Magic City Snowbears

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 team played their games at Minot Municipal Auditorium from 1996–2000 and Maysa Arena from 2000–2001. The team was disbanded when the IBA, IBL, and CBA merged for the 2001-2002 season. The team was managed by future Minot, ND Mayor Curt Zimbelman. ^{[citation needed]}

Personnel


Season	Gp	W	L	Pct.	Finish	Playoffs
1996–97	30	15	15	.500	3rd IBA	Lost in Semi Finals 2–1 Vs Dakota Wizards
1997–98	34	11	23	.324	4th IBA West	Did not Qualify
1998–99	34	17	17	.500	2nd IBA West	Won West Division Semi Finals 2–1 Vs Rapid City Thrillers, Won West Division Finals 2–1 Vs Winnipeg Cyclone, Lost IBA Championship 3–0 Vs Mansfield Hawks
1999–00	36	19	17	.528	3rd IBA West	Won IBA West Division Semi Finals 2–0 Vs Black Hills Gold, Won IBA West Division Finals 3–1 Vs Dakota Wizards, Lost IBA Finals 3–1 Vs Des Moines Dragons
2000–01	40	20	20	.500	4th IBA West	Lost IBA West Division Semi Final 2–0 Vs Dakota Wizards
Totals	174	82	92	.471

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