International Basketball Association

The International Basketball Association (IBA) was founded in 1995 by a group of businessmen led by Tom Anderson. The original owners of franchises in the league were George Daniel (Black Hills Posse-Rapid City, SD), John Korsmo, Al Gardner, and Al Hovland (Fargo Beez), Jeff McCarron (St. Cloud Rock 'n Rollers), Bill Sorensen (Dakota Wizards - Bismarck) and Earl Barish (Winnipeg Cyclones). Earl Barish of Winnipeg directed the IBA as League President and the league eventually grew to ten franchises. On September 1, 2001, CBA and IBL teams merged with the IBA and purchased the assets of the defunct CBA, including its name, logo and records from the bankruptcy court and restarted operations, calling itself the CBA. This group continued to operate until June 2009, when it was forced to cease operations.

History

League personnel

League Commissioners

• Gerald Wilcox 1995

League Presidents

• Earl Barish 1995–1999

Teams

League championships

The IBA merged with the International Basketball League and the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to "restart" the CBA for the 2001–2002 season.

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Rookie of the Year

Defensive Player of the Year

Sixth Man of the Year

Coach of the Year

Organization of the Year

Statistical leaders

Notable players

These players played at least 1 game in the NBA.

• Chris Andersen
• Nate Driggers
• Damon Jones
• Garth Joseph
• Martin Lewis
• Anthony Taylor
• Ime Udoka

See also

• Continental Basketball Association
• International Basketball League (1999–2001)
• United States Basketball League

References

External links

• International Basketball Association History at Association for Professional Basketball Research