[1] Southwest Basketball then purchased and relocated three existing franchises while launching one expansion team, the Fort Worth Flyers.

[2] The team introduced its logo of a blue capital "F", reminiscent of a biplane, over a basketball.

The team began play in 2005–06 as an expansion franchise with Sam Vincent as coach.

They were the D-League's regular season champions, finishing 28–20, but lost the championship game to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds by a score of 119–108.

There was talk of the Flyers moving to Reno, Nevada, and of the D-League placing another team in Fort Worth, citing their proximity to the Dallas Mavericks.