YEAR NO REGULAR SEASON POSTSEASON
95-96 5 Black Hills (20-4) Fargo-Moorhead d’d Black Hills x-x; x-x; 84-82
96-97 5 Black Hills (26-4) Black Hills d’d Dakota 104-110; 120-101; 107-102
97-98 W-4 Black Hills (23-11) ——————————————- —————–
E-4 Fargo-Moorhead (24-10) Fargo-Moorhead d’d Black Hills 103-118; 130-110; 121-111
98-99 E-5 Mansfield (26-8) Mansfield d’d Magic City 96-90; 99-96; 114-109
W-5 Winnipeg (22-12) ——————————————- —————–
99-00 E-4 Des Moines (25-11) Des Moines d’d Magic City 95-87; 95-106; 126-106; 109-103
E-5 Dakota (30-6) ——————————————- —————–
00-01 E-5 Des Moines (28-2) ——————————————- —————–
W-5 Dakota (30-10) Dakota d’d Des Moines 78-88; 91-104; 106-84; 92-85; 73-65

95-96

Final regular season standings (5); Black Hills (Rapid City, ND) Posse (20-4); Winnipeg Cyclone (14-10); Fargo-Moorhead (North Fargo, ND) Beez (10-14); St. Cloud (MINN) Rock’n Rollers (8-16); Dakota (Bismarck, ND) Wizards (7-17)

        In the postseason semis, the Fargo-Moorhead Beez defeated the Winnipeg Cyclone 86-90; 84-83; 97-87 (2g-1).

        In the other semi, the Black Hills Posse defeated the St. Cloud Rock’n Rollers 110-98; 103-91 (2g-0).

        In the final, the Fargo-Moorhead Beez defeated the Black Hills Posse x-x; x-x; 84-82 (2g-1).

96-97

Final regular season standings (6): Black Hills Posse (26-4); Dakota Wizards (17-3); Magic City (Minot, ND) Snowbears (15-15); Winnipeg Cyclone (13-17); St. Paul Slam (formerly the St. Cloud Rock’n Rollers) (13-17); Fargo-Moorhead Beez (6-24)

        In the semi finals, the Dakota Wizards defeated the Magic City Snowbears 107-127; 103-92; 127-92 (2g-1).

        In the other semi, the Black Hills Posse defeated the St. Paul Slam 128-115; 139-111 (2g-0).

        In the finals, the Black Hills Posse defeated the Dakota Wizards 104-110; 120-101; 107-102 (2g-1)

97-98

Final regular season standings:

West (4): Black Hills Posse (23-11); Winnipeg Cyclone (15-19); Dakota Wizards (14-20); Magic City Snowbears (11-23)

East (4): Fargo-Moorhead Beez (24-10); Des Moines Dragons (22-12); Wisconsin Blast (Appleton, Wisc) (19-15); St. Paul Slam (8-26)

        In the semis, the Black Hills Posse defeated the Winnipeg Cyclone 110-91; 89-94; 111-70 (2g-1).

        In the other semi, the Fargo-Moorhead Beez defeated the Des Moines Dragons 117-116; 114-107 (2g-0).

        In the finals, the Fargo-Moorhead Beez defeated the Black Hills Posse 103-118; 130-110; 121-111 (2g-1)

98-99

Final regular season standings:

E (5): Mansfield Hawks (Mansfield, Ohio) (26-8); Des Moines Dragons (18-16); Rochester Skeeters (formerly the St. Paul Slam) (17-17); Wisconsin Blast (14-20); Fargo-Moorhead Beeze (14-20)

W (5): Winnipeg Cyclone (22-12); Magic City Snowbears (17-17); Rapid City (formerly Black Hills Posse) Thrillers (16-18); Billings RimRockers (14-20); Dakota Wizards (12-22)

        In the postseason quarterfinals, the Mansfield Hawks defeated the Wisconsin Blast 93-96ot; 109-81; 116-105 (2g-1).

        The Des Moines Dragons defeated the Rochester Skeeters 105-97; 99-95 (2g-0)

        The Winnipeg Cyclone defeated the Billings RimRockers 118-127; 120-108; 146-123 (2g-1)

        In the last quarterfinal series, the Magic City Snowbears defeated the Rapid City Thrillers 109-119; 100-98; 102-96 (2g-1).

        In the semis, the Mansfield Hawks defeated the Des Moines Dragons 83-87; 109-93; 89-86 (2g-1).

        In the other semi, the Magic City Snowbears defeated the Winnipeg Cyclone 113-119; 129-117; 118-108 (2g-1). The Cyclone were coached by former NBA star Darryl Dawkins.

        In the finals, the Mansfield Hawks defeated the Magic City Snowbears 96-90; 99-96; 114-109.

        After the season, the Mansfield Hawks relocated to Saskatoon, becoming the Saskatchewan Hawks.

