The Kankakee County Soldiers was a semi-professional basketball team of the Independent Basketball Association (IBA).
For their first five seasons (2007–11), the Soldiers played in the International Basketball League (IBL). In October 2011 team president Barry Bradford formed the Independent Basketball Association. The Soldiers were one of six charter members of the IBA.
History Formed in 2007 as the Chicago Heights Soldiers, the club became the Windy City Soldiers in 2008. For the 2009 season it was announced that the team name would change from Windy City Soldiers to Kankakee County Soldiers.
Kankakee County played six seasons in the IBL, winning the 2010 Winter season.
The Soldiers were winners of the first five IBA championships. That streak ended in June 2014 when Grand Rapids Fusion captured the IBA Spring season title.
Season by season Season Wins Losses Finish Playoffs 2007 IBL 0 18 6th 2008 IBL 11 16 4th 2009 IBL 12 8 4th 2010 IBL Spring 22 11 4th 2010 IBL Winter 3 0 1st IBL Champions 2011 IBL 15 10 5th 2011-12 Fall 12 5 1st IBA Champion 2012 Spring 12 3 1st IBA Champion 2012-13 Fall 18 2 1st IBA Champion 2013 Spring ? ? ? IBA Champion 2013-14 Fall 13 3 1st IBA Champion 2014 Spring 7 4 2nd IBA Runner-up 2014-15 Fall 5 6 4th Semifinalist2015 Spring654thIBA Runner-up2015 Fall621stIBA Champion
All-Stars 2007 IBL Barry Bradford Amir Major
References
External links Official website