G League Sioux Falls Skyforce

Skyforce Announces 2010-11 Schedule

Published on August 9, 2010 under NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release


Sioux Falls, S.D. (August 9, 2010) - The Sioux Falls Skyforce begins their 22nd season on Sunday, Nov. 21 on the road against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. The season opener tips off at 4 p.m. CT at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The home opener is set for Saturday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. CT against the rival Dakota Wizards.

The Skyforce-Mad Ants contest is the first of 50 regular season games for Sioux Falls, 24 of which will take place at the Sioux Falls Arena. The Skyforce will play 24 road games and will also play two games at the 2011 NBA Development League Showcase from Jan. 10-13 at the South Padre Island Convention Centre in South Padre Island, Texas.

Sioux Falls will play 16 of its 24 home games on Friday or Saturday, including the annual Christmas Night game on Saturday, Dec. 25 against Dakota. Fans will see 12 different visiting teams take the court at the Sioux Falls Arena.

Also highlighting the 2010-11 schedule is the fifth annual NBA D-League All-Star Game and the Dream Factory skills competition, which will take place as part of NBA Jam Session presented by adidas at NBA All-Star 2011 in Los Angeles.

For the second consecutive year, the NBA D-League will feature two conferences, East and West. The Eastern Conference will consist of the Dakota Wizards, Erie BayHawks, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Iowa Energy, Maine Red Claws, Sioux Falls Skyforce and Springfield Armor, while the Western Conference includes the Austin Toros, Bakersfield Jam, Idaho Stampede, New Mexico Thunderbirds, Reno Bighorns, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Texas Legends, Tulsa 66ers and Utah Flash.

Season tickets and 12-ticket flex packs for the 2010-11 season are on sale. Discounts and benefits are also available for groups of 10 or more. Single game tickets will go on sale in early November. For more information please contact a Skyforce representative at (605) 332-0605.

2010-11 Sioux Falls Skyforce Schedule

(Home games in CAPS - All times are CST)

Nov Opponent Time

Sun 21 @ Fort Wayne 4:00 p.m.

Tue 23 @ Fort Wayne 6:00 p.m.

Fri 26 @ Dakota 7:00 p.m.

Sat 27 DAKOTA 7:00 p.m.

Dec Opponent Time

Wed 1 @ Iowa 7:00 p.m.

Fri 3 IOWA 7:00 p.m.

Sat 4 RENO 7:00 p.m.

Tue 7 AUSTIN 7:00 p.m.

Fri 10 TULSA 7:00 p.m.

Sat 11 TULSA 7:00 p.m.

Fri 17 UTAH 7:00 p.m.

Sat 18 UTAH 7:00 p.m.

Sat 25 DAKOTA 7:00 p.m.

Fri 31 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:00 p.m.

Jan Opponent Time

Sat 1 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:00 p.m.

Fri 7 @ Erie 6:00 p.m.

Sat 8 @ Fort Wayne 6:30 p.m.

Mon 10 Tulsa

* 11:00 a.m.

Thu 13 Reno

* 1:45 p.m.

Sat 15 BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m.

Sun 16 BAKERSFIELD 7:00 p.m.

Fri 21 NEW MEXICO 7:00 p.m.

Sat 22 NEW MEXICO 7:00 p.m.

Sat 29 @ Dakota 7:00 p.m.

Sun 30 @ Dakota 3:00 p.m.

Feb Opponent Time

Fri 4 @ Iowa 7:00 p.m.

Sat 5 FORT WAYNE 7:00 p.m.

Tue 8 MAINE 7:00 p.m.

Fri 11 IDAHO 7:00 p.m.

Sat 12 IDAHO 7:00 p.m.

Tue 15 IOWA 7:00 p.m.

Sat 19 NBA-DL All-Star Game*

* TBA

Thu 24 @ Iowa 10:30 a.m.

Fri 25 @ Iowa 7:00 p.m.

Sun 27 @ Tulsa 4:00 p.m.

Mar Opponent Time

Tue 1 IDAHO 7:00 p.m.

Thu 3 IDAHO 7:00 p.m.

Sat 5 @ Austin 1:00 p.m.

Wed 9 @ Texas 7:00 p.m.

Fri 11 @ Tulsa 7:00 p.m.

Sat 12 @ Tulsa 7:00 p.m.

Mon 14 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:00 p.m.

Tue 15 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:00 p.m.

Fri 18 @ Iowa 7:00 p.m.

Sun 20 SPRINGFIELD 7:00 p.m.

Tue 22 SPRINGFIELD 7:00 p.m.

Wed 23 @ Dakota 7:00 p.m.

Fri 25 RENO 7:00 p.m.

Sat 26 RENO 7:00 p.m.

Thu 31 @ Erie 6:00 p.m.

Apr Opponent Time

Sat 2 @ Fort Wayne 6:30 p.m.

*2011 NBA-DL Showcase (Jan. 10-13) will be played at the SPI Convention Centre in S. Padre Island, Texas.

**2011 NBA-DL All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, Feb. 19 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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