Founded | 2008 |
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League | PBL 2008 |
Team history | Jacksonville SLAM 2008 |
Based in | Jacksonville, Florida |
Arena | TBD |
Colors | Red, Teal, Black |
Owner | PBL |
Head coach | Scott Cooper |
Championships | 0 |
Division titles | 0 |
The Jacksonville SLAM was a team in the Premier Basketball League. They were a successor of sorts to the Jacksonville JAM.
The SLAM came into existence after a public dispute between the owner of the JAM and his players and coaches on getting payment for services. After seeming to resolve the conflict, the PBL announced that the ownership of the JAM had failed to meet obligations and that the league was taking control of the franchise. The PBL records and some of the players were transferred to the league-run entity. Notably, the coach declined to join the new entity. The owner retained the name of JAM.
On February 13, 2008, USBasket reported that Scott Cooper was named the head coach.
When the slate of 2008-2009 teams for the PBL was announced, the SLAM was not listed on it and therefore it is considered folded.
References
- Boleky, Mark (2008-01-24). "Jam coaches, players want solution on pay". Florida Times Union. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- Boleky, Mark (2008-01-25). "Jam settles with players, coaches". Florida Times Union. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- "Premier Basketball League Takes Over Operations In Jacksonville". Our Sports Central. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- Boleky, Mark (2008-02-07). "Jam parts ways with Premier Basketball League". Florida Times Union. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- Pascucci, Gianni (2008-02-13). "Jacksonville team changes roster, coach". USBasket.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- "2008-09 PBL Team Websites". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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