The Dragons were owned by Paul Miller, and Dick Giesen.

[1] The Des Moines Dragons were the International Basketball Association champions in 2000 and the runner-up in 2001 to the Dakota Wizards.

The Dragons were coached by Glenn Duhon from 1997 through 2000 and Michael Born from 2000 through 2001.

The Dragons played their home games at Veterans Auditorium from 1997 through 2001.

Also in 2001 Michael Born was named the Coach of the year in the IBA along with David Joerger of the Dakota Wizards.