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{{Short description|Defunct basketball league in the U.S.}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title           = International Basketball Association
| logo            = International Basketball Association logo.png
| pixels          = 100px
| sport           = [[Basketball]]
| founded         = 1995
| founder         = Tom Anderson, et al.
| teams           = 18
| countries       = {{USA}}<br>{{CAN}}
| champion        = [[Dakota Wizards]]
| champ_season    = 2001
| most successful club = Fargo–Moorhead Beez (2 Championships)
| folded          = 2001
}}
{{for|the basketball league founded in 1987|World Basketball League}}
The '''International Basketball Association''' (IBA) was founded in 1995 by a group of businessmen led by Tom Anderson.<ref>{{Cite news|title=IBA enters its fourth season|newspaper=[[The Post-Crescent]]|date=November 28, 1998|page=51}}</ref> The original owners of franchises in the league were George Daniel (Black Hills Posse-Rapid City, SD), John Korsmo,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pratt gets one-game suspension for arrest|newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]]|date=February 20, 1998|page=21}}</ref> Al Gardner, and Al Hovland (Fargo Beez), Jeff McCarron (St. Cloud Rock 'n Rollers),<ref>{{Cite news|title=Owner disputes statements|newspaper=[[St. Cloud Times]]|date=January 17, 1996|page=15}}</ref> Bill Sorensen (Dakota Wizards - Bismarck)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15005584/the_bismarck_tribune/|title=Many sports names worth remembering|newspaper=[[The Bismarck Tribune]]|date=January 1, 2000|page=27|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> and Earl Barish (Winnipeg Cyclones).<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Pro basketball courts city, again|newspaper=[[The StarPhoenix]]|author=Yaskowich, Marty|date=November 25, 1996|page=21}}</ref> [[Earl Barish]] of Winnipeg directed the IBA as League President<ref>{{Cite news|title=Brace yourself for pro hoops|newspaper=[[Regina Leader-Post]]|date=January 18, 1996|page=10}}</ref> and the league eventually grew to ten franchises. On September 1, 2001, [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] and [[International Basketball League (1999–2001)|IBL]] teams merged with the IBA<ref>{{Cite news|title=A look at minor league basketball in the United States|newspaper=[[Argus Leader]]|date=February 11, 2001|page=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=IBA will merge with new CBA|newspaper=[[The Salina Journal]]|date=August 17, 2001|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=ABA 2000 still in flux; two teams required|author=Bennett, James|newspaper=[[Arizona Daily Star]]|date=July 26, 2001|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-03-30 |title=siouxlandbombers.com - Welcome to the Official Site of the Siouxland Bombers! |url=http://siouxlandbombers.com:80/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020330210038/http://siouxlandbombers.com:80/ |archive-date=30 March 2002 }}</ref> 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.

== History ==

== League personnel ==
'''League Commissioners'''

*[[Gerald Wilcox]] 1995

'''League Presidents'''

* [[Earl Barish]] 1995–1999

==Teams==
{{location map+ |USA |float=right|width=700|caption=Locations of teams in the International Basketball Association from 1995 to 2001|places=
{{location map~ |USA |lat=45.786667 |long=-108.537222 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Billings RimRockers|RimRockers]]|position=top}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=44.076 |long=-103.228 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Black Hills Gold|Gold]]/[[Black Hills Posse|Posse]]/[[Rapid City Thrillers|Thrillers]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=46.813343 |long=-100.779004 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Dakota Wizards|Wizards]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=41.590833 |long=-93.620833 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Des Moines Dragons|Dragons]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=46.877222 |long=-96.789444 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Fargo-Moorhead Beez|Beez]]|position=top}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=40.75 |long=-82.516667 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Mansfield Hawks]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=48.233056 |long=-101.292222 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Magic City Snowbears|Snowbears]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=44.0234 |long=-92.46295 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Rochester Skeeters|Skeeters]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=45.55 |long=-94.166667 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers|Rock'n Rollers]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=44.944167 |long=-93.093611 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[St. Paul Slam!|Slam!]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=38.840278 |long=-97.611389 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Salina Rattlers|Rattlers]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=52.133333 |long=-106.683333 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Saskatchewan Hawks]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=42.498056 |long=-96.395556 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Siouxland Bombers|Bombers]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=43.713889 |long=-98.026389 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[South Dakota Gold|Gold]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=49.899444 |long=-97.139167 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Winnipeg Cyclone|Cyclone]]|position=top}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=44.266667 |long=-88.4 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Wisconsin Blast|Blast]]|position=right}}
{{location map~ |USA |lat=41.1 |long=-80.65 |mark=Black pog.svg |label=[[Youngstown Hawks]]|position=right}}
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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!]] || [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]] || 1996–1998
|-
| [[Salina Rattlers]] || [[Salina, Kansas]] || 2000–2001
|-
| [[Saskatchewan Hawks]] || [[Saskatoon|Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]] || 2000–2001
|- 
| [[Siouxland Bombers]] || [[Sioux City, Iowa]] || 1999–2001
|-
| [[South Dakota Gold]] || [[Mitchell, South Dakota]] ||  2000–2001
|- 
| [[Winnipeg Cyclone]] || [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]] || 1995–2001
|-
| [[Wisconsin Blast]] || [[Appleton, Wisconsin]] || 1997–1999
|-
| [[Youngstown Hawks]] || [[Youngstown, Ohio]] || 1999–2000
|}

