The Nebraska Cranes were a United States Basketball League team located in Kearney, Nebraska. The most recent head coach was Brian Walsh. In just the team's second season of existence, the Cranes won the USBL championship by defeating the defending champion Dodge City Legend in the championship game of the USBL Post-Season Festival, doing so on the Legend's home floor.Their second season turned out to be their last, as they did not return for the 2007 season. [1]