TheFargo-Moorhead Beez was a professionalbasketball club based inFargo, North Dakota that competed in theInternational Basketball Association (IBA) that began in the 1995-1996 season. They were the 1995-1996 and the 1997-1998 International Basketball Association champions.
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Conference | CBA National Conference (2001–2002) |
Division | IBA East Division (1997–2001) |
Leagues | International Basketball Association (1995-2001) Continental Basketball Association (2001-2002) |
Founded | 1995 |
Folded | 2002 |
History | Fargo-Moorhead Beez (1995–2002) |
Arena | Fargo Civic Center |
Capacity | 2,800 |
Location | Fargo,North Dakota |
Ownership | Al Gardner and Al Hovland |
Championships | 2 (1995–96) (1997–98) |
Division titles | 1 (1997–98) |
The team joined theContinental Basketball Association in 2001 when the IBA folded, along with IBA rivals, theDakota Wizards and theSaskatchewan Hawks. In their one and only CBA season, the Beez made the playoffs and faced off in a best-of-5 series with theDakota Wizards for the National Conference Championship. The Wizards, however, won the series 3-0 and went on to become the 2002 CBA Champions. The Beez folded the following summer.
Notable former players includeChris "Birdman" Andersen,[1]Tony Dunkin,[2] andIme Udoka (Houston Rockets head coach).[3]
Personnel
editHead coaches
# | Name | Term | GP | W | L | Pct. |
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1 | Rory White | 1995–1998, 2001–2002 | 128 | 65 | 63 | .508 |
2 | Lance Berwald | 1998–1999 | 34 | 14 | 20 | .412 |
3 | David Shellhase | 1999–2000 | 36 | 21 | 15 | .583 |
4 | John Jordan | 2000–2001 | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 |
5 | Lorenzo Charles | 23 | 8 | 15 | .348 |
Season by season record
editYear | Gp | W | L | Pct. | Finish | Playoffs |
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1995–96 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3rd IBA | Won IBA Semi Finals 2–1 VsWinnipeg Cyclone,WonIBA Championship 2–1 VsBlack Hills Posse |
1996–97 | 30 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 6th IBA | Did Not Qualify |
1997–98 | 34 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 1st IBA East | Won IBA East Division Semi Finals 2–0 VsDes Moines Dragons,Won IBA Championship 2–1 VsBlack Hills Posse |
1998–99 | 34 | 14 | 20 | .412 | 5th IBA East | Did Not Qualify |
1999–00 | 36 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 2nd IBA East | Won IBA East Division Semifinals 2–0 VsSaskatchewan Hawks, Lost IBA East Division Finals 3–0 VsDes Moines Dragons |
2000–01 | 40 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 4th IBA East | Lost IBA East Division Semi Finals 2–0 VsDes Moines Dragons |
2001–02 | 40 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 2nd CBA National Conference |
References
edit- ^Larkins, David (September 19, 2013)."NBA's Chris (Birdman) Andersen allegedly catfished by Manitoba woman".
- ^"Former CCU standout Tony Dunkin named new basketball coach at Kingstree High".Post and Courier. 2023-04-07. Retrieved2024-02-05.
- ^Cacciola, Scott; Deb, Sopan (October 7, 2022)."Celtics Coach Ime Udoka Rose Fast and Fell Hard".New York Times.
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