The Rockford Lightning are a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois. The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. That team changed their name to the Lancaster Lightning , then the franchise moved to Baltimore for a year before relocating in Rockford. Their home arena was the MetroCentre. They were the runners-up in the 2004-05 CBA season, losing the championship series to the Sioux Falls Skyforce three games to one. On January 20th, 2006, the team's owner announced that the Lightning would cease operations after the season unless other investors purchased the team and continued its operations. An attempt was made to constitute a new local ownership group, but it was unsuccessful, and the team folded.

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Coach Daleo

The Lightning were coached by Chris Daleo for four years before the team folded in 2006. The Lightning made the playoffs all four years under his command. He was named the 2002-2003 CBA Coach of the Year and led the Lightning to the 2004-2005 CBA Championship series. Daleo was selected as the Eastern Conference CBA All-Star Coach three times in those four years, and became the first rookie coach since 1996 to be named an All-Star Coach. During his last season in Rockford, he reached his 100th career win, and has since compiled an impressive 144-96 regular season win-loss record. He is currently the head coach of the Minot SkyRockets.

NBA call ups from the Rockford Lightning

• Bruce Bowen
• Earl Boykins
• Chris Childs
• Howard Eisley
• Desmond Ferguson
• Mike James
• Linton Johnson
• Darrell Walker (coach)
• Roger Powell
• Sam Mack
• Pete Myers
• Jamario Moon

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