==League championships==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  Year !! Champion !! Most Valuable Player
|- 
| 1995–96 || [[Fargo-Moorhead Beez]] || Isaac Burton, Black Hills Posse
|-
| 1996–97 || [[Black Hills Posse]] || Dennis Edwards, Black Hills Posse
|- 
| 1997–98 || [[Fargo-Moorhead Beez]] || Andrell Hoard, [[Winnipeg Cyclone]] & Mike Lloyd, Mansfield Hawks
|-
| 1998–99 || [[Mansfield Hawks]] || Andrell Hoard, [[Winnipeg Cyclone]] & Mike Lloyd, Mansfield Hawks
|- 
| 1999–00 || [[Des Moines Dragons]] || Brian Green, Dakota Wizards
|-
| 2000–01 || [[Dakota Wizards]] || Lonnie Cooper, Des Moines Dragons
|}
:''The IBA merged with the [[International Basketball League (1999–2001)|International Basketball League]] and the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA) to "restart" the CBA for the 2001–2002 season.''

==Awards==

===Most Valuable Player===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Player
!Team
|-
|1995–96
|[[Isaac Burton]]
|rowspan="2"|Black Hills Posse
|-
|1996–97
|Dennis Edwards
|-
|1997–98
|rowspan="2"|Andrell Hoard and [[Michael Lloyd (basketball)|Mike Lloyd]]
|rowspan="2"|Winnipeg Cyclone and Mansfield Hawks
|-
|1998–99
|-
|1999–00
|Brian Green
|Dakota Wizards
|-
|2000–01
|[[Lonnie Cooper]]
|Des Moines Dragons
|}

===Rookie of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Player
!Team
|-
|1997–98
|Kenya Capers
|St. Paul Slam
|-
|1998–99
|[[Roderick Blakney]]
|rowspan="2"|Dakota Wizards
|-
|1999–00
|[[Antonio Reynolds-Dean]]
|-
|2000–01
|Marcus Hicks
|Siouxland Bombers
|}

===Defensive Player of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Player
!Team
|-
|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===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Player
!Team
|-
|1997–98
|[[Damon Jones]]
|Black Hills Posse
|-
|1998–99
|[[Rob Feaster]]
|Rochester Skeeters
|-
|1999–00
|Kevin Beard
|Dakota Wizards
|-
|2000–01
|[[Rasheed Brokenborough]]
|South Dakota Gold
|}
*

===Coach of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Coach
!Team
|-
|1995–96
|rowspan="3"|[[Duane Ticknor]]
|rowspan="3"|Black Hills Posse
|-
|1996–97
|-
|1997–98
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998–99
|[[Darryl Dawkins]]
|Winnipeg Cyclone
|-
|[[Kevin Mackey]]
|Mansfield Hawks
|-
|1999–00
|Duane Ticknor
|Dakota Wizards
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000–01
|[[Dave Joerger]]
|Dakota Wizards
|-
|Mike Born
|Des Moines Dragons
|}

===Organization of the Year===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
|-
|1997–98
|rowspan="3"|Des Moines Dragons
|-
|1998–99
|-
|1999–00
|-
|2000–01
|Dakota Wizards <ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-04-15 |title=Dakota Wins Organization of the Year |url=http://www.ibabasketball.com/releases/000736.htm |access-date=2025-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010415060226/http://www.ibabasketball.com/releases/000736.htm |archive-date=15 April 2001 }}</ref>
|}

==Statistical leaders==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  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 (basketball)|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<ref>{{Cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010426194716/http://www.ibabasketball.com/results/infodlyREG.txt|url=http://www.ibabasketball.com/results/infodlyREG.txt|title=International Basketball Association Standings (through 02/25/01)|website=ibabasketball.com|archive-date=April 26, 2001|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> || Mac Irvin, 21.8 || Jason Williams, 12.0 || [[Tim Winn]], 7.3 || John Thomas, 2.8 || John Ford, 2.2
|}

==Notable players==
''These players played at least 1 game in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].''
*[[Chris Andersen]]
*[[Nate Driggers]]
*[[Damon Jones]]
*[[Garth Joseph]]
*[[Martin Lewis (basketball)|Martin Lewis]]
*[[Anthony Taylor (basketball)|Anthony Taylor]]
*[[Ime Udoka]]

==See also==
*[[Continental Basketball Association]]
*[[International Basketball League (1999–2001)]]
*[[United States Basketball League]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.apbr.org/iba95-99.html International Basketball Association History] at Association for Professional Basketball Research

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