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.

And in this issue...

The most current issue of SLAM is now out and, as we eluded to earlier, BAM Jam is featured inside. Flip to page 82 in their Tech Corner with Josh Childress. It features the Greek League Finals, police, tear gas and how a home team crowd actually cost their team a title.

If you are interested in getting SLAM at over half off their best deals, be sure to stop by the BAM Jam merchandise booth at the tournament. Matt and his STADIA team will be sure to take care of you!

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.

Team Captains - please read

Just a reminder, once you have registered your team the team captain (also listed as Player 1) should be getting a verification email with all of your team's information. It is critical that you read this information carefully and make any changes necessary.

The most critical items are: team gender, team age and team competition level. These items determine which bracket you are in and once the tournament starts they cannot be changed.

If you have not yet received this email check your spam or junk folder, as they will sometimes end up in there. After you have checked these folders, if they are not there then send an email to service@idahoselect.org with your name and your team's name. We will go in and try to find it from there!