Utah Snowbears
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Team History | Utah Snowbears (2004-2005) |
| Arena | Lifetime Activities Center at the Salt Lake Community College |
| Team Colors | NA |
| Championships | 0 |
| Conference Titles | 1 |
| Owner | Isaac "Ike" Austin |
| Head Coach | Isaac "Ike" Austin |
| Cheerleaders | Snowbears Dance Team |
| Mascot | None |
The Utah Snowbears were a basketball team in the revived American Basketball Association based in Taylorsville, Utah for the 2004-2005 season. The team played its home games in the Lifetime Activities Center on the Redwood Campus of Salt Lake Community College.
The Snowbears finished the regular season 25-1, then folded after winning in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. The new ABA franchise struggled from poor attendance, financial difficulties and could not generate much media interest from major newspapers, TV stations and radio stations in Utah.
In 2005, a new ABA team in the Salt Lake City market was announced, the Salt Lake Dream scheduled to play the 2006-2007 season. But the Dream also folded before playing a single game after experiencing financial problems of its own. With a new Continental Basketball Association franchise, the Utah Eagles, now playing in Taylorsville and a NBA D-League franchise starting up in Orem, Utah for the 2007-08 season, it appears unlikely another ABA franchise will enter Utah in the near future.
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