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]
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
|
|
|
References
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