The Kansas Cagerz were a United States Basketball League team based in Salina, Kansas beginning in 1999.
History During the 1997 United States Basketball League season, the ownership group Sports Management Professionals (SMP), led by Richard J. Donovan and James I. Williamson, assumed ownership of the Tampa Bay Windjammers. In response to this effort by SMP, the United States Basketball League awarded a franchise for the 1998 season to SMP. That franchise would become known as the Columbus Cagerz, playing for one year in Columbus, Ohio. Following that inaugural season, the franchise was moved to Salina, Kansas.
SMP managed the Kansas Cagerz franchise for two years (1999 and 2000) in Kansas. The last head coach was Francis Flax. The Kansas Cagerz won the final championship of the USBL in 2007, defeating the Brooklyn Kings 95–92 in Enid, Oklahoma. The USBL did not return after the 2007 season.
Seasons StagioneLeagueNameWG%PlacePlay-off1998USBLColumbus Cagerz91636,03ºSecond round1999USBLKansas Cagerz18966,71ºQuartier finals2000USBLKansas Cagerz181260,02ºSemifinals2001USBLKansas Cagerz181260,02ºQuartier finals2002USBLKansas Cagerz21970,01ºFinals2003USBLKansas Cagerz151550,03ºQuartier finals2004USBLKansas Cagerz201066,72ºSemifinals2005USBLKansas Cagerz171356,73ºSemifinals2006USBLKansas Cagerz151550,04ºSemifinals2007USBLKansas Cagerz141548,35ºChampions
Notable players Ryan Robertson Ira Newble Billy Thomas Devin Brown Darrin Hancock Jeff Boschee Keith Langford Michael C Jordan
See also Kansas City Knights
External links Kansas Cagerz Official site USBL League Website