Continental Basketball Association (1988-1994)
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Born: June 24, 1988 – The Mississippi Jets relocate to Wichita Falls, TX
Moved: June 14, 1994 (Chicago Rockers)1Phelps, John. “Chicago enters CBA action with former Texas franchise”. The Tribune (Chicago, IL). June 15, 1994
First Game: November 17, 1988 (W 110-95 @ Tulsa Fast Breakers)
Last Game: April 9, 1994 (L 103-97 @ Rapid City Thrillers)
CBA Champions: 1991
Arena
D.L. Ligon Coliseum (4,738)21990-91 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide
Opened: 1969
Marketing
Team Colors: Navy, Flourescent Pink & Flourescent Green31992-93 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide & Register
Ownership
Owners:
- 1988-1990: Steve Baxter & Bret Hanes
- 1990-1994: Lanham Lyne, Jr., et al.
Attendance
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Sources:
- NO BYLINE. “CBA Attendance”. The Journal (Rapid City, SD). March 19, 1989 (1988-89 Texans figure).
- 1990-91 CBA Official Guide & Register (1989-90 Texans figure & 1988-89 and 1989-90 CBA figures).
- 1991-92 CBA Official Guide & Register (1990-91 Texans & CBA figures).
- 1992-93 CBA Official Guide & Register (1991-92 Texans & CBA figures).
- 1993-94 CBA Official Guide & Register (1992-93 Texans figure).
- 1994-95 CBA Official Guide & Register (1993-94 Texans & CBA figures).
- 1995-96 CBA Official Guide & Register (1992 CBA figure).
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Before the NBA had the G-League, it had the CBA with teams stretched from Puerto Rico to Honolulu. During the CBA’s 1980’s and 90’s heyday, the league provided a launching pad for future NBA All-Stars such as John Starks and Michael Adams as well as coaching legends Phil Jackson and George Karl.
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Background
The Wichita Falls Texans were a franchise in the Continental Basketball Association, the top developmental league of the NBA during the 1980’s and 1990’s. The Texans played at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on the campus of Midwestern State University.
1991 Title Run
The team’s finest hour came during the 1990-91 season. With the Texans on the verge of folding the previous summer, Head Coach/General Manager John Treloar helped to find new ownership for the team and then set about rebuilding the roster.
After a 32-24 regular season, the Texans shocked the George Karl-coached Albany Patroons in the playoffs. The Patroons had amassed a stunning 50-6 record, including a perfect 28-0 mark at home. But the Texans ousted the Patroons in six games in the semis and then went on to defeat the Quad City Thunder four games to three in the finals to claim the 1991 CBA title.
In the deciding game, played before a sell-out crowd of 5,045 at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on April 27th, 1991, Wichita Falls’ backcourt duo of Ennis Whatley (29 points) and Derrick Taylor (24 points) keyed the Texans’ 102-90 victory. Whatley was a former NBA first round draft pick, selected #13 overall by the Kansas City Kings in 1983. With the very next pick in that ’83, the Portland Trail Blazers selected future Hall-of-Famer Clyde Drexler.
After six seasons of play, the Texans were sold and moved to Chicago, Illinois in June of 1994.
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The Texans host the Quad City Thunder before a small crowd at D.L. Ligon Coliseum in 1989. ESPN broadcast.
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