Chris Bjorklund has learned during his four years at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., that Division I men's basketball is all about winning.

When he's not crossing the country coaching or watching basketball, David Joerger relaxes on 40 acres of land near Bismarck, N.D.

...are, three of the top coaches in the NBA. Before arriving in the big time all three paid their dues in the Continental Basketball Association. But none accomplished what David Joerger has. On April 2, the Staples native became only the second...

...a tradition of turning out coaches. Along with Walthall and Gorton, David Joerger is a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association and Jessica Rahman (Beachy) is head women's coach at Concordia College in Moorhead. Walthall and...

...who coached the Toronto Raptors to a 41-90 record from April 1996 to February 1998, has been coaching the Continental Basketball Association's Rockford Lightning. Wes Unseld, now the Wizards' general manager, coached the team -- then known...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Isiah Thomas' face is cherubic; his smile is charming. Yet, he helped make Dennis Rodman as bad as he could be on the basketball court.

...different. His playing days took him through the University of Alabama, where he was a defensive whiz, and the Continental Basketball Association. His coaching path also went through the CBA. The players know Davis well enough to have helped put...

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Continental Basketball Association temporarily suspended play Thursday, with league owner Isiah Thomas attempting to sell the teams to local groups. "After a long...