Salem Capitals

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Salem Capitals
Salem Capitals Logo.png
League The Basketball League
Founded2020
HistorySalem Capitals
2022–
Arena Salem Armory
Location Salem, Oregon
Team colors   
Head coachKevin Johnson Jr.
Ownership Jason Conrad
Website Official website

The Salem Capitals are an American professional basketball team based in Salem, Oregon, and a member of The Basketball League (TBL). They play their home games in the Salem Armory, which seats 3,000 for basketball.

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History

On December 6, 2020, Evelyn Magley, CEO of The Basketball League (TBL), stated that Salem, Oregon, was approved as a basketball franchise with Jason Conrad the inaugural team owner. [1] The Capitals opted to sit out the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Their motto is "community culture" and the team actively focuses on and participates in community engagement projects and outings. [3]

Season History
YearHead CoachRegular Season RecordRegular Season FinishPlayoff RecordPlayoff Finish
2022Brian Stevens17-73rd - TBL West3-2West Semi-Finals
2023Kevin Johnson Jr.15-103rd - TBL West2-2West Semi-Finals
2024Kevin Johnson Jr.14-103rd - TBL Pacific Northwest0-1Pacific Northwest Semi-Finals
Totals46-27 (.630)5-5 (.500)

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Salem Capitals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
Head coach
  • Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Johnson Jr.
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the United States.svg Beau Rinker
  • Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Kelly
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

2024 Season

The Capitals began the season 0-2 before winning 6 straight and finishing the month of April with a record of 8-6. On April 28th during the third quarter of a home game against the Wenatchee Bighorns, Jason Conrad collapsed on the sideline. Fans were evacuated and the game was postponed to be finished at a later date. Conrad quickly made a full recovery. Due to Pacific Northwest conference teams playing a varying amount of regular season games, playoff standings were to be decided by win percentage. The top two playoff seeds were the Vancouver Volcanoes (16-4) and the Seattle Super Hawks (16-8). The Capitals went on to finish the regular season with a record of with a regular season record of 13-10 (.565 win percentage) while the Bighorns finished 10-9 (.526 win percentage). Due to the closeness of their respective win percentages, it was decided that the Capitals and Bighorns resume the unfinished game in Seattle on May 28th, with the winner playing the Super Hawks in the first round of the playoffs later that night. In unprecedented fashion, the game was resumed with 5:26 left in the third quarter with a score of Capitals 76, Bighorns 66. [4] The Capitals went on to win the game 111-106, moving their record to 14-10. Despite a valiant effort and long day of basketball, they subsequently lost to the Super Hawks 130-127 later that night, ending their season.

Player Awards

Joseph (Allen) Billinger Jr - All West Conference Second Team, TBL National Player of the Week #5, AB3 MVP Award*, Averaged 18.5 points and 5 assists per game. [5]

Preston Whitfield - All West Conference Second Team, Swaggy P Offensive Player of the Year Award*, Averaged 22.5 points per game and 43.9% from three point range. [6]

Kylor Kelley - All Defensive First Team, K-P Defensive Player of the Year Award*, Averages 3.9 blocks and .9 steals per game. [7]

Psalm Maduakor - K-P Defensive Player of the Year Award*

Jameel Tolbert - Meel Work Most Improved Player Award*

Taylor Webster - T Webb Teammate of the Year Award*

Dominique Lawrence - DOMO Community Award*

*Denotes Team Voted

Coach Awards

Kevin Johnson Jr. - Best Dressed Coach of the Week #4

2023 Season

The Capitals began the season 5-7 before winning 10 of the 13 remaining regular season games, finishing with a regular season record of 15-10, good for second place in the Northwest division (within the West conference). They won a thrilling first round playoff game over the Vancouver Volcanoes 117-114 [8] before falling to the Seattle Super Hawks during the West Conference Semi-Finals in a best two out of three series.

Player Awards

Joseph (Allen) Billinger Jr - TBL All-Star, All West Conference First Team, Averaged 20.2 points and 4.8 assists per game. [9]

Preston Whitfield - All West Conference Third Team, Averaged 19.1 points per game and 43.6% from three point range. [10]

2022 Season

On March 4, 2022, the team's inaugural season began with a 116-100 win [11] over the Vancouver Volcanoes. They went on to win their next seven consecutive games before a 127-125 loss [11] to the California Sea-Kings on April 1. They finished the regular-season with a record of 17-7, [11] good for third place in the West Conference. They swept the Vancouver Volcanoes in the First Round of the playoffs and then fell to the California Sea-Kings during the West Conference Semi-Finals in a best two out of three series. [11]

Player Awards

Montigo Alford - All West Conference Second Team, Averaged 19.8 points and 4.4 assists per game. [12]

Vincent Bowman - TBL All-Star, All West Conference First Team, Averaged 24.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. [12]

Dominique Lawrence - TBL "Spirit of the Game Award" winner for his commitment to the fans and the community.

