The Smoky Mountain Jam team is a member of the American Basketball Association (ABA) that began play in the 2008- 2009 season. They are located in Sevierville, Tennessee, which is in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Jam is owned by the Crossroads Sports Entertainment Group, LLC, headed by Chris Glisson. On May 18, 2009, the Jam announced their name, logo, and colors. The choice of "Jam" as the nickname comes from a play on words where a "jam" refers to a basketball scoring effort as well as a jam session in music. The team made a decision to enhance its Tennessee heritage in its choice of names, especially its musical roots.
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Famous quotes containing the words smoky, mountain and/or jam:
“When the villagers were lighting their fires beyond the horizon, I too gave notice to the various wild inhabitants of Walden vale, by a smoky streamer from my chimney, that I was awake.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain.”
—Irish proverb.
“The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday—but never jam today.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)