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The Tri-City Chinook were a men's professional basketball team who represented the cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland, Washington. The competed in the National Conference of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).

Franchise history

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1991–92: Inaugural season

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It was announced in June 1991 that the owner of the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets, Kevin Krause, would move his Continental Basketball Association (CBA) franchise to Tri-Cities, Washington. The team was tentatively named the Try-City Spirit.[1] The nickname "Chinooks" was announced in August 1991.[2] The Chinooks were members of the Northern Division of the National Conference of the CBA.[3] A free agent try-out camp was hosted by the team from September 21 to September 22, 1991 at at Columbia Basin College in Pasco.[4]

Steve Hayes was hired as the Tri-City head coach. During the 1990–91 season Hayes served as the head coach of the Rockford Lightning. Calvin Duncan was hired as a player-assistant coach on September 4, 1991. Paul Downing was named head athletic trainer on September 24, 1991.[5] Michael Schoor served as the play-by-play announcer for the team's radio broadcasts.[6]

Before the start of the season, it was noted by the Associated Press that a rivalry versus the Yakima Sun Kings of Yakima, Washington would likely develop due to the close proximity of the cities.[7]

Roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
Head coach
  • Vacant

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
Game log
# Date Opponent Venue
(City, State)
Score Attendence Record Ref
1 November 8, 1991 Omaha Racers Ak-Sar-Ben
(Omaha, Nebraska)
95–106 L 4,055 0–1
2 November 9, 1991 Omaha Racers Ak-Sar-Ben
(Omaha, Nebraska)
97–107 L 5,625 0–2
3 November 11, 1991 Albany Patroons Knickerbocker Arena
(Albany, New York)
82–79 W 2,594 1–2
Transactions

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball; Eastern Washington gets second CBA club". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. June 12, 1991. p. D6.
  2. ^ "Basketball". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. August 6, 1991. p. D3.
  3. ^ "CBA 1991-92 divisional alignments". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 3, 1991. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Northwest note". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. August 17, 1991. p. B2.
  5. ^ "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. September 25, 1991. p. 11C.
  6. ^ "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. October 1, 1991. p. 11C.
  7. ^ Geranios, Nicholas K. (October 31, 1991). "CBA rivalry heats up between Yakima, Tri-City". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1.
  8. ^ "Transactions". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. August 13, 1991. p. B4.
  9. ^ Sowell, Mike (August 14, 1991). "Transactions". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado. p. 1B.
  10. ^ "Harstad, Farmer, Scales, Reid Drafted". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. August 14, 1991. p. 30.
  11. ^ "UW's Brown gets 6 months". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. October 12, 1991. p. B2.
  12. ^ a b "Bradley happy to be 'home' with the Horizon". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. September 17, 1991. p. 02D.
  13. ^ "Transactions". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado. September 5, 1991. p. 93.
  14. ^ "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. September 10, 1991. p. 11C.
  15. ^ a b c "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. September 24, 1991. p. 11C.
  16. ^ a b "Transactions". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado. September 26, 1991. p. 116.
  17. ^ a b c "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. September 27, 1991. p. 11C.
  18. ^ "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. October 4, 1991. p. 11C.
  19. ^ a b c "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. October 9, 1991. p. 11C.
  20. ^ "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. October 31, 1991. p. 11C.
  21. ^ a b c d "Deals". USA Today. Arlington, Virginia. November 7, 1991. p. 11C.