Chicago Skyliners
Years of Existence: 2000-2002
Accomplishments
2000 - West Division champions, championship game appearance
2001 -
Lifetime Record: 31-19
Home: 16-5
Away: 13-13
Neutral: 2-1
Playoffs: 2-1
Average Attendance: 1,899
The Chicago Skyliners were a charter member of the ABA and had a fine season. The team didn't lose back-to-back games until the final week of the season. The team's first playoff opponent would be San Diego and the Skyliners had not lost to San Diego all season. Chicago wound up in the championship game and after winning three of the four regular season meetings with Detroit, lost by 16. The Skyliners returned for the 2001-2002 season but folded after seven blowout losses . The team was replaced midseason by the Las Vegas Slam.
Date | Opponent | Score |
12/26 | Tampa Bay | W 120-100 |
12/28 | Detroit | W 111-109 |
12/30 | @ Kansas City | L 107-96 |
12/31 | @ Tampa Bay | W 114-101 |
1/2 | Detroit | W 128-114 |
1/4 | Los Angeles | W 131-115 |
1/5 | @ Indiana | W 131-121 |
1/9 | Kansas City | W 113-110 |
1/18 | Indiana | W 99-98 |
1/20 | @ Detroit | W 89-76 |
1/21 | @ Memphis | L 97-91 |
1/25 | @ San Diego | W 111-108 |
1/26 | @ San Diego | W 105-104 |
1/30 | Indiana | W 109-103 |
2/1 | @ Tampa Bay | L 107-93 |
2/5 | Kansas City | W 107-102 |
2/8 | @ Detroit | L 112-109 |
2/10 | @ Tampa Bay | W 84-76 |
2/11 | @ Memphis | W 105-87 |
2/15 | @ San Diego | W 95-89 |
2/16 | @ San Diego | W 84-81 |
2/19 | @ Los Angeles | L 112-110 |
2/23 | @ Tampa Bay | W 82-79 |
2/24 | @ Indiana | L 101-93 |
2/26 | San Diego | W 111-94 |
2/27 | San Diego | W 116-104 |
3/2 | @ Indiana | W 99-91 |
3/5 | Los Angeles | L 131-115 |
3/6 | Memphis | W 98-93 |
3/11 | @ Memphis | W 110-98 |
3/13 | Detroit | W 97-82 |
3/14 | San Diego | W 105-101 |
3/16 | @ Memphis | L 120-100 |
3/20 | Indiana | W 125-113 |
3/22 | Memphis | W 133-129 |
3/23 | @ Indiana | W 106-103 |
3/26 | Indiana | L 117-110 |
3/27 | Tampa Bay | L 82-81 |
3/29 | Tampa Bay | W 124-85 |
3/30 | @ Indiana | W 119-103 |
| Playoffs |
4/10 | vs San Diego | W 112-97 |
4/13 | vs Kansas City | W 106-105 |
4/14 | vs Detroit | L 107-91 |
Date | Opponent | Score |
12/29 | @ Kansas City | L 132-75 |
1/5 | @ Kentucky | L 153-95 |
1/20 | Kansas City | L 152-104 |
1/22 | Detroit | L 117-103 |
1/25 | @ Southern California | L 121-102 |
1/26 | @ Southern California | L 115-96 |
2/9 | @ Kentucky | L 114-103 |