mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | October 19th, 2009
Bakersfield Jam To Hold Open Tryouts Oct. 24 – 25 In Hawthorne
Dust off your old Air Jordans. It’s time for some professional basketball tryouts.
The Bakersfield Jam, the Bakersfield area NBA D-League team affiliated with the NBA Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers, are holding an open tryouts Oct. 24 and 25 at the HAX facility in Hawthorne, Calif.
Tryouts will be held from 8 a.m. to [...]
Bakersfield Jam Add Coaches With NBA Experience
The Bakersfield Jam announced on Tuesday that Greg Minor, Mark Strickland, and Chris Leazier will be joining head coach Will Voigt as assistant coaches for the 2009-10 season, while Jeff Christensen will assist the coaches as an intern.
“We have assembled an excellent staff of coaches that understand how hard you have to work to be [...]
Jam to Pick Fourth in D League Draft
According to ESPN 123o, the Bakersfield Jam will have the fourth overall selection in the 2009 NBA D-League draft next month, moving upone spot from the previous season where the Jam had the fifth overallselection. The lottery took place in Dallas, TX today at the League’s annual coaches meetings.
“I am excited about where we are [...]
Commentary: Jam Game Tickets Skyrocket, While New Jam Coach Voted In
Basketball season ticket holders voting for a new head coach, exclusive country club style ticket prices, and a catered game experience that promises to be out of this world. That’s the new Bakersfield Jam.
Will Voigt, the new head coach for the 2009-10 Bakersfield Jam has twice been voted into a coaching position by fan votes.
Voigt [...]
ESPN1230 Talks Crucial Vote For Jam Coach; Face News Wasn’t Invited
I chuckled when I learned Bakersfield Jam owner Stan Ellis wanted select members of the media and season ticket holders to ‘vote’ for the new head coach of his NBA D League team. Then I was honored when I found out I had the only radio vote, now I’m acting like I’m hiring someone to [...]
Jam Head Coach Scott Roth Leads NBA D League Select Summer Team
The NBA Development League announced on Monday the roster for the 2009 NBA D-League Select team, which will be competing in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports. The team, comprised of 10 players, will play a five-game schedule at the Cox Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center on the campus of the [...]
Bako Jam Announce Affiliation With Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors
While many NBA D League fans likely hoped for a Bakersfield Jam affiliation with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, Jam fans can now look forward to the next best thing: an affiliation with the Los Clippers as well as a continuation as an affiliate of the Golden State Warriors.
The Bakersfield Jam announced on Monday that [...]
Bakersfield Jam Downsize, Return To NBA D League, Hint Of Lakers Affiliation
“There are about that many [1,500] avid basketball fans in town. There are not 9,000,” said Stan Ellis owner of the Bakersfield Jam on Friday after the team announced their return to the NBA D League.
That point may be argued as there are many high school and youth sports players and families locally, but Ellis’s [...]
Bakersfield Jam Team Owner Calls Foul On Face News, Points Finger At NBA
Bakersfield Jam owner Stan Ellis wasn’t pleased with my recent commentary, “Bakersfield Jam Folding Will Be Felt For Years.” He had a reason to not be pleased. His organization invested money in Face News to help spread the good news about their basketball organization, which, in my opinion, brought very exciting basketball to Bakersfield organization.
It’s [...]
Commentary: Bakersfield Jam Folding Will Be Felt For Years
Some people said, “I saw it coming.” I think it was building the state-of-the-art practice facility that changed some minds, including my own, that pro ball in Bakersfield could survive. Others lambasted the NBA D League in Bakersfield, assumed that games “sucked” because of poor attendance. Let me make it clear. The games didn’t suck. [...]
