International Basketball League - Seattle Mountaineers

2010 Season Review

(13-8) – 4th West Division, Longest Win Streak, Season = 3, Longest Loss Streak, Season = 2
After sitting out the 2008 season, the itch was just too strong for Head Coach and President Don Sims, and so the IBL welcomed the Mountaineers back for 2009. Seattle returned to the league as a non-profit team, with all staff and players volunteering and all proceeds going to charity. Still, the club more than held their own in the league’s toughest division, the West, with wins this year against the defending champion Slam, the star-studded LA Lightning, and wins over the playoff host Snohomish County Explosion. Unfortunately, Seattle was never able to get the strong momentum needed for a long winning streak, perhaps at least partly because of the fact that they were a travel team this year and played their whole schedule on the road. The team did get great loyalty from their roster with 14 players appearing in at least 10 games led by one of the IBL’s legendary stars—that star at the top of the Mountaineers was Donald Watts (15G, 27.9pts, 6.2rbd, 4.1ast) the former University of Washington Huskie and son of playground legend and former NBA star Slick Watts. Watts finished #3 in league scoring average with a 27.9 points per game average. Seattle also gained Rashaad Powell back to the line-up, late in the season who finished fourth in the IBL in scoring (11 games, 27.3 points per game). Seattle matched up with the L.A. Lightning in the 2nd round of the playoffs (both teams got a bye in the 1st round) but Seattle was unable to get a second win against the star-studded line up and was narrowly eliminated by a 128-126 score by the eventual bracket champs. 2009 All-Stars: Donald Watts and Rashaad Powell.

Seattle Mountaineers Organization & History

The Seattle Mountaineers are a non-profit organization. All players, staff and other organizational personnel are Volunteers. Volunteers may receive a stipend to cover gas, food and lodging but no pay beyond reimbursements. The Mountaineers provide no insurance coverage (medical or workmans comp) for its volunteers. The Mountaineers sat out the 2008 season, but will return to the IBL in 2009. In 2 seasons, Seattle won 25 games and lost 19 games playing primarily on the road. In 2006, Rashaad Powell, Donald Watts and Aleksey Adediran were recognized as IBL All Stars. In 2007, the top scorers were Lemar Gayle 28.8 points per game (20 games played), Lynell Ingram 18.6 (20), Antoine Tisby 12.7 (15) and Aleksey Adediran 12.3 (19). LeMar Gayle was named to the 2007 IBL All-Star team.

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President and Head Coach Don Sims

Mountaineers Top News

Lemar Gayle signs with NBA Development League - Press Release (10/10/07)

Sims headed to New Zealand - Press Release (10/01/07)

Woodyard signs with British professional team - Press Release (09/24/07)

Ingram signs with Canadian professional team - Press Release (09/06/07)

Seattle's Hayden Signs International Contract - Press Release (08/21/07)

Another Mountaineer signs overseas pro contract - Press Release (08/01/07)