- Iowa Energy
NBADL team
color1 = #f28500
color2 = #551A8B
name = Iowa Energy
imagesize = 200px
League =NBA Development League
founded =2007
history = Iowa Energy
NBA D-League: 2007-present
arena = Wells Fargo Arena
city =Des Moines, Iowa
colors = Purple, Orange, Dark Red
coach =Nick Nurse
assistant coach = Gary Garner
owner = Iowa Basketball LLC
front office = Chris Makris, Assistant GM
front office = Patrick Kelly, Director of Sales
league_champs = 0
affiliations =Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns The Iowa Energy are a team of the
NBA Development League . They play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena atIowa Events Center . The Energy were the first minor-league basketball team to play inDes Moines for a full season since theDes Moines Dragons .On
March 27 ,2007 , formerBrighton Bears hero-turned-villainNick Nurse was named the team's first head coach.History
The team initially held a "Name the Team" contest, where the choices were "Corncobs, Maize, River Rats, Scarecrows," and "Thoroughbreds." [http://aol.nba.com/webAction?actionId=surveyInitialize&target=/dleague/iowa/name_team_070619.jsp&surveyId=1503] However, the team later announced that, because of general fan dislike, none of these names would be the team name. The team name, Iowa Energy, and the logo were announced on
June 29 , 2007. [http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070628/SPORTS14/706280420/-1/SPORTS12]On November 23, they won their first-ever game, a 101-99 win at Dakota. They defeated Albuquerque, 101-98, in their inaugural home game in front of a league-record 8,842 fans. [http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071127/SPORTS04/71127004/1015]
On March 11, 2008 the Iowa Energy made D-League history when they made the first ever three-team trade that sent
Rio Grande Valley Vipers Adam Haluska to Iowa, Iowa Energy guardMike Efevberha was sent to theAnaheim Arsenal , and Arsenal forward Ivan Johnson was sent to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.For their second season, they have dropped the
Miami Heat as their affiliate, replacing them with thePhoenix Suns . [http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080610/SPORTS04/80610045/1003/]Year-by-year record
Current roster
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/dleague/iowa/ Iowa Energy at NBA.com]
* [http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=SPORTS04 "Des Moines Register" Energy news page]
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