Bakersfield Jam

Bakersfield Jam
Founded	2006
History	Bakersfield Jam 2006–present
Arena	Dignity Health Event Center
City	Bakersfield, California
Team colors	Red, Blue
Head coach	Will Voigt
Owner	Bakersfield Professional Sports, LLC
Championships	0
Division / Conference titles	0
Affiliations	Atlanta Hawks 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 Dignity Health Event 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
2011–12	D-League	Western	3rd	28	22	.560	Won Round 1 (Dakota) Lost Semifinals (Los Angeles) 2-0
Regular season				130	170	.433
Playoffs				3	5	.375
Regular season and Playoffs combined				105	151	.410

Current roster

Bakersfield Jam roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From 6.0 !C 44 Butch, Brian 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Wisconsin 6.0 !C 34 Cooper, Chris 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Old Dominion 1.5 !G 14 Dennis, Stephen 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kutztown 2.5 !G/F 32 Foster, Shan 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Vanderbilt 2.5 !G/F 9 James, Damion 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Texas 4.0 !F 24 Koch, Adam 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Northern Iowa 4.0 !F 7 Major, Renaldo 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fresno State 4.0 !F 21 Nunnally, James 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UC Santa Barbara 4.0 !F 15 Tatum, Cam 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tennessee 4.0 !F 33 Thomas, Adrian 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Miami	Head coach Will Voigt Assistant coach(es) Rod Baker John Bryant Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: March 30, 2013

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, 2011
• Kendall Marshall - assigned by the Phoenix Suns on November 29, 2012
• Diante Garrett - assigned by the Phoenix Suns on January 9, 2013

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
• Kendall Marshall - recalled by the Phoenix Suns on December 21, 2012

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

• Atlanta Hawks (2012–present)
• 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