The International Basketball Association (IBA) was founded in 1995 by a group of businessmen led by Tom Anderson.[ 1] 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),[ 3] Bill Sorensen (Dakota Wizards - Bismarck)[ 4] and Earl Barish (Winnipeg Cyclones).[ 5] Earl Barish of Winnipeg directed the IBA as League President[ 6] and the league eventually grew to ten franchises. In the fall of 2001, CBA and IBL teams merged with the IBA[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] 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.
Locations of teams in the International Basketball Association from 1995 to 2001
Team
City
Years
Billings RimRockers
Billings, Montana
1998–2001
Black Hills Gold
Rapid City, South Dakota
1999–2000
Black Hills Posse
Rapid City, South Dakota
1995–1998
Dakota Wizards
Bismarck, North Dakota
1995–2001
Des Moines Dragons
Des Moines, Iowa
1997–2001
Fargo-Moorhead Beez
Fargo, North Dakota
1995–2001
Mansfield Hawks
Mansfield, Ohio
1998–1999
Magic City Snowbears
Minot, North Dakota
1996–2001
Rapid City Thrillers
Rapid City, South Dakota
1998–1999
Rochester Skeeters
Rochester, Minnesota
1998–2000
St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers
St. Cloud, Minnesota
1995–1996
St. Paul Slam!
St. Paul, Minnesota
1996–1998
Salina Rattlers
Salina, Kansas
2000–2001
Saskatchewan Hawks
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2000–2001
Siouxland Bombers
Sioux City, Iowa
1999–2001
South Dakota Gold
Mitchell, South Dakota
2000–2001
Winnipeg Cyclone
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1995–2001
Wisconsin Blast
Appleton, Wisconsin
1997–1999
Youngstown Hawks
Youngstown, Ohio
1999–2000
League championships
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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)
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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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)
Year
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
1995–96
Isaac Burton, 24.0
Erik Coleman, 10.0
Townsend Orr, 7.8
Isaac Burton, 2.5
Shane Drisdom, 3.2
1996–97
Dennis Edwards, 33.6
Mark Hutton, 10.8
Calvin Rayford, 8.9
Calvin Rayford, 2.9
Shane Drisdom, 3.0
1997–98
Artie Griffin, 26.8
Brian Shorter , 10.5
Darren Sanderlin, 8.3
Willie Murdaugh , 3.1
Chad Allen, 2.4
1998–99
Andrell Hoard, 28.6
DeRon Rutledge, 13.6
Curt Smith , 8.5
Roderick Blakney , 2.8
Garth Joseph , 2.5
1999–00
Rasaun Young, 27.6
Antonio Reynolds-Dean , 12.2
Malik Dixon , 7.9
T. J. Walker, 3.1
Johnny McCrimmon, 2.6
2000–01[ 10]
Mac Irvin, 21.8
Jason Williams, 12.0
Tim Winn , 7.3
John Thomas, 2.8
John Ford, 2.2
These players played at least 1 game in the NBA .
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^ "Pratt gets one-game suspension for arrest". The Des Moines Register . February 20, 1998. p. 21.
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^ "Many sports names worth remembering" . The Bismarck Tribune . January 1, 2000. p. 27. Retrieved January 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Yaskowich, Marty (November 25, 1996). "The Pro basketball courts city, again". The StarPhoenix . p. 21.
^ "Brace yourself for pro hoops". Regina Leader-Post . January 18, 1996. p. 10.
^ "A look at minor league basketball in the United States". Argus Leader . February 11, 2001. p. 4.
^ "IBA will merge with new CBA". The Salina Journal . August 17, 2001. p. 13.
^ Bennett, James (July 26, 2001). "ABA 2000 still in flux; two teams required". Arizona Daily Star . p. 17.
^ "International Basketball Association Standings (through 02/25/01)" . ibabasketball.com . Archived from the original on April 26, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2020 .