Holland Dream
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| League |
IBL (2005-11) IBA (2012-present) |
| Team history |
Holland Blast (2005-11) Holland Dream (2012-present) |
| Based in | Holland, Michigan |
| Arena |
Holland Civic Center (2005-present) |
| Owner(s) | Fast Forward Sports, LLC |
| Head coach | Teddy Smith |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
The Holland Dream is a semi-professional basketball team in the Independent Basketball Association based in Holland, Michigan. The team began as the Holland Blast, and changed its name when the team entered the IBA. The team is owned by Tom Moore. The Dream play at the Holland Civic Center, former home of Hope College, who moved into the new DeVos Fieldhouse. They were members of the International Basketball League from 2005 to 2011.
History
The Holland Blast produced two IBL Hall of Fame players:
- Jared Bledsoe, a 6'2" guard originally from Memphis, averaged a league-best, 43 points per game in the 2006 IBL playoffs and is the Holland Blast all-time leading scorer and assist man. He was twice an All-NSIC selection while playing at Moorhead State University, Bledsoe accepted the women's assistant coach position at Concordia College[1] in 2012.
- Dennis Springs from Toledo, Ohio.
Both have enjoyed successful careers playing basketball overseas.
Former assistant coach Terry Smith took over as head coach for the 2007 season after Mike Ahrens submitted his resignation.[2]
Coach Smith was Grand Valley State University’s Men's Basketball Coach from 1997-2004 where he won 110 games. Smith has received many professional honors including the 1996 NABC Coach of the Year.
Season by season
| Regular Season | |||||||
| Year | Wins | Losses | Division | Playoffs | |||
| 2006 | 14 | 8 | 4th | Lost in semifinals | |||
| 2007 | 10 | 12 | 4th | ||||
| 2009 | 15 | 4 | 1st | ||||
| 2010 | 7 | 9 | 5th | ||||
| 2012-13 Fall | 4 | 12 | 7th | DNQ | |||
IBL All-Stars
2006
- Jared Bledsoe
- James Jackson
- Dennis Springs
2007
- Jared Bledsoe
- Dennis Springs
References
- ↑ "Jared Bledsoe". GoCobbers. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ "Holland Blast Announce Head Coach Change". Holland Blast website. 6 August 2006.
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