Bakersfield Jam

Bakersfield Jam
Bakersfield Jam logo
League	NBA Development League
Founded	2006
History	Bakersfield Jam 2006–present
Arena	Dignity Health Event Center
Location	Bakersfield, California
Team colors	Red, Blue, Silver, White (Main Colors); Orange, Purple and Black (Secondary Colors).
General manager	Bubba Barrage
Head coach	Nate Bjorkgren
Ownership	Bakersfield Professional Sports, LLC
Affiliation(s)	Phoenix Suns (solo as of 2014-15)
Championships	0
Division/Conference titles	1 (2012-13)
Website	www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/
Home Away Third

The Bakersfield Jam are an American basketball team that plays 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.

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

On April 30, 2014, it was reported that the Jam would enter a hybrid operation with the Phoenix Suns. Not only would that lead to the Suns having exclusive collaborations with the team, but it would also allow the Jam to operate under their own management in the process. On May 9, it was confirmed that the Suns and the Jam would agree to working under a hybrid affiliation. Four days later, the Jam completed their transition by allowing Suns scout Bubba Barrage to be the team's newest general manager and letting Nate Bjorkgren coach the Jam in place of Will Voigt.

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) 0-1
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) 2-0 Lost Semifinals (Los Angeles) 0-2
2012–13	D-League	Western	1st	36	14	.720	Lost Round 1 (Austin) 0-2
2013–14	D-League	Western	5th	24	26	.480
Regular season				190	210	.475
Playoffs				3	7	.300
Regular season and Playoffs combined				193	217	.471

Current roster

Motor City Cruise roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 6 Alexander, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 2000-02-25 American F 18 Evbuomwan, Tosan (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2001-02-16 Princeton G 2 Higgs, Devon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2000-02-10 Georgia Southwestern State G — Jenkins, Daniss (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-17 St. John's G 21 Jones, ShawnDre' 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1994-11-18 Richmond G — McCoy, Javante 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-01-24 Boston University F 0 Peek, Sam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-11 Stetson F 7 Turell, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-03 Yeshiva G 51 Vaudrin, Chandler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-06-26 Winthrop

Head coach Jamelle McMillan Assistant coach(es) Brian Boyle David Noel Marcus Stout Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (P) Prospects (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: August 30, 2024

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
• Eric Bledsoe - assigned by the Los Angeles Clippers on January 26, 2012
• Kendall Marshall - assigned by the Phoenix Suns on November 29, 2012
• Diante Garrett - assigned by the Phoenix Suns on January 9, 2013
• Rudy Gobert - assigned by the Utah Jazz of December 14, 2013, and January 4, 2014
• Archie Goodwin - assigned by the Phoenix Suns on January 23, 2014 and February 5, 2014
• Dwight Buycks - assigned by the Toronto Raptors on January 3, 2014, and March 5, 2014

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
• Eric Bledsoe - recalled by the Los Angeles Clippers on January 28, 2012
• Kendall Marshall - recalled by the Phoenix Suns on December 21, 2012
• Rudy Gobert - recalled by the Utah Jazz on December 21, 2013 and January 13, 2014
• Archie Goodwin - recalled by the Phoenix Suns on January 26, 2014 and February 10, 2014
• Dwight Buycks - recalled by the Toronto Raptors on January 13, 2014 and March 9, 2014

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 (2012–2014)
• Golden State Warriors (2006–2010)
• Los Angeles Clippers (2009–2014)
• Los Angeles Lakers (2010–2011)
• Orlando Magic (2008–2009)
• Phoenix Suns (2011–present)
• Sacramento Kings (2006–2008)
• Toronto Raptors (2011–2014)
• Utah Jazz (2013–2014)

External links

• Bakersfield Jam Website