Coach Awards

Brian Stevens - TBL Coach of the Month (March), team record of 8-0

Records and Statistics

Scoring: Single Game
RankNamePointsOpponentDate
1Allen Billinger Jr42Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2023
T2Vincent Boumann41California Sea-Kings4/1/2022
T2Montigo Alford41Bakersfield Magic4/2/2022
T2Allen Billinger Jr41Newfoundland Rogues2/22/2023
5Vincent Boumann37Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022
T6Preston Whitfield35Emerald City Jaguars4/20/2024
T6Allen Billinger Jr35Vancouver Volcanoes4/7/2024
T8Vincent Boumann34Vancouver Volcanoes5/20/2022
T8Vincent Boumann34Vancouver Volcanoes4/22/2022
T8Isaiah Gentry34Vancouver Volcanoes5/20/2023
Playoff Scoring: Single Game
RankNamePointsOpponentDate
1Vincent Boumann46California Sea-Kings6/8/2022
2Preston Whitfield40Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2024
3Preston Whitfield38Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023
4Davonte Cleveland32Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2024
5Isaiah Gentry31Seattle Super Hawks6/1/2023
Assisted Baskets: Single Game
RankNameAssistsOpponentDate
1Allen Billinger Jr11San Diego Sharks3/18/2023
T2Tyler West Jr10Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022
T2Allen Billinger Jr10Vancouver Volcanoes4/7/2024
T4Tyler West Jr9California Sea-Kings3/26/2022
T4Isaiah Gentry9Newfoundland Rogues2/22/2023
T4Isaiah Gentry9Wenatchee Bighorns5/12/2023
T7Allen Billinger Jr9Great Fall Electric5/3/2024
T7Allen Billinger Jr9Emerald City Jaguars5/23/2024
T9Paul Hafford8Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022
T9Montigo Alford8Vancouver Volcanoes4/8/2022
T9Allen Billinger Jr8Bakersfield Magic3/18/2022
T9Allen Billinger Jr8Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2023
T9Allen Billinger Jr8Emerald City Jaguars4/18/2024
Playoff Assisted Baskets: Single Game
RankNameAssistsOpponentDate
1Montigo Alford9Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022
T2Isaiah Gentry7Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023
T2Allen Billinger Jr7Seattle Super Hawks6/1/2023
T4Vincent Boumann6Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022
T4Montigo Alford6California Sea-Kings6/8/2022
Rebounds: Single Game
RankNameReboundsOpponentDate
1Vincent Boumann20California Sea-Kings4/1/2022
T2Kevin Johnson Jr19SoCal Moguls3/13/2022
T2Vincent Boumann19Vancouver Volcanoes4/9/2022
T4Kylor Kelley18Vancouver Volcanoes5/5/2023
T4Kevin Johnson Jr18Bakersfield Magic3/18/2022
6Kevin Johnson Jr17SoCal Moguls5/7/2022
T7Vincent Boumann16Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022
T7Kylor Kelley16Great Falls Electric5/4/2024
T7Kylor Kelley16Seattle Super Hawks4/2/2023
T7Kevin Johnson Jr16Vancouver Volcanoes3/5/2022
T7Kevin Johnson Jr16Vancouver Volcanoes5/27/2022
Playoff Rebounds: Single Game
RankNameReboundsOpponentDate
1Kevin Johnson Jr16Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/2022
2Vincent Boumann15Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/2022
3Vincent Boumann13California-Sea Kings6/8/2022
4Kevin Johnson Jr12California-Sea Kings6/8/2022
5Moe Smith10Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2023
Blocked Shots: Single Game
RankNameBlocksOpponentDate
1Kylor Kelley9Emerald City Jaguars4/18/2024
T2Kylor Kelley8Vancouver Volcanoes5/5/2023
T2Kylor Kelley8Wenatchee Bighorns5/12/2023
T2Kylor Kelley8Emerald City Jaguars5/10/2024
T5Kylor Kelley6Vancouver Volcanoes5/24/2024
T5Kylor Kelley6Seattle Super Hawks5/12/2024
T5Kylor Kelley6Vancouver Volcanoes4/1/2023
T8Kylor Kelley5Vancouver Volcanoes5/14/2023
T8Kylor Kelley5Wenatchee Bighorns4/21/2023
T8Kylor Kelley5Vancouver Volcanoes4/14/2023
Playoff Blocked Shots: Single Game
RankNameBlocksOpponentDate
1Jahlin Smith6California-Sea Kings6/8/2022
2Jahlin Smith3Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2022
T3Dominique Lawrence2California-Sea Kings6/8/2022
T3Dominique Lawrence2Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023
T3Dominique Lawrence2Seattle Super Hawks6/1/2023
T3Psalm Maduakor2Seattle Super Hawks6/6/2023
T3Tyreek Price2Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023
Steals: Single Game
RankNameStealsOpponentDate
1Montigo Alford6California-Sea Kings4/23/2022
T2Preston Whitfield5Great Falls Electric5/4/2024
T2Preston Whitfield5Emerald City Jaguars5/10/2024
T2Isaiah Gentry5Seattle Super Hawks4/2/2023
T5Preston Whitfield4West Coast Breeze4/28/2023
T5Preston Whitfield4Emerald City Jaguars4/20/2024
