American basketball team, 1998–2000
The Mansfield Hawks were an International Basketball Association (IBA) professional basketball team located in Mansfield, Ohio for one season, in 1998-99. The Hawks won the IBA championship in their lone season. They were guided by local, but infamous, coach Kevin Mackey. One of the Hawks' notable players was 7 ft 2 in, 315 pound center Garth Joseph, a dominating presence with a physical appearance resembling Shaquille O'Neal. The team played its home games in the gymnasium of Malabar Middle School.
Before the 1999–00 season, the team was relocated to Youngstown and became the Youngstown Hawks. In 2005, Mansfield was again targeted as the home for another possible professional basketball team.
All-time roster.
"This list is incomplete"
References.
 ;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" / ;