page_title: Augusta Groove
section_title: Atlanta, Georgia (2007–08)
hierarchical_section_title: Augusta Groove / History / Atlanta, Georgia (2007–08)
caption_attribution_description: Kenny Anderson, Montclair Film Festival 2017
context_page_description: The Augusta Groove was a team in the Premier Basketball League that previously played in the Continental Basketball Association and the modern American Basketball Association. Formerly, the team was known as the Charlotte Krunk in the ABA, where they played at Charlotte, North Carolina's Cricket Arena, and the Atlanta Krunk of the CBA.
context_section_description: On August 7, 2006, the team announced they would be moving to the Continental Basketball Association as the Atlanta Krunk.  On the 21st, they announced that they would by playing at the John H. Lewis Gymnasium at Morris Brown College.  Finally, on the 24th, they announced they would be called the Atlanta Krunk Wolverines in honor of Morris Brown's athletics program, now discontinued.  
  Prior to the 2007–2008 season, the team changed their name back to Atlanta Krunk.  The Krunk also added a majority owner, Freedom Williams.
  Next, the owners announced their new head coach, former Georgia Tech and NBA standout Kenny Anderson.  As a general manager, the owners and coach selected Vincent Smith, a basketball trainer who is also the brother of TNT basketball analyst Kenny Smith.
  The team then revealed that they had signed Grayson Boucher, known as "The Professor" during his days on the And 1 streetball tour.  Further, the team added the brother of Stephon Marbury, known as "Zeck" Marbury according to the team's website and the CBA, or "Zech" or "Zach" Marbury from his NBA days.
  In another announcement prior to the 2006–2007 season, Starbury, Stephon Marbury's clothing company, was revealed as the designer of the Krunk uniforms.
  Midway through the season the team faces some very tough money issues which forces Kenny, Vincent and several players including Zach and Grayson to step away from the team. With only 6 players remaining and no Coach or GM the players took a vote and tabbed a 26 year old local by the name of James G. Williams IV to take over and assume both roles. Williams started off with the team as a operations assistant and before the season started was named Assistant General Manager by ownership, he had great relationships with all the players and they believed that he would be best to take over and lead. He actually finished one game with only 4 players and was forced to play a box zone set for the rest of the game and on a different occasion he had to lace up his sneakers and play with the team due to several injuries. Williams held the team together for roughly a dozen games with only 5 to 6 players a game until the league could find new ownership to take over the team.
  Some footage has also been shot for a reality show about the Atlanta Krunk, featuring owners Freedom Williams, Duane "Spyder D" Hughes, and other team personnel and players.  Plans for the release of the show have not yet been announced.
  The Atlanta Krunk made it through the season with the assistance of new owners.  After the John L. Lewis Gymnasium was deemed unsuitable for CBA games, the team finished its schedule on the road.  The Krunk ended the year 9–41, including nine forfeit losses. The season was noted for several missed paychecks, and an ever-shifting roster after the first month due to financial woes.  The Krunk appeared on the road without uniforms, and completed one road trip with just five players.
caption: Former NBA player Kenny Anderson served as the team's head coach during the 2007–08 season.
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