The Lansing Capitals are a now-defunct member of the

Independent Basketball Association The Independent Basketball Association (IBA) was a semi-professional men's basketball league that began play in the fall of 2011. The six charter members were Battle Creek Knights, Chicago Redline, Gary Splash, Kankakee County Soldiers, Lake Count ...

(IBA). Founded in 2006, the Capitals were originally members of the

International Basketball League The International Basketball League (IBL) was a semi-professional men's basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States to join. The ...

. The team played their home games a
Aim High Sports
at The Summit Sports and Ice Complex in

Dimondale, Michigan Dimondale is a village in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Windsor Charter Township. Dimondale is a suburb of Lansing, which is northeast of the village in In ...

IBL history

The Capitals played a full IBL season in 2006 and a partial season in 2007. In the first full season of competition, the Capitals had two players named to the 2006 IBL All-Star team: Cory Coe, who was the third leading scorer in the league at 28.1 ppg, and Steve Ordiway, who averaged 23.5 ppg. The team went on hiatus in summer of 2007 and did not play again until the 2010 IBL Spring season, when they returned to the IBL as a "branding" (part-time) team. After another part-time season in the 2011 winter season, Lansing played their final IBL campaign during the 2011 Spring season before leaving for the IBA. In 2016, the team folded.

Player advancement

The Capitals have placed multiple players in other leagues, such as the ABA, IBA, PBL, and UBA, as well as in European professional leagues, including: Cory Coe (Portugal), Carlos Gill (Spain), David Kone (France), Jonathan Jones (Slovakia), and Derrick Nelson (Saudi Arabia).

Season-by-season

References

External links

Lansing Capitals official websiteTeam page on IBA website
{{IBA teams, state=expanded Independent Basketball Association teams Sports in Lansing, Michigan Basketball teams in Michigan Basketball teams established in 2006 2006 establishments in Michigan