Category: Continental Basketball Association

Omaha Racers Basketball

Omaha Racers

Continental Basketball Association (1989-1997) Born: May 18, 1989 – The Rochester Flyers relocate to Omaha, NE Folded: June 11, 1997 First Game: November 16, 1989 (W 135-120

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East Kentucky Miners

East Kentucky Miners

Continental Basketball Association (2007-2009) Born: July 2007 Folded: ? First Game: November 16, 2007 (L 123-118 @ Pittsburgh Xplosion) Last Game: CBA Championships: None East Kentucky Expo Center

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2007-08 Idaho Stampede Program from the NBA Development League

Idaho Stampede

The Idaho Stampede were a long-running minor league basketball franchise that played in both Boise and nearby Nampa during an 18-year lifespan. The Stampede survived a turbulent decade as one of the most stable franchises in the Continental Basketball Association before jumping to the NBA-backed D-League in 2006. The Stampede won their lone league championship in 2008, defeating the Austin Toros in the D-League championship series. The franchise relocated to Salt Lake City in 2016.

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Alberta Dusters Continental Basketball Association

Alberta Dusters

Continental Basketball Association (1980-1982) Born: 1980 – CBA expansion franchise Moved: 1982 (Las Vegas Silvers) First Game: November 21, 1980 (L 139-126 @ Montana Golden Nuggets) Final Game: March

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1989 Rockford Lightning Program from the Continental Basketball Association

Rockford Lightning

The Rockford Lightning were a popular attraction in Illinois’ third-largest city from 1986 until 2006. The Lightning’s twenty-season run was unusually long by the standards of minor league basketball. The club played in the Continental Basketball Association championship series on four occasions but never managed to win a title.

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