The Rochester Skeeters was a professional basketball club based in Rochester, Minnesota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1998-99 season. The team's head coach and general manager was basketball veteran Bill Klucas. The team's assistant general manager was Chris Lindauer.
History During the first season—the team’s best, average and record-wise—they played to nearly 1,500 fans per night, finishing second in the league in average attendance. After a .500 record of 17-17, the Skeeters just missed the IBA Division playoffs.
The second season in 1999-2000 did not play out as well. Klucas and Lindauer both left the organization. New coach Greg Lockridge used 30 different players in the season. The Skeeters posted a league-worst 8-28 record (after a 4-21 start) and were the only team to not make the IBA playoffs. Attendance dropped to just over 800 a game.
The Skeeters were sold in 2000, relocated and renamed the Salina Rattlers. The Rattlers compiled a 9-31 record, averaged 577 fans a game and folded after just one season.
Personnel
Head Coaches
# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference GC W L Win% GC W L Win% 1Bill Klucas1998–1999341717.500202.000 2Greg Lockridge1999–200036828.222000.000
Season results Season GP W L Pct. Finish Playoff Wins Playoff Losses Pct. Playoff Results 1998-99 34 17 17 .500 3rd 0 2 .000 Lost semi finals 2-0 to the Des Moines Dragons 1999-00 36 8 28 .222 4th 0 0 .000 DNQ All-time 70 25 45 .357 -- 0 2 .000 --
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