Cedar Valley Jaguars
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International Basketball League (2005-)
The International Basketball League is a professional men's spring basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast, Rocky Mountains, Western Canada, and the Midwest. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States...
based in Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
. The team was originally called the Waterloo Kings during their first season, but was forced by the NBA's Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
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to change their name. The Jaguars are owned by Eddie Diaz. The Chief Information Officer is Ryan Finger.
The team played home games their first season at three arenas; West Gymnasium, Columbus High School, and Young Arena
Young Arena
Young Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Waterloo, Iowa, United States, and was built in 1994. It is home to the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League, the Waterloo Warriors of the Midwest High School Hockey League, the Waterloo Youth Hockey Association, and the Cedar...
. All home games for the 2006 season will be played at Young Arena.
The team's first season was a disappointment on and off the court. The Kings were 3-14, and led in scoring by Nelson Maisonet (21.4 ppg) and was coached by Anthony Thomas. John Holmes will coach the squad for the 2006 season.
Dennis Rodman
Dennis Keith Rodman is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The...
will suit up for two games. The news of this made national media outlets.