Minot SkyRockets

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Minot SkyRockets
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Leagues ABA 2005-2006
CBA 2006-Present
Founded 2005
History San Jose SkyRockets
2005-2006
Minot SkyRockets
2006-present
Arena Minot Municipal Auditorium
Location Minot, North Dakota
Team colors Red, Black, and White
President
Head coach Head Coach: Chris Daleo Asst. Coach: Don Sellers
Championships 0
Website
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Home shorts
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Away jersey
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The Minot SkyRockets are a team in the Continental Basketball Association. They play their home games at the Minot Municipal Auditorium. The team began play in 2005 as the San Jose Skyrockets of the American Basketball Association. The team had a very successful first season, finishing first in the Ron Boone division with a 29-5 record. The team advanced to the semifinals of the ABA Great Eight, losing to the Rochester Razorsharks, 106-103.

At the end of the season, the team announced they were joining the Continental Basketball Association and relocating to Minot, North Dakota.

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[edit] 2006-2007

DayShawn Wright, Dee Brown, Marco Killingsworth, Ryan Hollins, Pele Paelay, and Ed Nelson were selected in the 2006 CBA Draft.

[edit] 2007-2008

In the 2007 draft, Larry Turner, Brad Brickens, Jeremy Overstreet, James Hughes, Courtney Bohannon, Avis Wyatt, and Adam Haluska were picked by the SkyRockets.

In January 2008, 20 local investors led by Chris Lindbo formed the Minot CBA Investment Group, LLC and purchased the SkyRockets from APEX Sportstainment [1]. APEX also sold their CBA franchise in Great Falls, MT to Michael Tuckman in November 2007.

The Skyrockets lost the CBA championship to the Oklahoma Calvary 96-86. The series was 3-2.

[edit] Year-By-Year

Regular Season
Year Wins Losses Percentage League Division
2005-2006 29 5 .853 Semi-Finals (defeated by the Rochester Razorsharks) 1st - Ron Boone Division
2006-2007 31 17 .646 3rd - CBA (didn't qualify for the playoffs) 2nd - American Conference
2007-2008 42 13 .763 2nd - CBA Finals (defeated by the Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma Cavalry) 1st - American Conference
Overall 102 35 .745

[edit] Roster

2005-2006 Season

  • Joe Buck
  • Lamar Castile
  • Anwar Ferguson
  • Jamar Howard
  • Mark Luedtke
  • Anthony Lumpkin
  • Todd Okeson
  • Darius Pope
  • Marvin Rogers
  • Jason Smith
  • Rock Winston
  • Mark Magsumbol


2006-2007 Season

  • Steve Castleberry
  • Ray Cunningham
  • Lewis Fadipe
  • Desmond Ferguson
  • Ronnie Fields
  • Kenyon Gamble
  • David Harrison
  • Darnell Miller
  • Jason Smith
  • Jitim Young


2007-2008 Season

  • Ray Cunningham
  • Eric Davis
  • Ronnie Fields
  • Sidney Holmes
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Darius Mattear
  • Kellen Miliner
  • Kevin Rice
  • Lee Scruggs

[edit] References

  1. ^ Minot Daily News

[edit] External links