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The Minot Municipal ___MASK92___ is a 5 , 000 - seat multi - purpose arena in Downtown Minot , North Dakota . It was built in 1954 . It hosts conventions and sporting events , primarily basketball , and competes with the MSU ___MASK74___ and All Seasons Arena for local events . It was the home of the Minot SkyRockets ___MASK56___ . The Director of the ___MASK92___ is Scott Collins . Ronald Bruce Boone ( born ___MASK14___ 6 , 1946 ) is a retired American Basketball Association ( ABA ) and National Basketball Association ( NBA ) player . He is the long - ___MASK27___ and current color commentator on Utah Jazz broadcasts . The original American ___MASK80___ ___MASK1___ ( ABA ) was a major - league ___MASK45___ ___MASK80___ league founded in 1967 . The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA  NBA merger in 1976 . MSU ___MASK74___ is a 10 , 000 - seat multi - purpose arena on 11th Ave NW in Minot , North Dakota . It is home to the Minot State University Beavers ___MASK56___ . It is also regularly used for the Prairie Rose State Games , Regional Special Olympics , Math Track Meets , and Minot High School and MSU graduation ceremonies . The MSU ___MASK74___ is also home to several North Dakota High School Championships each year , of these the North Dakota State Class B Basketball Championship is the biggest attraction to Minot and the ___MASK74___ . Blue ___MASK5___ ___MASK6___ ( originally Rochester Community War Memorial and commonly the War Memorial ) is a multi - purpose indoor ___MASK6___ located in Rochester , New York . Its maximum seating capacity is 13 , 000 . For hockey and lacrosse , its seating capacity is 11 , 200 . An ___MASK6___ is an enclosed area , often circular or oval - shaped , designed to showcase theater , ___MASK67___ performances , or sporting events . The word derives from Latin " harena ", a particularly fine / smooth sand used to absorb blood in ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators . The key feature of an ___MASK6___ is that the event space is the lowest point , allowing for maximum visibility . Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a large number of spectators . The Minot SkyRockets were a ___MASK16___ in the Continental Basketball ___MASK1___ . They played their ___MASK68___ games at the Minot Municipal ___MASK92___ . The ___MASK16___ began ___MASK51___ in 2005 as the San Jose Skyrockets of the American Basketball ___MASK1___ . The ___MASK16___ had a very successful first season , finishing first in the Ron Boone division with a 29 - 5 record . The ___MASK16___ advanced to the semifinals of the ABA Great Eight , losing to the Rochester Razorsharks , 106 - 103 . At the end of the season , the ___MASK16___ announced they were joining the Continental Basketball ___MASK1___ and relocating to Minot , North Dakota . The Minot SkyRockets spent three years in North Dakota , losing the 2008 CBA finals to the Oklahoma Cavalry 3 - 2 before disbanding in 2009 . ___MASK80___ is a sport that is played by two teams of ___MASK2___ players on a rectangular court . The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and mounted at a height of to backboards at each end of the court . The game was invented in 1891 by Dr . James Naismith , who would be the first basketball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks , one of the most successful programs in the game ' s ___MASK59___ . The National ___MASK80___ ___MASK1___ ( NBA ) is the predominant men ' s ___MASK45___ ___MASK80___ league in North America , and is widely considered to be the premier men ' s ___MASK45___ ___MASK80___ league in the world . It has 30 teams ( 29 in the United States and ___MASK21___ in Canada ), and is an active member of USA ___MASK80___ ( USAB ), which is recognized by FIBA ( also known as the International ___MASK80___ Federation ) as the national governing body for ___MASK80___ in the United States . The NBA is one of the four major ___MASK45___ sports leagues in the United States and Canada . NBA players are the world ' s best paid sportsmen , by average annual salary per player . Rochester ( or ) is a ___MASK70___ on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in the western portion of the U . S . state of New York , and the seat of Monroe ___MASK82___ . The Utah Jazz are an American ___MASK45___ ___MASK56___ based in Salt Lake City , Utah . The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member club of the league ' s Western Conference Northwest Division . Since 1991 , the team has played its home games at Vivint Smart Home Arena . The franchise began play in 1974 as the New Orleans Jazz , an expansion team based in New Orleans ; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City in 1979 . The Rochester RazorSharks are a ___MASK45___ ___MASK56___ based in Rochester , New York . They are members of the Premier Basketball League and play their home games at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester . The RazorSharks were founded in 2005 as a member of the American Basketball Association . They remained in the ABA until 2007 , leaving the league to become founding members of the PBL . The RazorSharks have won seven championships to date  the 2006 ABA championship and PBL titles in 2008 , 2009 , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 & 2016 . North Dakota ( locally ) is the 39th ___MASK49___ , having been admitted to the union on November 2 , 1889 . The Continental ___MASK80___ ___MASK1___ ( CBA ) was a ___MASK45___ men ' s ___MASK80___ minor league in the United States . The Premier ___MASK80___ League , often abbreviated to the PBL , is an American ___MASK45___ men ' s ___MASK80___ minor league that began ___MASK51___ in January 2008 . In the past , there have been teams also in Canada and Puerto Rico . The league season typically operates from January to April .