Jags Beyond the Baseline

In the three losses this past weekend, all to the Grant County Redtails (12-6), Zion Bradley got the first two starts of his Jaguars career and showed out, averaging 19 PTS in the two games in Mattawa, WA. Moving forward, the Willamette Valley Jaguars (2–11) are headed on the road, flying to 4 Bears, North Dakota, to take on the 4 Bears Roar (17-1). This week, Zion breaks down the fight that went into the games versus the Gra...

With 10 games in the books and 10 more to go, the Willamette Valley Jaguars (2–8) have reached the halfway point of their season, and despite the record, Kaden Leslie and Davion Burdette feel confident about where the team stands. This week, Kaden and Davion break down a challenging weekend against the top team in the West, the North Dakota 4 Bears Roar (17–1), highlighting what went right and what didn’t. They al...

As the Willamette Valley Jaguars (1-4) try to turn the 2026 season around, the Jaguars brought in reinforcements in the form of Troy Mix Jr., an instrumental piece in last year's team! After appearing in 17 games for the Jaguars in 2025 and averaging 13.6 PPG and 4.5 RPG, the Willamette Valley Jaguars officially announced on Sunday that Troy Mix Jr. is returning to the team. This week, Troy breaks down how the organization has chan...

With TBL's All-Star Break coming up this weekend, Team Market Owner and Head Coach Mary Stade and Community Partner Craig McPherson give us some insight about the behind the scenes in their partnership and the team. The Willamette Valley Jaguars are in their third season in the TBL, and this season is the first where they have received so much support from the community, and it all comes down to Mary Stade. This week, Mary and Crai...

After a home loss against the Grant County Redtails, Tayvion Johnson and Abion Khalifah still hold the belief that the team is on the brink of a winning streak and changing the narrative about this team. The Willamette Valley Jaguars (1-4) matchup against the Mesa Monsoons (0-2) next weekend has been canceled and the team now gets an additional week off to come back stronger after TBL All-Star break. This week Tayvion and Abion tal...

The Jaguars just won their first game of the 2026 season and their second win in franchise history, and new Jaguars Mikah Johnson Jr. and Jarion Henry broke down the 102-95 win over the Tri-Cities Sun Devils The Jags head into next weekend 1-1, with a double header against Great Falls Electric, who are 3-2 in their season, on Friday and Saturday at Linn-Benton Community College. This week, Jarion and Mikah talked about the fans, te...

They were with the Jaguars when the team started in 2024; now they're ready to dominate the league. Brandon Suttles and Kevin Fletcher, who both started the first game for the Jaguars are pumped for the home opener on Friday at Linn-Benton Community College. This week, we discussed the Jaguars 100-88 loss to the Grand County Redtails to start the year, how TBL players train during the offseason, how the Jaguars have grown since the...

Between leading the first all-female coaching staff in men's professional basketball ever, taking over as team market owner for the Willamette Valley Jaguars, and serving as the commissioner for the NBA/WNBA Willamette Valley Youth League, Coach Mary Stade has had a busy past few months. This week, we finally got to catch up with Coach Stade and discuss the origins of her passion for basketball, the story of how the Jaguars nearly ...

The Gate Community Youth Center offers free meals, after-school activities, mentoring, bible study, and auto mechanic tutorials to support the youth in Independence, OR. This year, they partnered with the newly formed Willamette Valley Youth League and hosted the first league in Independence, OR in October and November. This week, we had the pleasure of talking to Mykaela Anderson, the Program Director at The Gate, about her work w...

How can someone balance being a business owner, barber, professional body builder, health/wellness coach, and motivational speaker? This week, we talked with Akida Ramsey, from Akida Clips, who partnered with the Willamette Valley Jaguars and the Willamette Valley Youth League in Independence, OR, in their first year. We discussed how he became the only professional bodybuilder from Linn County ever, how he came to own the first-ev...

Under the bright lights of Las Vegas, the Willamette Valley Jaguars stormed into The Basketball League’s Summer League with something to prove. After winning just two regular-season games, they arrived at Dula Gym hungry to rewrite the narrative. Facing nine other teams all chasing the same prize — a Summer League championship — each day of the tournament was a battle. In this special episode, hear postgame interv...

Ever wondered what it takes to own a professional sports team? Tune in to this week's episode as Jaguars owner, Marion Clark, details his journey of becoming the owner of a TBL team, the devastating injury that ended his playing career, and how it felt to return to the floor in the Jaguars' exhibition game to close out the year. He also shared his plans to build on the success this year and the talent he'll be recruiting to improve...

Former Corban, Lane Community College, and Linn-Benton Community College basketball player and current Jaguar, Davion Burdette, discusses the excitement for the final game of the season. Davion discusses navigating the constant arrival and departure of new and old players and his admiration for Salem. The Jaguars are at home at Crescent Valley High School for their final game of the regular season against the Seattle Super Hawks @ ...

Ace Stevens and Brandon Suttles stopped in to chat this week about the two games this weekend against the dangerous Great Falls Electric. Ace discusses having a bigger role as a facilitator and scorer recently and Brandon discusses his journey to returning with the Jaguars this season and the major differences in the squad from this year to last. The Jaguars will travel to the Salem Armory Auditorium for one game this weekend again...

The dynamic duo of Kelly and Braydon Long stopped in to chat this week about last weekend's losses and how the franchise continues to grow. Tune in to learn about Kelly Long's position with the team, how to start working in Gameday Operations, and the journey of the Willamette High School basketball sensation and future NBA All-Star Braydon Long. The Jaguars will be on the road @ Great Falls High School on Saturday and Sunday at 6 ...

This week, interim head coach Mary Stade, Tayvion Johnson, and Ryan Boyce joined the show to discuss the team's growth since Coach Stade's tenure started. Tune in to find out about Coach Stade's unique journey, the relationships she has formed along the way, and how Tayvion and Ryan got their start in The Basketball League. The Jaguars will be on the road on Saturday, May 3, @ Hudson Bay High School at 7 p.m. PT, taking on the Vanc...

On this week's edition of Jaguars Beyond the Baseline, Isaac Girley stopped by to talk about his weekend off and shared his incredible journey of how he ended up with the Jaguars. Isaac discusses his role on the team as the team leader in assists and how the team is gelling. The Jaguars will be on the road this weekend, starting at Seattle Pacific University against the Seattle Super Hawks on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT and then at Wenat...

On this week's edition of Jaguars Beyond the Baseline, Kaylie Jones and Matthew Smith stop by to talk about the two losses this past weekend at Crescent Valley High School and how this team continues to improve. Matt discusses how it felt to play his first minutes of the season for this team and the last piece for the Jaguars to consistently win. Meanwhile, Kaylie discusses how she got started with the organization working in Gamed...

On this week's edition of Jaguars Beyond the Baseline, Troy Mix Jr. and Ace Stevens discuss the head coaching change and how the team rallied to get the franchise's first win. Troy explains what worked in his electric shooting performance against Great Falls and Ace describes his journey to the Jaguars. They both look to build off a successful weekend as the Jaguars play two more home games this weekend. They play Saturday, April 1...