SlamBall
SlamBall is a hybrid sport combining elements from basketball, 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.
SlamBall match showing a slam dunk | |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Contact | Full |
| Equipment | Basketball |
| Sport | SlamBall |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Inaugural season | 2002, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2023 |
| Ceased | 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Countries | United States, China, Australia, Portugal, India |
| Last champion(s) | Mob |
| Most titles | Mob (3) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN, CBS, Versus, Cartoon Network SIC K, SIC Radical Cuatro GXT, Italia 1 One HD |
| Official website | https://www.slamballleague.com |
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.