Bakersfield Jam
Encyclopedia
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League
(D-League) that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center
in Bakersfield, California
, United States
, which had been built as their practice facility. Previously, the Jam had played their home games at the Rabobank Arena
.
In 2007, there was a contest where the fans could decide on a new name for the team. The choices were to rename the team Desperados, Roughnecks, Oilers, or keep the name Jam. On Thursday, May 17, the team announced that the team will remain the Bakersfield Jam, as that name won the poll in a landslide vote. After the contest, the Jam unveiled a new scheme for the logo. They replaced the blue to red. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3471293
On April 29, 2009, it was reported that the Jam had ceased operations, citing lack of sufficient fan attendance. http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/jam/x443328471/D-LEAVE However, on June 18, the Jam announced that they had not shut down and plan to play in the 2009-10 season, with further details to come the following day. http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/jam/x1216780888/The-Jam-is-not-toast-afterall
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
(D-League) that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center
Jam Events Center
The Jam Events Center is a multipurpose arena in Bakersfield, California. Having opened in December 2009, it is home to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.Currently, the arena seats 420 people but it is expandable to 700....
in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, which had been built as their practice facility. Previously, the Jam had played their home games at the Rabobank Arena
Rabobank Arena
Rabobank Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, Bakersfield, California, USA. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was originally known as Centennial Garden. The city-owned arena sold naming rights to the Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank in...
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In 2007, there was a contest where the fans could decide on a new name for the team. The choices were to rename the team Desperados, Roughnecks, Oilers, or keep the name Jam. On Thursday, May 17, the team announced that the team will remain the Bakersfield Jam, as that name won the poll in a landslide vote. After the contest, the Jam unveiled a new scheme for the logo. They replaced the blue to red. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3471293
On April 29, 2009, it was reported that the Jam had ceased operations, citing lack of sufficient fan attendance. http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/jam/x443328471/D-LEAVE However, on June 18, the Jam announced that they had not shut down and plan to play in the 2009-10 season, with further details to come the following day. http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/jam/x1216780888/The-Jam-is-not-toast-afterall
Year-by-year record
| Season | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Postseason Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Jam | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | D-League NBA Development League The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001... |
Western | 6th | 19 | 31 | .380 | |||
| Bakersfield Jam | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | D-League | Western | 5th | 11 | 39 | .220 | |||
| 2008–09 | D-League | Western | 3rd | 26 | 24 | .520 | Lost Round 1 (Utah Utah Flash The Utah Flash was a team of the NBA Development League that began playing in 2007 and folded in 2011. They played their home games at the UCCU Center on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah... ) 94-81 |
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| 2009–10 | D-League | Western | 8th | 17 | 33 | .340 | |||
| 2010–11 | D-League | Western | 4th | 29 | 21 | .580 | Lost Round 1 (Rio Grande Valley Rio Grande Valley Vipers The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are a 2007-08 expansion team in the NBA Development League. They play their home games at the State Farm Arena, in Hidalgo, Texas.... ) 2–1 |
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| Regular season | 102 | 148 | .408 | ||||||
| Playoffs | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||||||
| Regular season and Playoffs combined | 103 | 151 | .406 | ||||||
Current roster
Players assigned by NBA teams
- Kosta PerovicKosta PerovicKosta Perović is a Serbian professional basketball player. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft...
- assigned by the Golden State WarriorsGolden State WarriorsThe Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
on November 18, 2007 and March 3, 2008 - Patrick O'BryantPatrick O'BryantPatrick Fitzgerald O'Bryant is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Kavala B.C. in Greece. The , center was selected out of Bradley University by the Golden State Warriors with the 9th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft...
- assigned by the Golden State Warriors on December 31, 2006, January 19 and March 8, 2007, and March 10, 2008 - Richard HendrixRichard HendrixVenard Richard Hendrix is an American professional basketball player. Currently he plays for Euroleague team Maccabi Tel Aviv.Hendrix attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Crimson Tide...
- assigned by the Golden State Warriors on November 14, 2008 - DeMarcus NelsonDeMarcus NelsonDeMarcus De'Juan Nelson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for BC Donetsk. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard positions. Nelson has played in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors.-College career:Nelson played at the shooting guard position on...
- assigned by the Golden State Warriors on November 14, 2008 - Devin EbanksDevin EbanksDevin Ebanks is an American professional basketball player selected 43rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA Draft...
- assigned by the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
on December 27, 2010 - Derrick CaracterDerrick CaracterDerrick Caracter is a power forward–center for the Los Angeles Lakers.Caracter grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey. He played high school basketball at St. Patrick High School as a freshman, and attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School as a sophomore, to team with fellow SPF native, and subsequent...
- assigned by the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
on March 29,2011,and April 6
Players recalled by NBA teams
- Kosta PerovicKosta PerovicKosta Perović is a Serbian professional basketball player. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft...
- recalled by the Golden State WarriorsGolden State WarriorsThe Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
on February 20, 2007, January 7, 2008 and March 10, 2008 - Patrick O'BryantPatrick O'BryantPatrick Fitzgerald O'Bryant is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Kavala B.C. in Greece. The , center was selected out of Bradley University by the Golden State Warriors with the 9th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft...
- recalled by the Golden State Warriors on January 16, February 20, March 30, 2007 and April 8, 2008 - DeMarcus NelsonDeMarcus NelsonDeMarcus De'Juan Nelson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for BC Donetsk. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard positions. Nelson has played in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors.-College career:Nelson played at the shooting guard position on...
- recalled by the Golden State Warriors on December 16, 2008 - Richard HendrixRichard HendrixVenard Richard Hendrix is an American professional basketball player. Currently he plays for Euroleague team Maccabi Tel Aviv.Hendrix attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Crimson Tide...
- recalled by the Golden State Warriors on December 18, 2008 - Devin EbanksDevin EbanksDevin Ebanks is an American professional basketball player selected 43rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA Draft...
- recalled by the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
on January 9, 2011
Players called up by NBA teams
- Kevinn PinkneyKevinn PinkneyKevinn Pinkney is an American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Despite a highly successful career as a power forward at the University of Nevada, Reno where he also played with 2007 draft prospect Nick Fazekas and led the overachieving Wolf Pack to the Sweet 16 of the 2005 NCAA...
- called up by the Boston CelticsBoston CelticsThe Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
on April 4, 2007 - Brian ButchBrian ButchBrian Butch is an American professional basketball player. He was a center on the 2003 McDonald's All-American basketball team who later attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison on a basketball scholarship...
- called up by the Denver NuggetsDenver NuggetsThe Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
on April 4, 2010 - Trey JohnsonTrey JohnsonClinton "Trey" Johnson III is an American professional basketball player. Johnson played college basketball with the Alcorn State Braves and the Jackson State Tigers in the Southwestern Athletic Conference . During his senior year, he won the SWAC Player of the Year award...
- called up by the Toronto RaptorsToronto RaptorsThe Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
on January 26, 2011
Affiliates
- Golden State WarriorsGolden State WarriorsThe Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(2006–2010) - Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles ClippersThe Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
(2009–present) - Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(2010–2011) - Orlando MagicOrlando MagicThe Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...
(2008–2009) - Phoenix SunsPhoenix SunsThe Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
(2011–present) - Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
(2006–2008) - Toronto RaptorsToronto RaptorsThe Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
(2011–present)