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The
International Basketball Association
(IBA) was founded in 1995 by a group of businessmen led by Tom Anderson.
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The original owners of franchises in the league were George Daniel (Black Hills Posse-Rapid City, SD), John Korsmo,
[2]
Al Gardner, and Al Hovland (Fargo Beez), Jeff McCarron (St. Cloud Rock 'n Rollers),
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Bill Sorensen (Dakota Wizards - Bismarck)
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and Earl Barish (Winnipeg Cyclones).
[5]
Earl Barish
of Winnipeg directed the IBA as League President
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and the league eventually grew to ten franchises. In the fall of 2001,
CBA
and
IBL
teams merged with the IBA
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and purchased the assets of the defunct CBA, including its name, logo and records from the bankruptcy court and restarted operations, calling itself the CBA. This group continued to operate until June 2009, when it was forced to cease operations.
Teams
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Locations of teams in the International Basketball Association from 1995 to 2001
Team
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City
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Years
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Billings RimRockers
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Billings, Montana
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1998?2001
|
Black Hills Gold
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Rapid City, South Dakota
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1999?2000
|
Black Hills Posse
|
Rapid City, South Dakota
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1995?1998
|
Dakota Wizards
|
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
1995?2001
|
Des Moines Dragons
|
Des Moines, Iowa
|
1997?2001
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Fargo-Moorhead Beez
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Fargo, North Dakota
|
1995?2001
|
Mansfield Hawks
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Mansfield, Ohio
|
1998?1999
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Magic City Snowbears
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Minot, North Dakota
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1996?2001
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Rapid City Thrillers
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Rapid City, South Dakota
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1998?1999
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Rochester Skeeters
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Rochester, Minnesota
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1998?2000
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St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers
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St. Cloud, Minnesota
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1995?1996
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St. Paul Slam!
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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1996?1998
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Salina Rattlers
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Salina, Kansas
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2000?2001
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Saskatchewan Hawks
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
|
2000?2001
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Siouxland Bombers
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Sioux City, Iowa
|
1999?2001
|
South Dakota Gold
|
Mitchell, South Dakota
|
2000?2001
|
Winnipeg Cyclone
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
1995?2001
|
Wisconsin Blast
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Appleton, Wisconsin
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1997?1999
|
Youngstown Hawks
|
Youngstown, Ohio
|
1999?2000
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League championships
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- The IBA merged with the
International Basketball League
and the
Continental Basketball Association
(CBA) to "restart" the CBA for the 2001?2002 season.
Awards
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Most Valuable Player
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- 1995?96 ?
Isaac Burton
(Black Hills Posse)
- 1996?97 ? Dennis Edwards (Black Hills Posse)
- 1997?98 ? Andrell Hoard (Winnipeg Cyclone) and
Mike Lloyd
(Mansfield Hawks)
- 1998?99 ? Andrell Hoard (Winnipeg Cyclone) and Mike Lloyd (Mansfield Hawks)
- 1999?00 ? Brian Green (Dakota Wizards)
- 2000?01 ?
Lonnie Cooper
(Des Moines Dragons)
Rookie of the Year
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Defensive Player of the Year
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- 1997?98 ? Ron Bayless (Des Moines Dragons)
- 1998?99 ? Roderick Blakney (Dakota Wizards)
- 1999?00 ? Johnny McCrimmon (Fargo-Moorhead Beez)
- 2000?01 ?
Willie Murdaugh
(Dakota Wizards)
Sixth Man of the Year
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Coach of the Year
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- 1995?96 ?
Duane Ticknor
(Black Hills Posse)
- 1996?97 ? Duane Ticknor (Black Hills Posse)
- 1997?98 ? Duane Ticknor (Black Hills Posse)
- 1998?99 ?
Darryl Dawkins
(Winnipeg Cyclone) and
Kevin Mackey
(Mansfield Hawks)
- 1999?00 ? Duane Ticknor (Dakota Wizards)
- 2000?01 ?
Dave Joerger
(Dakota Wizards) and Mike Born (Des Moines Dragons)
Statistical leaders
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Year
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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1995?96
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Isaac Burton, 24.0
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Erik Coleman, 10.0
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Townsend Orr, 7.8
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Isaac Burton, 2.5
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Shane Drisdom, 3.2
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1996?97
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Dennis Edwards, 33.6
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Mark Hutton, 10.8
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Calvin Rayford, 8.9
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Calvin Rayford, 2.9
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Shane Drisdom, 3.0
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1997?98
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Artie Griffin, 26.8
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Brian Shorter
, 10.5
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Darren Sanderlin, 8.3
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Willie Murdaugh
, 3.1
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Chad Allen, 2.4
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1998?99
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Andrell Hoard, 28.6
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DeRon Rutledge, 13.6
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Curt Smith
, 8.5
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Roderick Blakney
, 2.8
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Garth Joseph
, 2.5
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1999?00
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Rasaun Young, 27.6
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Antonio Reynolds-Dean
, 12.2
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Malik Dixon
, 7.9
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T. J. Walker, 3.1
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Johnny McCrimmon, 2.6
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2000?01
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Mac Irvin, 21.8
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Jason Williams, 12.0
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Tim Winn
, 7.3
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John Thomas, 2.8
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John Ford, 2.2
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Notable players
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These players played at least 1 game in the
NBA
.
See also
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References
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- ^
"IBA enters its fourth season".
The Post-Crescent
. November 28, 1998. p. 51.
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"Pratt gets one-game suspension for arrest".
The Des Moines Register
. February 20, 1998. p. 21.
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"Owner disputes statements".
St. Cloud Times
. January 17, 1996. p. 15.
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"Many sports names worth remembering"
.
The Bismarck Tribune
. January 1, 2000. p. 27
. Retrieved
January 5,
2020
– via
Newspapers.com
.
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Yaskowich, Marty (November 25, 1996). "The Pro basketball courts city, again".
The StarPhoenix
. p. 21.
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"Brace yourself for pro hoops".
Regina Leader-Post
. January 18, 1996. p. 10.
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"A look at minor league basketball in the United States".
Argus Leader
. February 11, 2001. p. 4.
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"IBA will merge with new CBA".
The Salina Journal
. August 17, 2001. p. 13.
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Bennett, James (July 26, 2001). "ABA 2000 still in flux; two teams required".
Arizona Daily Star
. p. 17.
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"International Basketball Association Standings (through 02/25/01)"
.
ibabasketball.com
. Archived from
the original
on April 26, 2001
. Retrieved
January 6,
2020
.
External links
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