Sport: Basketball (Men's)

2001-02 Dakota Wizards Ticket Brochure from the Continental Basketball Association

Dakota Wizards

October 22, 2022

The Dakota Wizards were a long-running minor league basketball team that played for 17 seasons at the Civic Center is Bismarck, North Dakota between 1995 and 2012. That lifespan marked that Wizards as one of the more durable minor league hoops outfits in American history. After three losing seasons in their first four years, the Wizards would emerge as a minor league power of sorts. During the club’s final thirteen seasons from 1999 through 2012, the Wizards would win four league titles and suffer only two losing campaigns.

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1999-00 Rochester Skeeters program from the International Basketball Association

Rochester Skeeters

October 7, 2022

The Rochester Skeeters were a Minnesota-based minor league hoops outfit that played two International Basketball Association (IBA) seasons at the Mayo Civic Center between 1998 and 2000. The IBA was a low-budget league that operated primarily in the Upper Midwest and Western Canada. The Skeeters left town after two seasons, moving to Salina, Kansas during the summer of 2000.

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New Haven Elms Eastern Professional Basketball League

New Haven Elms

October 28, 2021

The New Haven Elms were a hard-luck entry in the Eastern Professional Basketball League during the late 1960’s. Before the debut of the American Basketball Association in 1967, the Eastern League was considered the second best league in the country. Notable Elms players included former St. Louis Hawks teammates Cleo Hill and Woody Sauldsberry, both early black stars who struggled against NBA efforts to obstruct their careers.

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1965-66 Wilmington Blue Bombers program from the Eastern Professional Basketball League

Wilmington Blue Bombers

October 26, 2021

The Wilmington Blue Bombers were a Delaware-based entry in the Eastern Professional Basketball League from 1963 until 1971. The Bombers were a powerhouse in the weekends-only league during the late 60’s, winning back-to-back titles in 1966 and 1967 and appearing in the finals again in 1969 and 1970. The team folded following the 1970-71 season.

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1995-96 Fort Wayne Fury Yearbook from the Continental Basketball Association

Fort Wayne Fury

October 15, 2021

Continental Basketball Association (1991-2001) Born: September 1990 – CBA expansion franchise Folded: February 8, 2001 First Game: November 8, 1991 (L 99-89 vs. Columbus Horizon)

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