BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s first pro basketball team started playing on this day in 2006.

They were called the Vermont Frost Heaves.

They won their home opener before a packed house at the Barre Auditorium.

The team soared to the American Basketball Association championship in each of their first 2 years.

However, the team struggled financially and went out of business midway through their fifth season.

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