Saskatoon Slam
The Saskatoon Slam were a professional basketball franchise based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, that played in the National Basketball League in 1993 and 1994. The teams in the NBL were the Canadian franchises of the World Basketball Association, which folded in 1992. The ownership of the WBL’s Saskatchewan Storm franchise chose to re-name the team as the Saskatoon Slam in the new league. The team played its home games at Saskatchewan Place. In the NBL's single full season, 1993, the Slam captured the league championship. They defeated the Cape Breton Breakers three games to one. All the games were played in Saskatoon to reduce travel costs. The Slam returned for the 1994 season, but the league folded on 9 July that year.
Season by season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GBL = Games Behind Leader
| Season | GP | W | L | GBL | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1993 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 3rd | Defeated Winnipeg Thunder 3 games to 2 in NBL semi-final Defeated Cape Breton Breakers 3 games to 1 in NBL finals[1] |
| 1994 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4th | League folded on July 9[2] |
All-time roster
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Current/last known team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Blackwell | 11 | F | 6'7 | 257 | CD Universidad de Los Lagos (Chile) (2011) | |
| Fred Cofield | 4 | G | 6'3 | 190 | January 4, 1962 | Barangay Ginebra (Philippines) (1997) |
| Gary Collier | G | October 8, 1971 | ||||
| Mario Donaldson | 34 | G/F | 6'4 | 195 | Marinos de Anzotegui (Venezuela) (2001) | |
| Jerome Gaines | 1 | G | 6'4 | 190 | ||
| Angelo Hamilton | 23 | G/F | 6'5 | 200 | Dart Killester (Ireland) (2002) | |
| Richard Lovelace | 23 | G | 6'6 | 200 | Brandon Bobcats (CIS) (1999) | |
| Roy Marble | 30 | F | 6'6 | 190 | December 13, 1966 | |
| Brian Martin | F | 6'9 | 212 | August 18, 1962 | ||
| Jared Miller | 45 | F | 6'8 | 225 | Porto Ferpinta (Portugal) (2000) | |
| James Moses | ||||||
| Darren Morningstar | 50 | C | 6'10 | 235 | April 22, 1969 | Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) (1999) |
| Michael Sims | 1 | G | 5'11 | 170 | ||
| McKinley Singleton | 5 | G | 6'4 | 195 | October 29, 1961 | |
| John Spencer | 44 | F | 6'8 | 233 | CBA] (Sichuan China) (1998) | |
| Greg Sutton | 20 | G | 6'2 | 170 | December 3, 1967 | Proteus DaNoi AEL (Cyprus) (2002) |
| Troy Truvillion | 20 | G | 6'4 | 185 | Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France) (2001) | |
| Sean Tyson | 22 | F | 6'7 | 220 | Winnipeg Cyclone (IBA) | |
| Dean Wiebe | 34 | G/F | 6'4 | 195 | ||
| Erik Wilson | 55 | C | 7'0 | 235 | Defensor Sporting Club (Uruguay) (2001) |
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