Magic City Snowbears
Basketball team in Minot, North Dakota
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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. 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.[1]
DivisionIBA West Division (1997–2001)
Established1996
Folded2002
| Magic City Snowbears | |
|---|---|
| Division | IBA West Division (1997–2001) |
| League | International Basketball Association |
| Established | 1996 |
| Folded | 2002 |
| Arena | Minot Municipal Auditorium |
| Location | Minot, North Dakota |
| Ownership | Curt Zimbelman, Tom Anderson |
| Championships | 0 |
Personnel
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | |||||
| 1 | Rick Ross | 1996–1997 | 30 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 2 | Jay Goedert | 1997–1998 | 34 | 11 | 23 | .324 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 3 | Frank Evans | 1998 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Rob Spon | 1998–2000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Larry Lessett | 2000–2001 | 40 | 20 | 20 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
Season by season record
| Season | Gp | W | L | Pct. | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