99-00

Final regular season standings:

E (4): Des Moines Dragons (25-11); Fargo-Moorhead Beez (21-15); Saskatchewan Hawks (formerly Mansfield Hawks) (9-27); Rochester Skeeters (8-28)

W (5): Dakota Wizards (30-6); Black Hills Gold (formerly Rapid City Thrillers) (22-14); Magic City Snow Bears (19-17); Winnipeg Cyclone (15-21); Billings Rim Rockers (13-23)

        In the postseason quarterfinals, the Des Moines Dragons defeated the Billings Rim Rockers 105-99; 112-94 (2g-0)

        The Fargo-Moorhead Beez defeated the Saskatchewan Hawks 115-94; 87-74 (2g-0).

        The Dakota Wizards defeated the Winnipeg Cyclone 127-118; 116-108 (2g-0).

        In the last quarterfinal series, the Magic City Snow Bears defefated the Black Hills Gold 116-97; 89-83 (2g-0).

        In the semis, the Des Moines Dragons defeated the Fargo-Moorhead Beez 99-96; 115-99; 104-98 (3g-0).

        In the other semi, the Magic City Snow Bears defeated the Dakota Wizards 98-95; 118-125; 104-100; 116-108ot (3g-1).

        In the finals, the Des Moines Dragons defeated the Magic City Snow Bears 95-87; 95-106; 126-106; 109-103

00-01

Final regular season standings:

E (5): Des Moines Dragons (28-12); South Dakota Gold (Mitchell, SD) (21-19); Siouxland Bombers (Sioux City, Iowa) (19-21); Fargo-Moorhead Beez (15-25; Salina (KS, formerly Black Hills Gold) Rattlers (9-31)

W (5): Dakota Wizards (30-10); Billings RimRockers (26-14); Saskatchewan Hawks (21-19); Magic City Snowbears (20-20); Winnipeg Cyclone (11-29)

        In the quarterfinals, the Dakota Wizards defeated the Magic City Snowbears 104-90; 97-82 (2g-0).

        The Des Moines Dragons defeated the Fargo-Moorhead Beez 115-87; 108-80 (2g-0).

        The Siouxland Bombers defeated the South Dakota Gold 105-96; 111-117ot; 98-90ot (2g-1).

        In the last quarterfinal series, the Saskatchewan Hawks defeated the Billings RimRockers 108-103; 99-113; 115-105 (2g-1).

        In the semis, the Des Moines Dragons defeated the Siouxland Bombers 93-82; 105-91 (2g-0).

        In the other semi, the Dakota Wizards defeated the Saskatchewan Hawks 122-116; 120-90 (2g-0). The Hawks were coached by Rob Spon, who was fired with two games remaining on the regular season schedule, and replaced by assistant Otis Hailey.

        In the final, the Dakota Wizards defeated the Des Moines Dragons 87-88ot; 91-104; 106-84; 92-85; 73-65 (3g-2).

After the season, the IBA merged with the International Basketball League and the Continental Basketball Assocation to “restart” the CBA for the 2001–2002 season (see CBA section above). The Saskatchewan Hawks opted to join the reconfigured CBA, while the Winnipeg Cyclone declined.

