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The Bellingham Slam are a team of the International Basketball League scheduled to begin play there in spring of 2008 which began as a 2005 expansion team in the Ron Boone Division of 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 is Rob Ridnour, father of Luke Ridnour , of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics. 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 . SECOND SEASON (2006-07) The Slam finished their second season 21-10, which was good for second place in the Red Conference's North Division, a #8 seed in the playoffs, and a first-round bye. They won their first playoff game 137-103 over the Hollywood Fame before losing to the Vermont Frost Heaves by a score of 119-103 in the league quarterfinals. THIRD SEASON (2008) The team has announced they are moving to the International Basketball League for 2008, where they will play a spring schedule. {Link without Title} 2005-2006 ROSTER
2006-2007 ROSTER
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