Sioux Falls Skyforce

The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team has played its home games in the Sanford Pentagon since the 2013–14 season. The Sioux Falls Skyforce are the longest-running minor-league basketball team in the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Skyforce began in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1989, playing its home games at Sioux Falls Arena from then until the move to the Pentagon in 2013. It 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).

History

The team's 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".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Skyforce also hosted the CBA All-Star Game three times: in 1996, 2000, and 2003.

In 2006, the Skyforce joined the D-League. In its first two seasons in the D-League, it was a playoff contender. In 2009, the team suffered a 2–1 series loss in the first round to the Tulsa 66ers. In 2014, it 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 its 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On June 10, 2013, the Miami Heat announced that it had entered into a single affiliation partnership with the Skyforce, beginning with the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Miami Heat signature red/yellow color scheme was adopted into the Skyforce's jerseys, logo, and merchandise following this announcement. On June 1, 2017, the Heat purchased a controlling interest in the Skyforce with the Heineman family retaining its minority share.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The former ownership group of Bob Correa, Greg Heineman, Roger Larsen, and Tom Walsh had purchased the Skyforce from the Kemper Lesnik Organization in May 1993.<ref name=History>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Year-by-year record

Season	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Postseason results
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1989–90	CBA	National	Midwest	3rd	20	36	.357
1990–91	CBA	American	Midwest	3rd	26	30	.464
1991–92	CBA	National	Northern	4th	24	32	.429
1992–93	CBA	National	Midwest	3rd	26	30	.464
1993–94	CBA	National	Midwest	3rd	24	32	.429
1994–95	CBA	National	Western	2nd	34	22	.607	Lost First Round (Omaha) 1–2
1995–96	CBA	National	Northern	1st	32	24	.571	Won First Round (Oklahoma City) 3–1 Won Conf. Championship (Florida) 3–2 Won CBA Championship (Fort Wayne) 3–2
1996–97	CBA	National		1st	47	9	.839	Lost First Round (Omaha) 2–3
1997–98	CBA	National		2nd	31	25	.554	Won Semifinals (Yakima) 3–2 Won Conf. Championship (Fort Wayne) 3–0 Lost CBA Championship (Quad City) 3–4
1998–99	CBA	National		1st	32	24	.571	Won First Round (Idaho) 3–2 Won Conf. Championship (Quad City) 3–2 Lost CBA Championship (Connecticut) 1–4
1999–00	CBA	National		3rd	30	26	.536	Won First Round (Connecticut) 109–90 Lost Semifinals (La Crosse) 90–99
2000–01Template:Efn	CBA	National		5th	8	15	.348
2000–01	IBL	Western		3rd	16	14	.533	Lost First Round (Rockford) 91–111
2001–02	CBA	American		2nd	33	23	.589	Lost Semifinals (Rockford) 1–3
2002–03	CBA	National		4th	17	31	.354
2003–04	CBA			5th	23	25	.479
2004–05	CBA	Western		2nd	31	17	.646	Won Semifinals (Dakota) 3–2 Won CBA Championship (Rockford) 3–1
2005–06	CBA	Western		2nd	30	18	.625	Lost round-robin tournament 0–2
2006–07	D-League		Eastern	2nd	30	20	.600	Won Division Semifinals (Fort Worth) 128–105 Lost Division Finals (Dakota) 113–115
2007–08	D-League		Central	2nd	28	22	.560	Won First Round (Dakota) 101–89 Lost Semifinals (Austin) 93–99
2008–09	D-League		Central	4th	25	25	.500
2009–10	D-League	Eastern		2nd	32	18	.640	Lost First Round (Tulsa) 1–2
2010–11	D-League	Eastern		7th	10	40	.200
2011–12	D-League	Eastern		7th	15	35	.292
2012–13	D-League		Central	4th	25	25	.500
2013–14	D-League		Central	2nd	31	19	.620	Won First Round (Canton) 2–1 Lost Semifinals (Fort Wayne) 0–2
2014–15	D-League	Eastern	Central	1st	29	21	.580	Lost First Round (Canton) 1–2
2015–16	D-League	Eastern	Central	1st	40	10	.800	Won Quarterfinals (Westchester) 2–0 Won Semifinals(Canton) 2–0 Won D-League Championship (Los Angeles) 2–1
2016–17	D-League	Western	Southwest	3rd	29	21	.580
2017–18	G League	Western	Midwest	2nd	25	25	Template:Winpct
2018–19	G League	Western	Midwest	3rd	24	26	Template:Winpct
2019–20	G League	Western	Midwest	2nd	22	20	Template:Winpct	Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	G League	Opted out of single-site season
2021–22	G League	Western	–	12th	14	21	Template:Winpct
2022–23	G League	Western	–	5th	20	12	Template:Winpct	Won Quarterfinals (Salt Lake) 115–107 Won Semifinals (Stockton) 98–97 Lost Conference Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 105–110
2023–24	G League	Western	–	2nd	22	12	Template:Winpct	Semifinals (Oklahoma City) 93–111
2024–25	G League	Western	–	8th	18	16	Template:Winpct
Regular season					923	794	Template:Winpct	1989–2025
Playoffs					50	46	Template:Winpct	1989–2025

Head coaches

#	Head coach	Term	Regular season				Playoffs				Achievements
			G	W	L	Win%	G	W	L	Win%
1	Template:Sortname	2007–2009	100	53	47	Template:Winpct	2	1	1	Template:Winpct
2	Template:Sortname	2009–2010	50	32	18	Template:Winpct	3	1	2	Template:Winpct
3	Template:Sortname	2010–2012	100	25	75	Template:Winpct	—	—	—	—
4	Template:Sortname	2012–2013	50	25	25	Template:Winpct	—	—	—	—
5	Template:Sortname	2013–2014	50	31	19	Template:Winpct	5	2	3	Template:Winpct
6	Template:Sortname	2014–2015	50	29	21	Template:Winpct	3	1	2	Template:Winpct
7	Template:Sortname	2015–2016	50	40	10	Template:Winpct	7	6	1	Template:Winpct	NBA D-League Finals Champion: 2016 NBA D-League Coach of the Year: 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game coach: 2016
8	Template:Sortname	Template:Nowrap	150	78	72	Template:Winpct	—	—	—	—
9	Template:Sortname	Template:Nowrap	42	22	20	Template:Winpct	—	—	—	—
10	Template:Sortname	Template:Nowrap	67	34	33	Template:Winpct	3	2	1	Template:Winpct
11	Template:Sortname	Template:Nowrap	34	18	16	Template:Winpct	0	0	0	Template:Winpct

NBA affiliates

• Miami Heat (2013–present)

See also

• Sioux Falls Skyforce seasons

External links

• Sioux Falls Skyforce official site