Des Moines Dragons
Founded	1997
City	Des Moines, Iowa
League	International Basketball Association
Team History	Des Moines Dragons (1997-2001)
Arena	Veterans Auditorium
Team Colors	Green and White
Championships	1 (2000)
Conference Titles	2 (2000, 2001)
Division Titles	2 (2000, 2001)
Owner	Dick Giesen
Head Coach	Glenn Duhon 1997-2000 Michael Born 2000-2001

The Des Moines Dragons were a minor league basketball team in the International Basketball Association. They were located in Des Moines, Iowa, and played at the Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The Dragons was owned by Paul Miller and Dick Giesen.^[1] The Des Moines Dragons were the International Basketball Association champions in 2000 and the runner-up in 2001 to the Dakota Wizards. They played in the IBA from the 1997-1998 season until the end of the 2000-2001 season. The Dragons were coached by Glenn Duhan from 1997 through 2000 and Michael Born from 2000 through 2001. The Dragons played their home games at Veterans Auditorium from 1997 through 2001. In 2000 Lonnie Cooper received the IBA Playoffs MVP. Lonnie Cooper of the Dragons received the 2001 IBA MVP as well as the IBA Finals MVP award. Also in 2001 Michael Born was named the Coach of the year in the IBA along with Dave Joerger of the Dakota Wizards. The Dragons were the IBA organization of the year in all four years of their existence.^[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Hartford of the West, City of Skywalks, Raccoon City, DSM Location in the State of Iowa, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Iowa County Polk County Incorporated September 22, 1851 Government  - Mayor Frank Cownie Area  - City  77. ... The International Basketball Association is a non-profit (501-c-3) based in Washington, D.C. and has been in existance since 1989. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium is an indoor arena in Des Moines, Iowa. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The International Basketball Association is a non-profit (501-c-3) based in Washington, D.C. and has been in existance since 1989. ... Nickname: Hartford of the West, City of Skywalks, Raccoon City, DSM Location in the State of Iowa, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Iowa County Polk County Incorporated September 22, 1851 Government  - Mayor Frank Cownie Area  - City  77. ... Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium is an indoor arena in Des Moines, Iowa. ... The Dakota Wizards are an American basketball team in the NBA Development League (D-League). ... The International Basketball Association is a non-profit (501-c-3) based in Washington, D.C. and has been in existance since 1989. ... Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium is an indoor arena in Des Moines, Iowa. ...

Playoffs

In 1998 the Dragons were swept 2-0 by the Fargo-Moorhead Beez in the IBA Semifinals. The Dragons swept Rochester 2-0 in the 1999 IBA Semifinals before losing to Mansfield 1-2 in the IBA Division Finals. In 2000 the Dragons had better luck in the playoffs, they started out by sweeping Billings 2-0 in the IBA Division Semifinals and Fargo-Moorhead 3-0 in the IBA Division Finals before going on to defeat the Magic City Snowbears 3-1 in the IBA Finals for the Dragons only championship. During the Dragons final season they swept Fargo-Moorhead 2-0 in the IBA Semifinals as well as sweeping Souixland 2-0 in the Division Finals. The Dragons took a 2-0 IBA Finals lead against the Dakota Wizards before losing three streight to lose the finals 3-2. The Fargo-Moorhead Beez was a professional basketball club based in Fargo, North Dakota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1995-1996 season. ... The Rochester Skeeters was a professional basketball club based in Rochester, Minnesota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1998-1999 season. ... Mansfield Hawks The Mansfield Hawks were an International Basketball Association (IBA) professional basketball team that existed for exactly two basketball seasons in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. ... The Billings RimRockers was a professional basketball club based in Billings, Montana that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1998-1999 season. ... The Fargo-Moorhead Beez was a professional basketball club based in Fargo, North Dakota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1995-1996 season. ... 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 Siouxland Bombers was a professional basketball club based in Sioux City, Iowa that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1999-2000 season. ...

Dragons Logos

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Year-by-year record

The Fargo-Moorhead Beez was a professional basketball club based in Fargo, North Dakota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1995-1996 season. ... The Rochester Skeeters was a professional basketball club based in Rochester, Minnesota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1998-1999 season. ... Mansfield Hawks The Mansfield Hawks were an International Basketball Association (IBA) professional basketball team that existed for exactly two basketball seasons in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. ... The Billings RimRockers was a professional basketball club based in Billings, Montana that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1998-1999 season. ... 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 Siouxland Bombers was a professional basketball club based in Sioux City, Iowa that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1999-2000 season. ... The Dakota Wizards are an American basketball team in the NBA Development League (D-League). ...

Former Dragon players

• Tyrone Barksdale
• Ron Bayless
• Lonnie Cooper
• Ben Ebong
• Rosell Ellis
• Chad Faulkner
• Tye Fields
• Edward Johnson
• Greg Jones
• Richmond McIver
• Roland Miller
• Michael Nurse
• Carl Pickett
• Kevin Sams
• Curt Smith
• Larry Thompson
• Jason Williams
• Justin Wimmer
• Jason Winningham

Rosell Ellis (born February 19, 1975 in Seattle, Washington) is a player in the Philippine Baskeball Association and the Australian National Basketball League. ...

References

1. ^ [1] Des Moines Dragons fold, decline CBA's offer. Accessed March 31, 2007.
2. ^ [2] INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION HISTORY. Accessed March 31, 2007.

External links

• IBA Standings and Statistics
• Des Moines Dragons OurSportsCentral homepage
• Des Moines Dragons fold, decline CBA's offer from The Des Moines Register
• Dragons resume playoffs minus one from The Des Moines Register
• Dragons' GM on fire from Iowa State Daily
• Player Is Suspended After Choking Ref from New York Times
• Iowa House Resolution 116 on Des Moines Dragons
• Des Moines Dragons Tryout Press Release
• Des Moines Dragons Box Score