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The Bellingham Slam is a professional basketball team that plays in the International Basketball League. In the past they played in the American Basketball Association. They were originally expected to play in Everett, Washington, but were relocated to Bellingham, Washington under the ownership of John Dominguez. The head coach from 2005 to 2013 was Rob Ridnour, father of Luke Ridnour of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.〔IBL. (2012). Bellingham Slam. Retrieved December 14, 2012, from http://www.ibl.com/bellingham_slam/〕 On March 31, 2014, the team announced that Ridnour was stepping down as coach and former assistant Tyler Amaya was named as his replacement.〔()〕 In their third season of existence, the team won an IBL championship in 2008 and repeated again as league champions in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The Slam have found success by primarily utilizing lesser-known NCAA Division II players rather than Division I players. Each season the Slam's roster features several players who played collegiately in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Whatcom Pavilion on the campus of Whatcom Community College. On February 16, 2015 the Slam announced that the team would be suspending operations.〔Bellingham Herald article. Retrieved from http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2015/02/16/4136733/slam-go-on-hiatus.html〕 ==Inaugural season (2005-06)== The Slam finished their inaugural season 18-14, good for second place in the Red Conference's Ron Boone Division and a #10 seed in the playoffs. They won their first two playoff games (over the Tacoma Navigators, 134-116 in the first round and over the Pittsburgh Xplosion, 122-115 in the second round) in 2005, but lost in the Great Eight Tournament in Rochester to the San Jose SkyRockets by a score of 138-119 on March 22, 2006. The team averaged 529 fans per game, with a high of 1,078 when Dennis Rodman and the Tijuana Dragons came to Bellingham.〔(Bellingham Slam Official Website - International Basketball League Team )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bellingham Slam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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