The Magic City Snowbears was a professional basketball club based in Minot, North Dakota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1996-1997 season. The team played their games at Minot Municipal Auditorium from 1996–2000 and Maysa Arena from 2000–2001. The team was disbanded when the IBA, IBL, and CBA merged for the 2001-2002 season. The team was managed by future Minot, ND Mayor Curt Zimbelman. [citation needed]
Personel
edit# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | ||||||
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GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | |||||
1 | Rick Ross | 1996 | ||||||||||
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3 | Frank Evans | |||||||||||
4 | Rob Spon |
Season by season record
editSeason | Gp | W | L | Pct. | Finish | Playoffs |
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1996–97 | 30 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3rd IBA | Lost in Semi Finals 2–1 Vs Dakota Wizards |
1997–98 | 34 | 11 | 23 | .324 | 4th IBA West | Did not Qualify |
1998–99 | 34 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 2nd IBA West | Won West Division Semi Finals 2–1 Vs Rapid City Thrillers, Won West Division Finals 2–1 Vs Winnipeg Cyclone, Lost IBA Championship 3–0 Vs Mansfield Hawks |
1999–00 | 36 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 3rd IBA West | Won IBA West Division Semi Finals 2–0 Vs Black Hills Gold, Won IBA West Division Finals 3–1 Vs Dakota Wizards, Lost IBA Finals 3–1 Vs Des Moines Dragons |
2000–01 | 40 | 20 | 20 | .500 | 4th IBA West | Lost IBA West Division Semi Final 2–0 Vs Dakota Wizards |
Totals | 174 | 82 | 92 | .471 |
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