The Fargo-Moorhead Beez was a professional basketball club based in Fargo, North Dakota that competed in the International Basketball Association (IBA) that began in the 1995-1996 season. They were the 1995-1996 and the 1997-1998 International Basketball Association champions.
The team joined the Continental Basketball Association in 2001 when the IBA folded, along with IBA rivals, the Dakota Wizards and the Saskatchewan Hawks. In their one and only CBA season, the Beez made the playoffs and faced off in a best-of-5 series with the Dakota Wizards for the National Conference Championship. The Wizards, however, won the series 3-0 and went on to become the 2002 CBA Champions. The Beez folded the following summer.
Notable former players include Chris "Birdman" Andersen, Tony Dunkin, and Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets head coach).
Personnel Head coaches +#NameTermGPWLPct.1Rory White1995–1998, 2001–20021286563.5082Lance Berwald1998–1999341420.4123David Shellhase1999–2000362115.5834John Jordan2000–200117710.4125Lorenzo Charles23815.348
Season by season record +YearGpWLPct.FinishPlayoffs1995–96241014.4173rd IBAWon IBA Semi Finals 2–1 Vs Winnipeg Cyclone, Won IBA Championship 2–1 Vs Black Hills Posse1996–9730624.2006th IBADid Not Qualify1997–98342410.7061st IBA EastWon IBA East Division Semi Finals 2–0 Vs Des Moines Dragons, Won IBA Championship 2–1 Vs Black Hills Posse1998–99341420.4125th IBA EastDid Not Qualify1999–00362115.5832nd IBA EastWon IBA East Division Semifinals 2–0 Vs Saskatchewan Hawks, Lost IBA East Division Finals 3–0 Vs Des Moines Dragons2000–01401525.3754th IBA EastLost IBA East Division Semi Finals 2–0 Vs Des Moines Dragons2001–02402515.6252nd CBA National Conference
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