  PLAYER OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR
95-96 Isaac Burton – Black Hills Posse Duane Ticknor – Black Hills
96-97 Dennis Edwards – Black Hills Posse Duane Ticknor – Black Hills
97-98 Andrell Hoard – Winnipeg Duane Ticknor – Black Hills
98-99 Andrell Hoard – Winnipeg/Mike Lloyd – Mansfield Darryl Dawkins – Winnipeg/Kevin Mackey – Mansfield
99-00 Brian Green – Dakota Wizards Duane Ticknor – Dakota
00-01 Lonnie Cooper – Des Moines Dragons Dave Joerger – Dakota/Mike Born – Des Moines
  ROOKIE OF THE YEAR DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
95-96    
96-97    
97-98 Kenya Capers – St. Paul Ron Bayless – Des Moines
98-99 Roderick Blakney – Dakota Roderick Blakney – Dakota
99-00 Antonio Reynolds-Dean – Dakota Johnny McCrimmon – Fargo-Moorhead
00-01 Marcus Hicks – Siouxland  
  SIXTH MAN POSTSEASON MVP
95-96    
96-97    
97-98 Damon Jones – Black Hills Tyrone Hopkins – Fargo-Moorhead
98-99 Rob Feaster – Rochester Mike Lloyd – Mansfield
99-00 Kevin Beard – Dakota Lonnie Cooper – Des Moines
00-01    
  SCORING REBOUNDING
95-96 Isaak Burton (Black Hills) 24.0 E Coleman (Black Hills) 10.0
96-97 Dennis Edwards (Black Hills) 33.6 Mark Hutton (Black Hills) 10.8
97-98 Artie Griffin (Black Hills) 26.8 Brian Shorter (Black Hills) 10.5
98-99 Andrell Hoard (Winnipeg) 28.6 DeRon Rutledge (Dakota) 13.6
99-00    
00-01 Mac Irvin (Magic City) 28.6 Jason Williams (Des Moines) 12.1
  ASSISTS STEALS
95-96 Townsend Orr (Fargo-Moorhead) 7.8 Isaak Burton (Black Hills) 2.5
96-97 Calvin Rayford (Magic City) 8.9 Calvin Rayford (Magic City) 2.9
97-98 Darren Sanderlin (Winnipeg) 8.3 Willie Murdaugh (Dakota) 3.1
98-99 Curt Smith (Des Moines) 8.5 Roderick Blakney (Dakota) 2.8
99-00    
00-01 Tim Winn (Saskatchewan) 7.2 Josh Thomas (Fargo-Moorhead) 2.8
  FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FREE THROW PERCENTA
95-96 Keith Johnson (Black Hills) .609 Dave Vik (Dakota) .912
96-97 Keith Blankenship (Black Hills) .669 Kwesi Coleman (Winnipeg) .875
97-98 Thaddeous Delaney (Black Hills) .676 Ron Bayless (Des Moines) .856
98-99 Garth Joseph (Mansfield) .647 Darren Sanderlin (Winnipeg) .903
99-00    
00-01    
  BLOCKS THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
95-96 Shane Drisdom (Winnipeg) 3.2  
96-97 Shane Drisdom (Winnipeg) 3.0  
97-98 Chad Allen (Dakota) 2.4 Peter Patton (Magic City) .448
98-99 Garth Joseph (Mansfield) 2.5 Melvin Watson (Fargo-Moorhead) .433
99-00    
00-01    
  ALL-LEAGUE 1ST-TEAM 2ND-TEAM
95-96 Isaac Burton – Black Hills
Antoine Gillespie – Black Hills
Townsend Orr – Fargo-Moorhead
Nate Tubbs – St. Cloud
David Vik – Dakota
Luther Burks – Winnipeg
Erik Coleman – Black Hills
Nate Driggers – Dakota
Alvin Mobley – St. Cloud
Todd Johnson – Fargo-Moorhead
HM
Shane Drisdom – Winnipeg
Kwesi Coleman – Winnipeg
Marcus Grant – Black Hills
Chris Baker – St. Cloud
Mike Moore – Dakota
96-97 Dennis Edwards – Black Hills
Bryant Basemore – Magic City
Mike Jones – Dakota
Chuck Evans – Black Hills
G.J. Hunter – Black Hills  
Calvin Rayford – Magic City
Johnny Hilliard – St. Paul
Peter Patton – Dakota
Robert Bennett – Dakota
Corey Williams – Winnipeg
HM
Clarence Caeser – Fargo-Moorhead
Larry Daniels – St. Paul
Willie Murdaugh – Dakota
Darren Sanderlin – Winnipeg
Johnelle Stone – Magic City
Mark Hutton – Black Hills
97-98 Artie Griffin – Black Hills
Bryant Basemore – Magic City
Curt Smith – Des Moines
Lorenzo Orr – Wisconsin
Kenya Capers – St. Paul  
Willie Murdaugh – Dakota
Shawn Bankhead – Dakota
Tyurone Hopkins – Fargo-Moorhead
Ron Bayless – Des Moines
Martin Lewis – Winnipeg
HM
Seldon Jefferson – Fargo-Moorhead
Kenny Pratt – Fargo-Moorhead
Brian Shorter – Black Hills
Thaddeus Delaney – Black Hills
Darren Sanderlin – Winnipeg
98-99 Andrell Hoard – Winnipeg
Mike Lloyd – Mansfield
DeRon Rutledge – Dakota
Curt Smith – Des Moines
Kip Stone – Rapid City  
Tim Gill – Rochester
Lonnie Harrell – Rapid City
Garth Joseph – Mansfield
Seth Marshall – Mansfield
Gary Williams – Billings
HM
Bryant Basemore – Magic City
Roderick Blakney – Dakota
Jamie Booker – Billings
Rob Feaster – Rochester
Sean Tyson – Winnipeg
99-00 Brian Green – Dakota
Andre McCollum – Fargo-Moorhead
Antonio Reynolds-Dean – Dakota
LeRon Williams – Black Hills
Rasaun Young – Saskatchewan  
Katu Davis – Black Hills
Malik Dixon – Dakota
Mac Irvin – Magic City
Kwan Johnson – Winnipeg
Carl Pickett – Des Moines
HM
Bryant Basemore – Magic City
Louis Davis – Winnipeg
Willie Farley – Rochester
Curt Smith – Des Moines
Jason Winningham – Des Moines
00-01 Lonnie Cooper – Des Moines
Jason Williams – Des Moines
DeRon Rutledge – Dakota
Kevin Rice – Dakota
Mac Irvin – Magic City  
Lou Davis – Winnipeg
Marcus Hicks – Siouxland
Tim Winn – Saskatchewan
Carl Boyd – Salina
Fred Williams – Fargo-Moorhead