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Wisconsin Blast

Basketball team in Appleton, Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Blast was an American professional basketball club based in Appleton, Wisconsin that competed in the International Basketball Association (IBA) beginning in the 1997-98 season. The team folded after the 1998-99 season. Pat Knight was the head coach of the Blast and Jon Stuckey was his assistant coach. Knight also served as the team's general manager. Keary Ecklund owned the Blast. Ira Newble, who later played in the NBA for several seasons, was perhaps their best known player. The team played its games at the Brown County Arena.

01Season by season record

Season GP W L Pct. GB Finish Playoffs
1997-98 34 19 15 .559 5 3rd IBA East Did not qualify
1998-99 34 14 20 .412 12 4th IBA East Lost IBA East Division Semi Finals 2-1 Vs Mansfield Hawks
Totals 68 33 35 .485 , , Playoff record 1-2
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