T5Kevin Johnson Jr4Vancouver Volcanoes5/20/2022
T5Isaiah Gentry4Wenatchee Bighorns5/19/2023
T5Isaiah Gentry4Wenatchee Bighorns4/30/2023
T5Dominique Lawrence4Newfoundland Rogues3/10/2023
T5Davonte Cleveland4Emerald City Jaguars5/23/2024
T5Allen Billinger Jr4Emerald City Jaguars5/10/2024
Playoff Steals: Single Game
RankNameStealsOpponentDate
1Jahlin Smith5Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/2022
T2Tyler West Jr4Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022
T2Preston Whitfield4Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023
T2Jahlin Smith4Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022
T5Paul Hafford3Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/2022
T5Montigo Alford3Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022
T5Dominique Lawrence3Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2023
T5Davonte Cleveland3Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2023
T5Davonte Cleveland3Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2024
Three Pointers Made: Single Game
RankName3PMOpponentDate
T1Paul Hafford7Wenatchee Bighorns4/30/2023
T1Allen Billinger Jr7Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2023
T3Tyreek Price6Vancouver Volcanoes4/14/2023
T3Preston Whitfield6Emerald City Jaguars4/20/2024
T3Paul Hafford6Emerald City Jaguars4/18/2024
T3Paul Hafford6California-Sea Kings3/26/2022
T3Paul Hafford6Great Falls Electric3/16/2024
T3Allen Billinger Jr6Vancouver Volcanoes3/10/2024
T3Jason Smarr6California-Sea Kings3/26/2022
T10Tyreek Price5Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2023
T10Preston Whitfield5Vancouver Volcanoes4/1/2023
T10Paul Hafford5Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022
T10Jason Smarr5Vancouver Volcanoes4/29/2022
T10Jameel Tolbert5Great Falls Electric5/4/2024
T10Allen Billinger Jr5Great Falls Electric4/26/2024
Playoff Three Pointers Made: Single Game
RankName3PMOpponentDate
1Isaiah Gentry5Seattle Super Hawks6/1/2023
T2Paul Hafford4Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2023
T2Paul Hafford4Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/2022
T2Isaiah Gentry4Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023
T2Allen Billinger Jr4Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023
Double Doubles (Total)
RankNameAmount
1Vincent Boumann12
2Kylor Kelley11
3Kevin Johnson Jr9
4Psalm Maduakor4
5Moe Smith3
T6Preston Whitfield2
T6Allen Billinger Jr2
T6Dominique Lawrence2
T9Paul Hafford1
T9Valentine Nyakinda1
T9Tyler West Jr1
T9Jameel Tolbert1
T9Isaiah Gentry1
Playoff Double Doubles
RankNameAmount
1Vincent Boumann2
T2Kevin Johnson Jr1
T2Moe Smith1
Triple Doubles
RankNameAmount
1Tyler West Jr1
Head To Head Records
OpponentRegular Season RecordPlayoff RecordWin Percentage (Playoffs)
Vancouver Volcanoes15-73-0.682 (1.000)
Seattle Super Hawks4-71-3.364 (.250)
Wenatchee Bighorns8-2.800
Willamette Valley Jaguars5-01.000
Great Falls Electric3-2.600
Bakersfield Majestics4-1.800
California Sea-Kings1-31-2.250 (.333)
Newfoundland Rogues1-3.250
San Diego Sharks2-1.666
SoCal Moguls1-1.500
LA Flash1-01.000
West Coast Breeze1-01.000
Totals46-275-5.630 (.500)


References

  1. ↑ "THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE AWARDS SALEM NEW TEAM". TBL. December 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "A new playbook being used for the return of minor league basketball to Salem". Statesman Journal . 6 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Salem Capitals - About Us".
  4. ↑ "Salem Capitals YouTube".
  5. ↑ "Allen Billinger Jr. 2024 Salem Capitals Individual Statistics".
  6. ↑ "Preston Whitfield 2024 Salem Capitals Individual Statistics".
  7. ↑ "Kylor Kelley 2024 Salem Capitals Individual Statistics".
  8. ↑ hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com https://hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/TBBL/en/competition/35345/match/2278376/boxscore? . Retrieved 2024-12-13.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com https://hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/TBBL/en/competition/35345/person/1800690? . Retrieved 2024-12-13.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  11. 1 2 3 4 "TBL Genius Salem Capitals 2022 Schedule". hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  12. 1 2 "TBL Genius Stats". hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
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