Jacksonville SLAM

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Jacksonville SLAM
Jacksonville SLAM logo
Founded 2008
League PBL 2008 - present
Team History Jacksonville SLAM
2008 - present
Arena TBD
Based in Jacksonville, Florida
Team Colors Red, Teal, Black
Owner PBL
Head Coach Scott Cooper
Championships 0
Division Titles 0

The Jacksonville SLAM is a team in the Premier Basketball League. They are 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.[1] After seeming to resolve the conflict, [2] the PBL announced that the ownership of the JAM had failed to meet obligations and that the league was taking control of the franchise.[3] The PBL records and some of the players were transferred to the league-run entity.[4] 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.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Boleky, Mark (2008-01-24). Jam coaches, players want solution on pay. Florida Times Union. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ Boleky, Mark (2008-01-25). Jam settles with players, coaches. Florida Times Union. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  3. ^ Premier Basketball League Takes Over Operations In Jacksonville. Our Sports Central (2008-02-04). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
  4. ^ Boleky, Mark (2008-02-07). Jam parts ways with Premier Basketball League. Florida Times Union. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  5. ^ Pascucci, Gianni (2008-02-13). Jacksonville team changes roster, coach. USBasket.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.

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