2013–2015: Erie Hurricane

The Erie Hurricane were founded in 2013 by Buffalo 716ers owner Tawan Slaughter as a member of the Premiere Basketball League (PBL).^[1] They played their games at East High School in Erie, Pennsylvania.^[2]

In the team's second season, Slaughter began staging games in Jamestown, New York to test waters for a permanent move.^[3]

2015–2022: Chautauqua Hurricane

Following the 2014–15 PBL season, Tawan Slaughter announced the team would be renamed to Jamestown Hurricane.^[4] This was short-lived, however, and the team began the 2015–16 PBL season as the Chautauqua Hurricane out of nearby Dunkirk, New York.^[5]

Tawan Slaughter sold the team to Sixto Rosario following the 2015–16 PBL season.^[6] After the PBL's closure, Rosario moved the team to the North American Basketball League (NABL) in 2018.^[7]

The Hurricane announced in December 2019 that the team would return to a revived Premier Basketball League for the 2019–20 PBL season.^[8]

After the 2019–20 PBL season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hurricane were declared PBL Champions as they were in first-place with an 11–3 record.^[9] Kofi Mills was honored as League MVP and Jerome Moss was honored as PBL Coach of the Year following the truncated season.^[10]

While a full 2020–21 PBL season was not held due to the ongoing pandemic, the team qualified for the 2021 PBL Championship Series tournament with a 3–2 record and was eliminated by the Lancaster Thunder.^[11]

The Hurricane played their final 2021–22 season in the PBL before folding.^[12]