Wisconsin Blast

{{Infobox basketball club|league=International Basketball Association|city=Appleton, Wisconsin|founded=1997|folded=1999|arena=Brown County Arena|color1=#54A897|division=IBA East Division|capacity=5,248}}

The Wisconsin Blast was an American professional basketball club based in Appleton, Wisconsin that competed in the International Basketball Association (IBA) beginning in the 1997–98 season. The team folded after the 1998–99 season. Pat Knight was the head coach of the Blast and Jon Stuckey was his assistant coach.{{cite web|title=Team Coaches|url=http://www.wiblast.com:80/team/coaches.html|website=wiblast.com|publisher=Wisconsin Blast|accessdate=May 18, 2018|archivedate=February 6, 1998|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980206131309/http://www.wiblast.com:80/team/coaches.html}} Knight also served as the team's general manager. Keary Ecklund owned the Blast.{{cite web|title=The Blast Staff|url=http://www.wiblast.com:80/theblast/staff.html|website=wiblast.com|publisher=Wisconsin Blast|accessdate=May 18, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980206131119/http://www.wiblast.com:80/theblast/staff.html|archivedate=February 6, 1998}} Ira Newble, who later played in the NBA for several seasons, was perhaps their best known player. The team played its games at the Brown County Arena.