The Dayton Jets are a second year team in the International Basketball League (2005-) based in Dayton, Ohio. The team made the championship game. The International Basketball League is a U.S.-based professional league featuring teams from the West Coast and the Midwest. ... Skyline of Dayton from the north, across the Great Miami River. ...
In the team's first season, the Jets were coached by former OSU standout Mark Baker. Baker will return as coach for the 2006 season. Home games were played at Hara Arena, but at the end of the season, the league forced them to look for a smaller venue. The Jets settled on Colonel White High School. The Jets were undefeated at home. Mark Baker (born 31 December 1958) is an Australian politician. ... The Hara Arena is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Dayton, Ohio, USA. It hosted the Dayton Jets basketball team and Dayton Gems ice hockey team. ...
Championship game action. The Jets lost 124-121 at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.
None of the team's players made the league's top 25 in scoring. The Jets were led by Dubrey Black with 19.2 ppg. Black was an all-star, along with Brooks Hall, Carl Edwards, and Michael Brownlee. The Jets were 15-2, losing only to the Mahoning Valley Wildcats during the regular season. The Battle Creek Knights defeated the Jets 124-121. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2048, 753 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The Jets will not be playing at Hara or Colonel White in 2006. The team will play their first two home games at Trotwood-Madison High School, and is looking for other area venues for their second season.