Sioux Falls Skyforce

The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They are affiliated with the Miami Heat, and play their home games at the Sanford Pentagon. The Sioux Falls Skyforce are the longest-running minor-league basketball team in the United States.

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".

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.

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. 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. 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.

Year-by-year record Season League Conference Division Finish Wins Losses Pct. Postseason resultsSioux Falls Skyforce 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 2000–01 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) 2–0Won Semifinals(Canton) 2–0Won 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 2018–19 G League Western Midwest 3rd 24 26 2019–20 G League Western Midwest 2nd 22 20 Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 G League Opted out of single-site season 2021–22 G League Western – 12th 14 21 2022–23 G League Western – 5th 20 12 Won Quarterfinals (Salt Lake) 115–107Won Semifinals (Stockton) 98–97Lost Conference Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 105–110 2023–24 G League Western – 2nd 22 12 Lost Semifinals (Oklahoma City) 93–111 2024–25 G League Western – 8th 18 16 2025–26 G League Western – 9th 18 18 Regular season 941 812 1989–2026 Playoffs 50 46 1989–2025

Head coaches # Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements G W L Win% G W L Win% 1 2007–2009 100 53 47 2 1 1 2 2009–2010 50 32 18 3 1 2 3 2010–2012 100 25 75 — — — — 4 2012–2013 50 25 25 — — — — 5 2013–2014 50 31 19 5 2 3 6 2014–2015 50 29 21 3 1 2 7 2015–2016 50 40 10 7 6 1 NBA D-League Finals Champion: 2016NBA D-League Coach of the Year: 2016NBA D-League All-Star Game coach: 2016 8 150 78 72 — — — — 9 42 22 20 — — — — 10 67 34 33 3 2 1 11 34 18 16 0 0 0 12

Current roster

NBA affiliates Miami Heat (2013–present)

Sioux Falls Skyforce

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