The Washington Raptors are an American Basketball Association (2000-) franchise based in Chehalis, Washington

Chehalis, Washington

Chehalis is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,259 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County.-History:...

 and Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

. In the past they played in the International Basketball League

International Basketball League

The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...

.

The team played only one game during the 2008-09 ABA season on December 6, 2008, losing 123-109 to the San Francisco Rumble

San Francisco Rumble

The San Francisco Rumble is a team of the American Basketball Association that began play in 2007. The Rumble play their home games at the historic Kezar Pavilion, former home to the city's previous ABA team, the San Francisco Pilots....

. The team's only win came by way of a forfeit victory when the Rumble failed to show for a scheduled game on December 5.

The team received criticism in mid-December when there traveling glitches to Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...

 to play a pair of scheduled games against the Alaska Dream

Alaska Dream

The Alaska Dream was a basketball team in the American Basketball Association. They began playing in 2008-09. Based in Anchorage, they are Alaska's first professional basketball franchise since the CBA's Anchorage Northern Knights, who were coached by Ron Moore, folded in 1982...

, citing that the airline tickets purchased by the Dream were not purchesd in a timely manner and would not get the team's players home in time to return to work later that week.

In mid-December, there was a merger between the Fresno Rebels and Washington Raptors teams, thus creating the Fresno-Washington Raptors Due to scheduling conflicts, the Raptors announced they would not play any more ABA games for the season effective January 5, 2009. However, the Raptors will return for 2009-10, returning to the Washington Raptors name and also owning ABA teams in the Washington cities of Everett

Everett, Washington

Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...

, Seattle, Spokane

Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...

, Vancouver

Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...

, Walla Walla

Walla Walla, Washington

Walla Walla is the largest city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,731 at the 2010 census...

, and Yakima

Yakima, Washington

Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...

, as well as the Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

 city of Portland

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

 for the 2009-10 season. The group will add franchises in Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

 and Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

for 2010-11.

Season By Season

Regular Season
Year	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Division
2007	3	18	.142	6th - West Division
2008-09	1	3	.250	N/A - West Division