Yakima SunKings | |||
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League | Continental Basketball Association 1990–2008 The Basketball League 2018–2019 | ||
Founded | (1990-2008) 2017 | ||
History | Kansas City Sizzlers 1985–1986 Topeka Sizzlers 1986–1990 Yakima Sun Kings 1990–2005 Yakama Sun Kings 2005–2008 Yakima SunKings 2018–2019 | ||
Arena | Yakima SunDome | ||
Location | Yakima, Washington, U.S. | ||
Team colors | |||
Ownership | Jaime Campos | ||
Championships | 6 (1995, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018) | ||
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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.