Iowa Wolves

Iowa Wolves
Iowa Wolves logo
ConferenceWestern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2007
HistoryIowa Energy
2007–2017
Iowa Wolves
2017–present
ArenaWells Fargo Arena
LocationDes Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Team colorsMidnight blue, lake blue, aurora green, moonlight grey, frost white[1][2]
         
Head coachErnest Scott
OwnershipMinnesota Timberwolves
Affiliation(s)Minnesota Timberwolves
Championships1 (2011)
Conference titles1 (2011)
Division titles4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
Websiteiowa.gleague.nba.com

The Iowa Wolves are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Des Moines, Iowa, and are affiliated with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and compete in the Western Conference of the NBA G League.[3] From 2007 to 2017, the team was known as the Iowa Energy in the NBA Development League (D-League) until being purchased and renamed by the Timberwolves. They broke the D-league attendance record on their first home game with 8,842 fans.[4][5] They later set the record again in game two of the 2011 D-League Finals with an attendance of 14,036 fans.[6][7] They won the 2011 D-League Finals, defeating the Rio Grande Valley Vipers two-games-to-one.

  1. ^ "Timberwolves Unveil New Team Name & Identity for NBA Development Affiliate Iowa Wolves". Timberwolves.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 30, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Iowa Wolves Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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