Yakima SunKings

Yakima SunKings
Yakima SunKings logo
LeagueContinental Basketball Association
1990–2008
The Basketball League
2018–2019
Founded(1990-2008)
2017
HistoryKansas City Sizzlers
1985–1986
Topeka Sizzlers
1986–1990
Yakima Sun Kings
1990–2005
Yakama Sun Kings
2005–2008
Yakima SunKings
2018–2019
ArenaYakima SunDome
LocationYakima, Washington, U.S.
Team colors   
OwnershipJaime Campos
Championships6 (1995, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018)

The Yakima SunKings were a basketball team located in Yakima, Washington, covering the central Washington sports market of Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Ellensburg and plays at the Yakima SunDome. The team competed in the Continental Basketball Association from 1990 to 2008. In June 2005, the team was purchased by the Yakama Indian Nation and was renamed the Yakama Sun Kings (from Yakima to Yakama) to honor the Nation.

In 2018, a new version of the team was launched in North American Premier Basketball, which then rebranded as The Basketball League in 2019. The team won the regular season title in both seasons and won the playoff championship in 2018. The league lost western teams prior to the 2020 season and the new SunKings decided against participation in the league.