2008 Blast season review
2008 Holland Blast (final record 11-9)- For Blast individual player statistics, scroll to the bottom of this page. The Blast finished their third IBL season with a win over the Windy City Soldiers sandwiched between two losses to the red-hot Gary Steelheads. Dennis Springs had another stellar campaign for the Blast in 2008 making the IBL All Star team for his third time, all with the Holland Blast. The three-time IBL All-Star finished third in the league in scoring (26.8 ppg) and fourth in assists (8.2 apg). Seven other Blast players averaged double figures, including Jeremy File, David Williams, Duane Bosma, Brian Edwards, Dominick Melton and Jared Bledsoe.
Blast Top News
Click on Game Results for all game recaps and player scores.
Blast lose Jared Bledsoe for remainder of season - Press Release (5/20/08)
High octane Blast explode out of the gate - Press Release (4/16/08)
Blast breeze past Windy City....barely - Holland Sentinel (3/22/08)
Blast open season this weekend at Holland Civic Center - Holland Sentinel (3/20/08)
Blast outlast Hidden Gems in exhibition action - Press Release (3/16/08)
Blast have their share of fan favorites - Grand Rapids Press (3/15/08)
Holland Blast schedule free agent camp - Press Release (2/07/08)
Ahrens returns as Blast's Head Coach - Press Release (1/03/08)
Blast schedule change - Press Release (6/05/07)
Wedding can't knock Blast guard off his game - Holland Sentinel (4/12/07)
New faces propel Blast to victory - Holland Sentinel (4/08/07)
Dandy Debut - Holland Sentinel (3/31/07)
Grand Valley forward gives Blast a boost - Holland Sentinel (3/30/07)
Eye Opener - Holland Sentinel (3/24/07)
'Boo' returns for Blast - Holland Sentinel (3/22/07)
IBL All-Star Dennis Springs returns to Blast - Press Release (1/18/07)
Blast sign three from Hope - Press Release (1/18/07)
Owner excited about the Blast - Holland Sentinel (12/09/06)
Blast turn up the offense - Grand Rapids Press (6/26/06)
Blast find their groove, set scoring record - Holland Sentinel (6/25/06)
Blast set for home stretch of first season - Holland Sentinel (6/23/06)
Melton has Blast on way to masters - Muskegon Chronicle (6/24/06)
Melton helpin' Blast after talk with coach - Holland Sentinel (6/22/06)
Coach not worried about Blast timeout - Grand Rapids Press (6/15/06)
Blast game versus Lake County rescheduled - Press Releasertt (6/14/06)
Blast survive desperation heave, defeat IBL champions - Holland Sentinel (4/29/06)
Blast ready for role as road warriors - Grand Rapids Press (4/27/06)
Blast run past Volcanoes - Holland Sentinel (4/10/06)
Blast top Volcanoes in shootout - Press Release (4/09/06)
Flight earn revenge over visiting Blast - Holland Sentinel (4/08/06)
Grand Rapids defeats Holland at the wire - Press Release (4/07/06)
Blast begin friendly rivalry - Holland Sentinel (4/07/06)
Blast fans pleased with debut - Holland Sentinel (4/02/06)
Blast off to strong start on home court - Holland Sentinel (4/01/06)
Blast win IBL opener in front of 1,500 fans - Holland Sentinel (4/01/06)
Blast, hometown IBL veteran set for ignition - Holland Sentinal (3/31/06)
Twins Carlton, Corey Epps team up to play pro basketball - Holland Sentinal (3/30/06)
Blast hope Holland catches IBL fever - Holland Sentinal (3/26/06)
Blast beat Flight in exhibition game - Holland Sentinal (3/25/06)
First-Year Basketball Team Signs Local Product - Press Release (1/19/06)
Holland signs additional players - Press Release (11/16/05)
IBL team gets nickname - Grand Rapids Press (9/14/05)
Pro hoops team ready to blast off - The Holland Sentinel (9/14/05)
Terry Smith hired as assistant for Holland IBL team - MLive.com (8/29/05)
Holland's professional basketball team hires coach - The Holland Sentinel (8/24/05)
Basketball Returns to the Civic Center - Mlive.com (7/15/05)
Former Ferris Men's Basketball Duo Joins Pro Team - Ferris University (5/06/05)
2008 Schedule
Saturday March 15 7:15pm Ohio Hidden Gems (121) vs. Holland Blast(134) Friday March 21 7:15pm Windy City Soldiers (142) @ Holland Blast (143) Friday March 28 7:15pm Gary Steelheads (136) @ Holland Blast (147) Saturday March 29 7:15pm Grand Rapids Flight (126) @ Holland Blast (139) Thursday April 3 7:15pm Holland Blast (150) @ Battle Creek Knights (135) Saturday April 5 7:15pm Grand Rapids Flight (134) @ Holland Blast (166) Saturday April 12 7:15pm Holland Blast (163) @ Windy City Soldiers (154) Friday April 18 7:15pm Holland Blast (134) @ Grand Rapids Flight (114) Sunday April 27 5:00pm Elgin Racers (129) @ Holland Blast (119) Saturday May 3 7:15pm Holland Blast (142) @ Elkhart Express (151) Saturday May 10 7:00pm Holland Blast (133) @ Elgin Racers (138) Friday May 16 7:15pm Holland Blast (123) @ Los Angeles Lightning (128) Saturday May 17 7:15pm Holland Blast (121) @ Los Angeles Lightning (146) Saturday May 24 7:15pm Elgin Racers (133) @ Holland Blast (126) Friday May 30 7:15pm Holland Blast (129) @ Elkhart Express (143)   Saturday May 31 7:15pm Battle Creek Knights (127) @ Holland Blast (135) Saturday June 14 7:15pm Edmonton Chill (122) @ Holland Blast (137) Friday June 20 7:15pm Gary Steelheads (138) @ Holland Blast (113) Saturday June 21 7:15pm Windy City Soldiers (117) @ Holland Blast (131) Sunday June 22 5:00pm Holland Blast (95) @ Gary Steelheads (137)
2008 Ticket Prices
	General Admision: $8
	Group of 10 or more: $5
	Season Pass: $75
Contact Information
Website	www.hollandblast.com
Owner	Fast Forward Sports LLC.
Basketball Operations	Tyler Whitcomb	www.hoopsvibe.com
General Manager	Tom Moore	(616) 836-1618
Media & PR	Fred Vanderploeg	(616) 318-7709
Head Coach	Mike Ahrens	(231) 750-5108
Assistant Coach	Teddy Davis	(616) 405-6741
Director of Scouting	Lucius Jones
2008 Venue
Holland Civic Center 150 W. 8th Street Holland, Michigan 49423 Google Map
2008 Roster Duane Bosma 6'9" Dennis Springs 5'8" Julius Vines 6'3" Dominick Melton 6'6" Marwan Gaines 6'6" Jeremy File 5'9" Bryan Edwards 6'2" Jared Bledsoe 6'3"   David Williams 6'10" Wade Gugino 6'10" Jonathan Woods 6'8" Ron Coleman 6'6" Team Photos Left: GM Tom Moore  Center: Holland vs Lansing Right: Holland Mayor Al McGeehan Sponsors
Final 2008 Stats