Bakersfield Jam

Bakersfield Jam
Founded	2006
History	Bakersfield Jam 2006–present
Arena	Jam Events Center
City	Bakersfield, California
Team colors	Red, Blue
Head coach	Will Voigt
Owner	Bakersfield Professional Sports, LLC
Championships	0
Division / Conference titles	0
Affiliations	Los Angeles Clippers Phoenix Suns Toronto Raptors
Website	www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/

The Bakersfield Jam is an American basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association Development League (D-League) that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the 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. [1]

On April 29, 2009, it was reported that the Jam had ceased operations, citing lack of sufficient fan attendance. [2] 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. [3]

Year-by-year record

Season	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Postseason Results
Bakersfield Jam
2006–07	D-League	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) 94-81
2009–10	D-League	Western	8th	17	33	.340
2010–11	D-League	Western	4th	29	21	.580	Lost Round 1 (Rio Grande Valley) 2–1
Regular season				102	148	.408
Playoffs				1	3	.250
Regular season and Playoffs combined				103	151	.406

Current Roster

• 33 Derrick Byars G/F 6-7 220 Vanderbilt
• 17 Osiris Eldridge G 6-3 190 Illinois State
• 11 Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. G 6-4 181 Virginia
• 24 Adam Koch F 6-8 255 Northern Iowa
• 23 Renaldo Major F 6-7 210 Fresno State
• 32 Juan Pattillo F 6-6 225 Western Kentucky
• 22 Adrian Thomas F 6-7 225 Miami
• 21 Jamie Vanderbeken F/C 6-11 240 Iowa State
• 9 Jeremy Wise G 6-2 185 Southern Mississippi

Coaches

• HEAD COACH: Will Voigt
• ASSISTANT COACH(ES): John Bryant and Brian Dignan

Players assigned by NBA teams

• Kosta Perovic - assigned by the Golden State Warriors on November 18, 2007 and March 3, 2008
• Patrick O'Bryant - assigned by the Golden State Warriors on December 31, 2006, January 19 and March 8, 2007, and March 10, 2008
• Richard Hendrix - assigned by the Golden State Warriors on November 14, 2008
• DeMarcus Nelson - assigned by the Golden State Warriors on November 14, 2008
• Devin Ebanks - assigned by the Los Angeles Lakers on December 27, 2010
• Derrick Caracter - assigned by the Los Angeles Lakers on March 29, 2011, and April 6

Players recalled by NBA teams

• Kosta Perovic - recalled by the Golden State Warriors on February 20, 2007, January 7, 2008 and March 10, 2008
• Patrick O'Bryant - recalled by the Golden State Warriors on January 16, February 20, March 30, 2007 and April 8, 2008
• DeMarcus Nelson - recalled by the Golden State Warriors on December 16, 2008
• Richard Hendrix - recalled by the Golden State Warriors on December 18, 2008
• Devin Ebanks - recalled by the Los Angeles Lakers on January 9, 2011

Players called up by NBA teams

• Kevinn Pinkney - called up by the Boston Celtics on April 4, 2007
• Brian Butch - called up by the Denver Nuggets on April 4, 2010
• Trey Johnson - called up by the Toronto Raptors on January 26, 2011

Affiliates

• Golden State Warriors (2006–2010)
• Los Angeles Clippers (2009–present)
• Los Angeles Lakers (2010–2011)
• Orlando Magic (2008–2009)
• Phoenix Suns (2011–present)
• Sacramento Kings (2006–2008)
• Toronto Raptors (2011–present)

External links

• Bakersfield Jam Website