From the CBC archives: Cyclone storm into Winnipeg basketball scene

Twenty years ago today,Winnipeggers got a look at what wasthen the next incarnation of pro basketball in the city.

The Winnipeg Cyclone, the city's new team in the International Basketball Association, revealed its logo on Oct. 3 of 1995.

Darryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins, who passed away in August of 2015, would go on to coach the team.

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From the CBC archives: Darryl Dawkins in Winnipeg, 1999

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Duration 2:21

In this CBC-TV story that aired Aug. 19, 1999, Winnipeg Cyclone coach Darryl Dawkins works with children at a local basketball camp and talks about his involvement in the Reduce Abuse Walk-A-Thon in support of The Laurel Centre.

The team called the Winnipeg Convention Centre home court. Like the Winnipeg Thunder before it, the Cyclone had a hard time attracting a crowd to fill the stands during home games.The team folded in 2001.

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