The Bellingham Slam is a professional basketball team that plays in the International Basketball League. In the past they played in the American Basketball Association. They were originally expected to play in Everett, Washington, but were relocated to Bellingham, Washington under the ownership of John Dominguez. The head coach is Rob Ridnour, father of Luke Ridnour of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. In their third season of existence, the team won an IBL championship in 2008 and repeated again as league champions in 2012.
The Slam have found success by primarily utilizing lesser-known NCAA Division II players rather than Division I players. Each season the Slam's roster features several players who played collegiately in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Whatcom Pavilion on the campus of Whatcom Community College.
Read more about Bellingham Slam: Inaugural Season (2005-06), Second Season (2006-07), Third Season (2008), Fourth Season (2009), 2005-2006 Roster, 2006-2007 Roster, 2008 Roster, 2009 Roster
Famous quotes containing the word slam:
“to slam the door on all the days she’ll stay the same
and never ask why and never think who to ask,
to slam the door and rip off her orange blouse.
Father, father, I wish I were dead.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)