Slamball
Sign in to saveSlamBall is a hybrid sport combining elements from basketball, American football, hockey, and gymnastics played with four trampolines in front of each net and boards around the court edge. While SlamBall is based on basketball, it is a contact sport, with blocks, collisions and rough physical play as part of the game, similar to elements of American football and ice hockey.
Key facts
- Sport.name
- SlamBall
- Sport.image
- Corey vs Ivan in 2008.jpg
- Sport.imagesize
- 360px
- Sport.caption
- SlamBall match showing a slam dunk
- Sport.contact
- Full
- Sport.ball
- Basketball
- Sports league.title
- Professional SlamBall League
- Sports league.pixels
- 250px
- Sports league.sport
- SlamBall
- Sports league.founded
- 2000
- Sports league.inaugural
- 2002, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2023
- Sports league.teams
- 8
- Sports league.countries
- United States, China, Australia, Portugal, India
- Sports league.champion
- Mob
- Sports league.most successful club
- Mob (3)
- Sports league.folded
- 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016
- Sports league.website
- https://www.slamballleague.com
- Sports league.TV
- ESPN, CBS, Versus, Cartoon Network SIC K, SIC Radical Cuatro GXT, Italia 1 One HD
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
28 sectionsContents
- History
- SlamBall in China (2012–2016)
- Current league (2023–present)
- Rules and regulations
- Playing regulations
- Positions
- Fouls
- Equipment
- Media exposure
- Athletes and training
- Teams
- Active
- Seasons
- 2001 Original Season
- 2002 Season
- 2003 Season
- 2007 Powerade SlamBall Challenge
- 2008 Season
- 2012 Season (MSAA SlamBall China Championship Series 4)
- 2016 Season (MSAA SlamBall China Championship Series 5)
- 2023 season
- Postseason
- Bracket
- Stats & Awards
- Past champions
- Popular culture
- References
- External links
SlamBall is a hybrid sport combining elements from basketball, American football, hockey, and gymnastics played with four trampolines in front of each net and boards around the court edge. While SlamBall is based on basketball, it is a contact sport, with blocks, collisions and rough physical play as part of the game, similar to elements of American football and ice hockey.
Professional SlamBall games currently air on television for ESPN and stream on ESPN+. Previously, they aired on television with Spike TV for two seasons in 2002–2003, and the POWERade SlamBall Challenge was aired on CSTV (now CBS Sports Network) in 2007. SlamBall returned in August 2008, airing on Versus (now NBC Sports Network) and CBS. The 2008 SlamBall season aired at one point on weekends on Cartoon Network. SlamBall was shown on One HD in Australia during 2009. SlamBall held its first major international tournament in China in 2012.