NBA Exhibitions in Small Town America

Below is a list of small municipalities that have hosted an exhibition game between two NBA teams.  The list below is a work and progress, and not complete by any means.  If you have any additions please contact me.  To qualify for the list, the municipality must have had a population of 5,000 or less in the 2000 U.S. census.

Legend: St (State), Pop (2000 U.S. Census Population), Abbreviations

Year	Date	Location	St	Pop	Won	Lost	Score
1986	10-Oct	Kykotsmovi Village	AZ	776	PHO	DAL	105-97
1968	26-Sep	Miami	AZ	1,936	PHO	SEA	104-99
2008	11-Oct	Indian Wells	CA	3,816	DEN	PHO	77-72
2009	10-Oct	Indian Wells	CA	3,816	GSW	PHO	104-101
2010	9-Oct	Indian Wells	CA	3,816	PHO	DAL	98-90
1960	1-Oct	Eldorado	IL	4,534	STL	CIN	120-115
1956	12-Oct	Bethel	ME	2,411	BOS	ROC	96-90
1956	10-Oct	Boothbay Harbor	ME	2,334	ROC	BOS	97-92
1957	8-Oct	Boothbay Harbor	ME	2,334	ROC	BOS	108-98
1952	16-Oct	Calais	ME	3,447	BOS	ROC	91-89
1955	12-Oct	Fort Fairfield	ME	3,579	BOS	PHW	100-97
1952	14-Oct	Negaunee	MI	4,576	MLH	FTW	78-76
1953	20-Oct	Negaunee	MI	4,576	MPL	MLH	83-60
1955	25-Oct	Ada	MN	1,657	STL	MPL	87-81
1953	12-Oct	Pipestone	MN	4,280	MPL	MLH	64-63
1953	11-Oct	Sleepy Eye	MN	3,515	MPL	MLH	74-63
1962	28-Sep	Bloomfield	MO	1,952	CHZ	STL	103-95
1957	9-Oct	Flat River	MO	*	SYR	STL	92-81
1958	15-Oct	Flat River	MO	*	STL	MPL	111-102
1954	8-Oct	Wolf Point	MT	2,663	MPL	MLH	95-87
1976	7-Oct	Mansfield	PA	3,411	BFB	CLE	122-117
1959	7-Oct	Windsor	VT	3,756	BOS	MPL	117-101

 

* – Flat River Missouri no longer exist as a municipality.  The 1/2/1994  edition of the Alton (IL) Telegraph reported that Flat River, and three other Missouri cities merged together to form Park Hills Missouri.

 

Population figures are from the 2000 U.S. Census, and were accessed from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Finder tool.

Newspaper references can be accessed here (4 pages).