The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a professional basketball

Basketball

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 team that plays in the NBA Development League

NBA Development League

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. They are based in Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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, South Dakota

South Dakota

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, United States

United States

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. The team plays at the Sioux Falls Arena

Sioux Falls Arena

The Sioux Falls Arena is an 7,500 seat multi-purpose arena, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The facility was originally built in 1961. It seats 6,113, for basketball games and 4,760, for indoor football and hockey....

. The Skyforce began in the CBA

Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...

 in 1989. They participated in four CBA championship finals, winning the championship trophy in 1996 (defeating the Fort Wayne Fury, four games to one) and 2005 (defeating the Rockford Lightning

Rockford Lightning

The Rockford Lightning were a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois. The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses from Lancaster, Pennsylvania...

 three games to one).

The Skyforce have also hosted the CBA All-Star Game three times; in 1996, 2000 and 2003.

In 2006, the Skyforce became a part of the NBA's D-League.

Year-by-year record

Season	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Postseason Results
Sioux Falls Skyforce
1989–90	CBA Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...	National	Midwest	3rd	20	36	.357
1990–91	CBA	American	Midwest	3rd	26	30	.464
1991–92	CBA	National	Northern	4th	24	32	.429
1992–93	CBA	National	Midwest	3rd	26	30	.464
1993–94	CBA	National	Midwest	3rd	24	32	.429
1994–95	CBA	National	Western	2nd	34	22	.607	Lost First Round (Omaha) 2-1
1995–96	CBA	National	Northern	1st	32	24	.571	Won First Round (Oklahoma City) 3-1 Won NC Championship (Florida) 3-2 Won CBA Championship (Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fury The Fort Wayne Fury was a team in the Continental Basketball Association from 1991 through the cessation of the CBA on February 8, 2001.-History:... ) 3-2
1996–97	CBA	National		1st	47	9	.839	Lost First Round (Omaha) 3-2
1997–98	CBA	National		2nd	31	25	.554	Won Semifinals (Yakima) 3-2 Won NC Championship (Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fury The Fort Wayne Fury was a team in the Continental Basketball Association from 1991 through the cessation of the CBA on February 8, 2001.-History:... ) 3-0 Lost CBA Championship (Quad City Quad City Thunder The Quad City Thunder are a defunct professional basketball team that was based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. They played in the Continental Basketball Association from the 1987-1988 season until the league folded in 2001. The teams was CBA champions in the 1993-1994 and 1997-1998... ) 4-3
1998–99	CBA	National		1st	32	24	.571	Won First Round (Idaho Idaho Stampede The Idaho Stampede is an American basketball team that plays in the NBA Development League. The team is based in the Boise, Idaho, area and as of 2005 plays at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise. The team was founded as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in 1997 and was league runner-up... ) 3-2 Won NC Championship (Quad City Quad City Thunder The Quad City Thunder are a defunct professional basketball team that was based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. They played in the Continental Basketball Association from the 1987-1988 season until the league folded in 2001. The teams was CBA champions in the 1993-1994 and 1997-1998... ) 3-2 Lost CBA Championship (Connecticut Connecticut Pride The Connecticut Pride was an American basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association.... ) 4-1
1999–00	CBA	National		3rd	30	26	.536	Won First Round (Connecticut Connecticut Pride The Connecticut Pride was an American basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association.... ) 109-90 Lost Semifinals (La Crosse La Crosse Bobcats The La Crosse Bobcats were a Continental Basketball Association basketball team located in La Crosse, Wisconsin from 1996 to the league's bankruptcy in February 2001. The Bobcats were the second CBA team located in La Crosse; previously, the La Crosse Catbirds played from 1985 to 1994... ) 99-90
2000–01*	CBA	National		5th	8	15	.348
2000–01	IBL	Western		3rd	16	14	.533	Lost First Round (Rockford Rockford Lightning The Rockford Lightning were a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois. The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses from Lancaster, Pennsylvania... ) 111-91
2001–02	CBA	American		2nd	33	23	.589	Lost Semifinals (Rockford Rockford Lightning The Rockford Lightning were a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois. The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses from Lancaster, Pennsylvania... ) 3-1
2002–03	CBA	National		4th	17	31	.354
2003–04	CBA			5th	23	25	.479
2004–05	CBA	Western		2nd	31	17	.646	Won Semifinals (Dakota Dakota Wizards The Dakota Wizards are an American basketball team in the NBA Development League, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Home games are played at the Bismarck Civic Center.-Beginnings in IBA:... ) 3-2 Won CBA Championship (Rockford Rockford Lightning The Rockford Lightning were a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois. The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses from Lancaster, Pennsylvania... ) 3-1
2005–06	CBA	Western		2nd	30	18	.625	Lost Round-Robin Tournament (2-0)
2006–07	D-League NBA Development League The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...		Eastern	2nd	30	20	.600	Won Division Semifinals (Fort Worth Fort Worth Flyers The Fort Worth Flyers is the name of a now defunct team of the NBA Development League minor league basketball expansion team based in Fort Worth, Texas. They began play in the 2005-06 season. The decision was made by the NBADL to not operate this team for the 2007-08 season.- Franchise history... ) 128-105 Lost Division Finals (Dakota Dakota Wizards The Dakota Wizards are an American basketball team in the NBA Development League, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Home games are played at the Bismarck Civic Center.-Beginnings in IBA:... ) 115-113
2007–08	D-League		Central	2nd	28	22	.560	Won Round 1 (Dakota Dakota Wizards The Dakota Wizards are an American basketball team in the NBA Development League, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Home games are played at the Bismarck Civic Center.-Beginnings in IBA:... ) 101-89 Lost Semifinals (Austin Austin Toros The Austin Toros are a NBA Development League minor league basketball team based in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.The team plays home games at Cedar Park Center.Their logo is the design of a bull and basketball with the state of Texas in the background... ) 99-93
2008–09	D-League		Central	4th	25	25	.500
2009–10	D-League	Eastern		2nd	32	18	.640	Lost Round 1 (Tulsa Tulsa 66ers The Tulsa 66ers are an NBA Development League team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the minor league affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their logo design is a basketball behind mountains with a road leading up to them, all on a U.S... ) 2-1
2010-11	D-League	Eastern		7th	10	40	.200
Regular season					599	558	.518	1989-2011
Playoffs					39	38	.506	1989-2011

• The CBA folded in the middle of the season.

Current roster

Affiliates

• Charlotte Bobcats
  Charlotte Bobcats
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   (2007–2009)
• Detroit Pistons
  Detroit Pistons
  The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
  
   (2006–2007)
• Miami Heat
  Miami Heat
  The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
  
   (2009–present)
• Minnesota Timberwolves
  Minnesota Timberwolves
  The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
  
   (2006–present)
• Orlando Magic
  Orlando Magic
  The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...
  
  (2011–present)

External links

• Sioux Falls official site