 and finished in second place in the 1999 season...Swept the two-time defending champion Warriors to advance to the HBL Finals...Won the first game of the Finals, but narrowly lost the other two as the SabreCats won their first Championship...Ended the 2000 season with a five-game winning streak, including a league-record 85 points in the last game of the season, against the Warriors...Scored 50 points in a single half in that game...Took first place in the 2000 HBL regular season...Advanced to their second-straight HBL Finals by beating the Warriors in the 2000 playoffs...Beat the SabreCats in 2000 to win their first-ever HBL Championship...

ROSTER BY YEAR

1999 -- Derek Hendrickson, Bill Carter / Derek Hendrickson, PureSugar
2000 -- Derek Hendrickson, PureSugar (subs Jesse Ristow, Ryan Pranschke)
2005 -- PureSugar, Shooter Hartley

TEAM RECORD BY YEAR

1999 -- 7-6 Regular Season, 3-2 Playoffs/Finals, 10-8 Overall

2000 -- 8-4 Regular Season, 4-1 Playoffs/Finals, 12-5 Overall

2005 -- 0-4 Regular Season

Totals -- 15-14 Regular Season and 7-3 Playoffs/Finals, 22-17 Overall

TEAM STATS (after 2005 Week 2)

Year    FG/Att.   %   3P/Att.  %  FT/Att  %  PPG  RPG  APG SPG BPG TOPG F
1999   261/681  .383  60/229 .262 15/30 .500 54.5 31.3 6.7 1.6 3.6*2.3 NA
2000   264/683  .387  38/112 .338*34/56 .607*50.0 24.9 9.2 3.3 1.9*2.7 29
2005    74/239  .310  20/81  .247  0/0   --  42.0 20.8 6.8 3.8 1.0 2.8 --
Career 599/1603 .374 118/422 .280 49/86 .570 50.6 26.9 7.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 NA



Key
PPG=Points Per Game RPG=Rebounds APG=Assists SPG=Steals
BPG=Blocks TOPG=Turnovers F=Fouls (not per game)
*=led league in category (team or individual)

HBL RECORDS OWNED OR SHARED BY THE TITANS

Most Points, Game--(85), vs. Warriors, 2000 Week 8

Least Points, Game--(17), vs. SabreCats, 1999 Week 1

Worst FG Shooting, Game--(8/54, .148), vs. SabreCats, 1999 Week 1

3-Pointers Made, Game--(15), vs. Warriors, 2000 Week 4

Defensive Rebounds, Game--(38), vs. Warriors, 1999 Week 7

Total Rebounds, Game--(59), vs. Warriors, 1999 Week 7

Margin of Victory in a Game--(37 points), vs. Lightning, 1999 Week 3

HBL CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

2000

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