La Crosse Catbirds basketball backboard

Two-Time CBA Champions • La Crosse, Wisconsin • 1985–1994

CBA Champions
4,500+Avg. Fans Per Game
9Seasons
23NBA Call-Ups
La Crosse Catbirds

Built Different. Before It Was a Saying.

For nine seasons, the La Crosse Catbirds turned a small Wisconsin river town into the loudest arena in minor league basketball. Coached by Flip Saunders before he became an NBA legend, the Catbirds didn’t just compete — they dominated. Two CBA championships. Twenty-three players called up to the NBA. An arena packed with 4,500 fans who believed every single night.

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The Legacy Lives On

“Game 7 in '92. The whole city was there. When that final buzzer hit, La Crosse shook. I've been to Bucks games, Packers games — nothing touched that night. Nothing.”

— Season ticket holder, 1987–1994