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Saskatoon Slam

Basketball team in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Saskatoon Slam were a Canadian professional basketball franchise based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that played in the National Basketball League in 1993 and 1994.[1]

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Saskatchewan Storm (WBL)

The Slam were founded in 1990 as the Saskatchewan Storm of the World Basketball League (WBL). On May 11, 1990 The Storm narrowly lost their first game, 117–115 against the Las Vegas Silver Streaks, in front of a record crowd of more than 8,000.[2] The team did not win a championship but had some notable alumni, including Thomas Lyles, the father of Sacramento Kings player Trey Lyles, and current UC Davis Aggies men's basketball coach Jim Les. The WBL folded before the conclusion of the 1992 season, and the Canadian franchises opted to create a new national league, the National Basketball League (NBL). It was then that the Storm changed their name to the Saskatoon Slam.

Saskatoon Slam (NBL)

The Slam were a success in the only full NBL season. On 8 September 1993, they defeated the Cape Breton Breakers by a score of 109–107 in the fourth game of the championship final to win the league title.[3] This was the province's first professional basketball championship, and the only one until the Saskatchewan Rattlers won the inaugural Canadian Elite Basketball League title in 2019.[4]

The NBL struggled financially–for example, all games of the 1993 finals were played in Saskatoon to reduce travel costs–and the league folded in the middle of the 1994 season, along with the Slam.[2] This left the city and province without professional basketball until briefly hosting the Saskatchewan Hawks, from 2000 to 2002.[3]

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Season by season results

= Indicates League Championship

Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GBL = Games Behind Leader

Saskatchewan Storm (WBL)

Season[5]GPWL Pct.GBLFinishPlayoffs
1990461927 .413196thLost first-round to Las Vegas Silver Streaks, 2–0
1991512526 .490126thWon first-round over Youngstown Pride, 2–0

Lost semi-final to Calgary 88's, 2–0

1992 33 12 21 .364 14 7th None–League folded on 1 August 1992
Totals 130 56 74 .431 2-4 playoff record

Saskatoon Slam (NBL)

Season[6] CoachGPWL Pct.GBLFinishPlayoffs
1993 Bill Klucas462521 .54453rdWon semi-final over Winnipeg Thunder 3–2,
Won finals over Cape Breton Breakers 3–1
1994 Bill Klucas231013 .43564thNone–League folded on 9 July 1994
Totals 69 35 34 .507 - - Playoff record 6-3
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All-time Slam roster

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