Sioux Falls Skyforce
American professional basketball team of the NBA G League / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and is affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team has played its home games in the Sanford Pentagon since the 2013–14 season. The Sioux Falls Skyforce are the longest-running minor-league basketball team in the United States.[4]
Sioux Falls Skyforce | |
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Conference | Western |
League | NBA G League |
Founded | 1989 |
History | Sioux Falls Skyforce 1989–present CBA: 1989–2000; 2001–2006 IBL: 2000–2001 NBA D-League/G League: 2006–present |
Arena | Sanford Pentagon |
Location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Team colors | Black, red, yellow[1][2] |
Team manager | Jeremy DeCurtins |
Head coach | Kasib Powell[3] |
Ownership | Miami Heat (Micky Arison) Heineman family (Managing Partner) |
Affiliation(s) | Miami Heat |
Championships | 2 CBA (1996, 2005) 1 NBA D-League (2016) |
Conference titles | 4 CBA (1996, 1998, 1999, 2005) 1 NBA D-League (2016) |
Division titles | 1 CBA (1996) 2 NBA D-League (2015, 2016) |
Website | siouxfalls |
The Skyforce began in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1989, playing its home games at Sioux Falls Arena from then until the move to the Pentagon in 2013. It 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 three games to one).