The Tacoma Thunder were an International Basketball League

International Basketball League (2005-)

The International Basketball League is a professional men's spring basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast, Rocky Mountains, Western Canada, and the Midwest. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States...

 team based in Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

. The Tacoma Jets were named the Tacoma Thunder for their first two campaigns, but were renamed in the off-season after an ownership change to the JETS. The Tacoma Thunder rejoined the National Athletic Basketball League

National Athletic Basketball League

The National Athletic Basketball League is a men's spring basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast.The first season 2010 NABL Season Recap:...

 in 2010 for the NABL's first season.

2005(Inaugural Season)

The Thunder had an impressive inaugural campaign, leading the west with a 12-6 record. However, due to the IBL's inaugural season playoff setup, the team was denied a spot in the championship game. They were led by IBL All-Stars Dontay Harris, Jimmy Haywood and Lamar Morinia. PG Chris Hyppa led the IBL with 10.6 assists per game.

2006

Being a returning team was no help to the Thunder as their record was worse in 2006, 11-11. Three expansion teams placed higher than the Thunder did. The team was led by two high-scoring all-stars, Kenny Tate(25.1 ppg), and Lamar Morinia(23.6 ppg).

2007

It was announced by the IBL that the Thunder had changed hands and would now be known as the Jets, promising a new focus for the team.http://iblhoopsonline.com/documents/MicrosoftWord-TacomaJetsnewprofessionalbasketballteam.pdf Inexplicably, the franchise was removed from the IBL website, having been replaced by the Tacoma Jazz. The Jazz of Tacoma is off to an 0-2 start but have yet to play a game with their full squad. Marlon Bailey and PG Chris Hyppa are currently rehabilitating injuries and should be back soon. IBL All-Star Lamar Morinia will join the team once his season in Germany concludes.
The Jazz of Tacoma struggled through coaching changes and an instability of players in 2007. The team finished 5-17 and chose not to participate in the Western Conference Playoffs. Once again, Dontay Harris was the anchor as he averaged 20.1ppg. Guards Michael Claxton and Lorenzo Rollins were also consistent performers as they both averaged over 18ppg.
It will be a very important offseason to see if Tacoma can get back on track.

2010

The Tacoma Thunder returned to the town for basketball in the 2010 in a new league with a new head coach Doug Hockenbury and new venue. The 2010 season had some huge upside for May 201 player of the month from the Thunder Jason Stomvall with 34ppg and 14rpg during the month. Jason also received third team honors along with team mate Nate Jackson.

Standings

Regular Season
Year	Wins	Losses	Percentage	League	Division
2005	12	6	.666	4th - IBL	1st - Western Division
2006	11	11	.500	T-8th - IBL	T-6th - Western Division