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The Calgary 88's was a professional basketball franchise based in
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
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Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, from 1988 to 1992. The team played in the
World Basketball League World Basketball League (WBL) was a minor professional basketball league in the United States and Canada that ran from 1988 to 1992. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the ...
. The 1992 season saw the league fold before the season was completed. The 88's played their home games at the
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. Their best players during their time in Calgary consisted of Jim Thomas (Indiana)
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(Duke), Darryl MacDonald (
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) John Spencer (Howard U), Chris Childs (Boise St), Kelby Stuckey (SW Missouri), Roland Gray (Saint Louis), Jerry Stroman (Utah),
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(LSU),
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(born August 10, 1960) is an American retired professional David Henderson,
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Kelsey Weems Kelsey Russell Weems (September 16, 1967 – August 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A point guard from the state of Georgia, Weems played college basketball at NC State and stayed four years despite limited playing time ...
, Perry Young, John Hegwood,
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, and David Boone. Calgary coaches included
Mike Thibault Michael Francis Thibault (born September 28, 1950) is an American basketball head coach, formerly of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and now of the Washington Mystics. In 2013, Thibault became the WNBA's all time most successful coach with 212 ...
and Roger Lyons. In five seasons, the 88's went 151-78.


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