The Des Moines Heat was a franchise in the International Basketball League

International Basketball League (2005-)

The International Basketball League is a professional men's spring basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast, Rocky Mountains, Western Canada, and the Midwest. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States...

 based in Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

. The team played for only one season (2005-2006), when they went 10-6 under coach by Paul Doerrfield. The Heat were paced in scoring by Terrence McGee (27.1 ppg), Merrill Andrews (22.8 ppg), and Tyrone Barksdale (21.6 ppg).

The Heat played one home game at Drake University

Drake University

Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....

's Knapp Center

Knapp Center

The Knapp Center is a 7,000 seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. It was built in 1992, and is the home of the Drake Bulldogs. The first Drake Bulldogs basketball game was played on December 5, 1992....

 (the home opener). Following games were played at Hoover High School

Herbert Hoover High School (Des Moines)

Herbert Hoover High School, usually referred to simply as Hoover High School or Hoover, is a secondary school located on the Northwest side of Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools, and was named after the 31st United States...

's gymnasium.

The team suffered a bit of a black eye when co-owner Terry Woods allegedly assaulted a womanhttp://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050824/SPORTS04/508240348/1003. Ownership was later transferred to a new group.

On March 29, 2006, IBL commissioner Mike Duilio announced that the Des Moines Heat franchise had been dissolved due to a lack of financial support. http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060330/SPORTS04/603300413/1015