New York to Boise - BAM Jam getting national exposure

We have confirmed that SLAM Magazine will be coming in from New York to cover this summer's Fast Eddy's BAM Jam. Ryne Hansen, SLAM's online editor will be making the trip out to Boise for the event.

If you've wanted to be in the industry's leading basketball magazine, this could be your chance. Elite teams, get your game together. If you can fly, get your creativity ready for the POWERADE Slam Dunk Championship. If you can shoot, dial in your range for the Mybullfrog 3-Point Challenge. Winners could get more than just great prizes. SLAM is waiting!

Remember, the normal registration deadline is July 30.

Team Check In Information

This year's team check in will take place at The Sports Authority parking lot, located at 1301 N. Milwaukee in Boise. It will be on Thursday, August 5 from 4-8pm. More details will come as we get closer to the event. This is mandatory for all teams to attend, though you can send just one team representative if you would like. At check in you will get updated brackets, your team's t-shirts plus a coupon package worth over $100. You can also make last minute player changes as well (see the details on the official Player Change form here for restrictions). We recommend bringing the entire team and your family.

This year, we are turning the team check in into more of a festival for participants, fans and family. There will be fun things for the whole family, including a chance to win a new 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 from Larry H. Miller Chrysler Jeep Dodge. Also at the check in there will be a preliminary round of the Mybullfrog 3-Point Challenge.

Plus, there going to be music and some great food.

More event details

Here's how things are shaping up for this year's tournament. All teams will get a 3 game guarantee and after that it depends on how long you keep winning. Every team member will also get a BAM Jam participant t-shirt and each team will be receiving a team packet with all kinds of cool free stuff and coupons for discounts.

Games for each bracket will start at 5:00 PM on Friday, August 6 and will finish around 9:00 PM. We will start up again with games on Saturday at 8:00 AM and the final games will wrap up around 6:00 PM.

The Idaho Trust Bank Center Court will feature elite games all tournament long. On Saturday there will also be the MyBullFrog 3-point Shootout, the Powerade Slam Dunk Championship and the Larry Miller 1/2 court truck giveaway. More details will be coming soon on these.

And we are proud to announce that Fast Eddy's will again be our title sponsor. If you recall, Fast Eddy's sponsored last spring's BAM Jam (check out this video from STADIA TV, Click Here).

If you having yet registered your team, you will want to get that done ASAP. Normal registration closes July 30.  Team check in will be on Thursday, August 5 likely from 4-8pm at Sports Authority in Boise off of Milwaukee.

Fast Eddy's BAM Jam Bracket Champions

Bracket #1(Fast Eddy's Center Court) - Men's Elite - IPC
Bracket #2 (US Marines #2) - 6'0 and Under Elite - Long Shots
Bracket #3 (US Marines #3) - Boy's High School Elite - Zimm
Bracket #4 (96.9 The Eagle) - Women's Competitive - Loafy Girls
Bracket #5 (Eddie's Diner) - Men's Competitive - Vertical
Bracket #6 (Kissin' 92) - Men's Competitive - Fab Four
Bracket #7 (1350 KTIK) - Men's Competitive - The Penetrators
Bracket #8 (Idaho Sports Medicine) - Men's Recreational - Goldy's
Bracket #9 (Pro Image) Men's 6'0 and Under - Reckless Abandon
Bracket #10 (US Marines #4) - Boy's High School Competitive - Barking Spiders
Bracket #11 (US Marines #1) - Boy's High School Competitive - Bricklayers
Bracket #12 (93.1 Hit Music) - Girl's High School Competitive - We Be So Cool
Bracket #13 (AAA Idaho) - Boy's 8th Grade - Vallivue
Bracket #14 (Larry Miller Auto) - Boy's 6th/7th Grade - Boise Ballers
Bracket #15 (CBS-KBOI) - Boy's 6th/7th Grade - Three Plus One
Bracket #16 (Helly Hansen) - Boy's 5th Grade - AZONE
Bracket #17 (96.9 The Eagle) - Boy's 3rd/4th Grade - ZAPP
Bracket #18 (Rossman Law Group) - Girl's 8th Grade - Eighth Wonder
Bracket #19 (Rossman Law Group) - Girl's 6th/7th Grade - Starbursts
Bracket #20 (Pro Image) - Co-ed - Team Boyd

Idaho Select Basketball Slam Dunk Champion - Kelly McCarty
Jackson & Jackson Insurance 3-point Shootout Champion - Marty Okamura

Pictures will be coming soon. And remember to mark your calendars now for summer BAM Jam, August 6-7 in downtown Boise!

2010 Spring Schedule of Events

Here's what is going on at Taco Bell Arena, March 13, 2010 (along with all the 3 on 3 basketball games) 

Jackson & Jackson 3-point Shootout - Come show off your long range skills at the Jackson & Jackson 3-point Shootout. We will be qualifying players through out the day up until the championship rounds, which will start around 2pm at the Fast Eddy's Center Court. The top 8 players will have a chance to shoot off for great prizes and be crowned the Jackson & Jackson 3-point Champion! It's only $2 to enter and you can enter as many times as you want. Proceeds go to player scholarships.

Slam Dunk Competition - Also at the Fast Eddy's Center Court and will feature some of the highest fliers in the valley! Competition will likely start around 2pm and anyone can enter. Contact Clint Hordemann at clint@idahoselect.org for more details. Winner will get great prizes including gear from STADIA Clothing. Check out YouTube videos from last year, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXxvKq8zPds.

Washington Trust Player's Lounge - Looking for a place to hang out between games? Want to catch up on NCAA action? Need to grab a meal or snack? You are invited to check out the Washington Trust Player's Lounge located near Lobby 4. They will have TVs, food and will be doing a free drawing for anyone that wants to win basketballs, clothes, gear and other great prizes.

NCAA Basketball - It's conference tournament week with the culmination this weekend. We will have all the action on the big screen JumboTron and in the Washington Trust Player's Lounge. Check out this schedule, which is just the tip of the iceberg:
Saturday, March 13
10 a.m. ESPN2 America East: Championship
11 a.m. ABC SEC Tournament: Semifinal 1
11:30 a.m. ESPN ACC: Semifinal 1
12 noon ESPN2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Championship
1 p.m. ABC SEC Tournament: Semifinal 2
2 p.m. ESPN ACC: Semifinal 2
2 p.m. ESPN2 Southland Conference: Championship
4 p.m. ESPN Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Championship
4 p.m. ESPN2 Mid American Conference: Championship
6 p.m. ESPN2 Big West Conference: Championship
6:30 p.m. ESPNU SWAC: Championship
7 p.m. ESPN BIG EAST Championship: Championship
8 p.m. ESPN2 Western Athletic Conference: Championship