The Quad City Thunder were a Continental Basketball Association franchise that was based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. They played in the CBA from the 1987-1988 season until the CBA folded in 2001. The Thunder were successful on the court, capturing CBA championships in the 1993-1994 and 1997-1998 seasons, and runner-up in the 1990-1991 season.
The Thunder played their home games at legendary Wharton Field House in Moline, Il. until the 1993 opening of the Mark of the Quad Cities (now the i wireless Center) in downtown Moline. Initially a great success in the CBA, the Thunder struggled towards the end of their existence, especially with competition from their co-tenants at the Mark, the Quad City Mallards hockey team.
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