League NBA Development League Head coach Nevada Smith Founded 1989 Parent organization Miami Heat | Team manager Jeremy DeCurtins Arena Sanford Pentagon Championships 2 | |
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History Sioux Falls Skyforce
1989–present
CBA: 1989–2000; 2001–2006
IBL: 2000–2001
NBA D-League: 2006–present Team colors Black, Red, White, Gold Ownership Bob Correa, Greg Heineman, Roger Larsen and Tom Walsh Location Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States Profiles | ||
The Sioux Falls Skyforce is an American professional basketball team that plays in the NBA Development League (D-League). They are based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and currently play at Heritage Court in the Sanford Pentagon, a place they have called home since the 2013–14 season. The Skyforce began in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1989. They played their home games at Sioux Falls Arena from then until the move to the Pentagon in 2013. They participated in four CBA championship finals, winning the championship trophy in 1996 (defeating the Fort Wayne Fury, four games to one) and 2005 (defeating the Rockford Lightning three games to one).
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The teams' name was chosen from two entries in a contest to name the team in 1989 which yielded 1,045 suggestions. The names "Sky" and "Force" were combined to create the "Skyforce".
The Skyforce have also hosted the CBA All-Star Game three times: in 1996, 2000 and 2003.
In 2006, the Skyforce joined the D-League. In their first two seasons in the D-League, they were playoff contenders. In 2009, they suffered a 2-1 series loss in the first round to the Tulsa 66ers. In 2014, they fared a bit better, sweeping the Canton Charge in the first round before being swept by the eventual champion Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the semifinals. In 2016, the Skyforce won their first D-League championship, defeating the Los Angeles D-Fenders 2 games to 1. The Skyforce also finished the 2016 season 40-10, the winningest regular season record in D-League history.
On June 10, 2013, the Miami Heat announced that they had entered into a single affiliation partnership with the Skyforce, beginning with the 2013–14 season. The Miami Heat signature red/yellow color scheme was adopted into the Skyforce's jerseys, logo, and merchandise following this announcement.