The Salem Capitals are an American professional basketball team based in Salem, Oregon, and a member of United States Basketball League (USBL). They play their home games in the Salem Armory, which seats 3,000 for basketball.
History On December 6, 2020, Evelyn Magley, CEO of The Basketball League (TBL), stated that Salem, Oregon, was approved as a basketball franchise with Jason Conrad the inaugural team owner. The Capitals opted to sit out the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their motto is "community culture" and the team actively focuses on and participates in community engagement projects and outings.
On November 6, 2025, Conrad announced that the Capitals will be joining the relaunched USBL for the 2026 season.
+Season HistoryLeagueYearHead CoachRegular season recordRegular season finishPlayoff RecordPlayoff FinishTBL2022Brian Stevens17-73rd - TBL West3-2West Semi-FinalsTBL2023Kevin Johnson Jr.15-103rd - TBL West2-2West Semi-FinalsTBL2024Kevin Johnson Jr.14-103rd - TBL Pacific Northwest0-1Pacific Northwest Semi-FinalsTBL2025Kevin Johnson Jr.11-134th - TBL Pacific NorthwestN/AN/ATotals57-40 (.588)5-5 (.500)
Current roster
2025 Season The Capitals had an up and down 2025 season. Their season was highlighted by the signing of Robert Upshaw. However, they were never able to find their groove and missed the postseason for the first time in franchise history. But, their community presence grew to new heights as they averaged about 1,100 fans per home game.
Player Awards
Isaiah Gentry - All West Conference First Team, Averaged 19.9 points and 4.5 assists per game. +2025 RosterNameGPSeason with CapitalsMoe Smith243Preston Whitfield243Davonte Cleveland244Cameron Benzel241Isaiah Gentry233Carlos Angel Jr221Tyreek Price213Jack Boydell211Dominique Lawrence214Jason Conrad143Jameel Tolbert92Robert Upshaw91Jordan Lind71Taylor Webster62Valentine Nyakinda22 +2025 CoachesNameRoleKevin Johnson JrHead CoachBeau RinkerAssistant CoachTaylor KellyAssistant Coach
2024 Season The Capitals began the season 0-2 before winning 6 straight and finishing the month of April with a record of 8-6. On April 28th during the third quarter of a home game against the Wenatchee Bighorns, Jason Conrad collapsed on the sideline. Fans were evacuated and the game was postponed to be finished at a later date. Conrad quickly made a full recovery. Due to Pacific Northwest conference teams playing a varying amount of regular season games, playoff standings were to be decided by win percentage. The top two playoff seeds were the Vancouver Volcanoes (16-4) and the Seattle Super Hawks (16-8). The Capitals went on to finish the regular season with a record of with a regular season record of 13-10 (.565 win percentage) while the Bighorns finished 10-9 (.526 win percentage). Due to the closeness of their respective win percentages, it was decided that the Capitals and Bighorns resume the unfinished game in Seattle on May 28th, with the winner playing the Super Hawks in the first round of the playoffs later that night. In unprecedented fashion, the game was resumed with 5:26 left in the third quarter with a score of Capitals 76, Bighorns 66. The Capitals went on to win the game 111-106, moving their record to 14-10. Despite a valiant effort and long day of basketball, they subsequently lost to the Super Hawks 130-127 later that night, ending their season.
Player Awards
Joseph (Allen) Billinger Jr - All West Conference Second Team, TBL National Player of the Week #5, AB3 MVP Award*, Averaged 18.5 points and 5 assists per game. Preston Whitfield - All West Conference Second Team, Swaggy P Offensive Player of the Year Award*, Averaged 22.5 points per game and 43.9% from three point range. Kylor Kelley - All Defensive First Team, K-P Defensive Player of the Year Award*, Averages 3.9 blocks and .9 steals per game. Psalm Maduakor - K-P Defensive Player of the Year Award* Jameel Tolbert - Meel Work Most Improved Player Award* Taylor Webster - T Webb Teammate of the Year Award* Dominique Lawrence - DOMO Community Award* *Denotes Team Voted
Coach Awards
Kevin Johnson Jr. - Best Dressed Coach of the Week #4 +2024 RosterNameGPSeason with CapitalsTyreek Price242Allen Billinger Jr243Dominique Lawrence243Davonte Cleveland243Jameel Tolbert242Paul Hafford233Preston Whitfield232Psalm Maduakor232Moe Smith192Valentine Nyakinda191Kylor Kelley141Taylor Webster101Isaiah Gentry72 +2024 CoachesNameRoleKevin Johnson JrHead CoachBeau RinkerAssistant Coach
2023 Season The Capitals began the season 5-7 before winning 10 of the 13 remaining regular season games, finishing with a regular season record of 15-10, good for second place in the Northwest division (within the West conference). They won a thrilling first round playoff game over the Vancouver Volcanoes 117-114 before falling to the Seattle Super Hawks during the West Conference Semi-Finals in a best two out of three series.
Player Awards
Joseph (Allen) Billinger Jr - TBL All-Star, All West Conference First Team, Averaged 20.2 points and 4.8 assists per game. Preston Whitfield - All West Conference Third Team, Averaged 19.1 points per game and 43.6% from three point range. +2023 RosterNameGPSeason with CapitalsTyreek Price291Allen Billinger Jr292Preston Whitfield291Isaiah Gentry281Moe Smith271Dominique Lawrence262Psalm Maduakor261Paul Hafford242Jameel Tolbert231Davonte Cleveland212Scott Clough162Jason Conrad92Kylor Kelley91Tyler West Jr72Jason Smarr52 +2023 CoachesNameRoleKevin Johnson JrHead CoachJason SmarrAssistant Coach
2022 Season On March 4, 2022, the team's inaugural season began with a 116-100 win over the Vancouver Volcanoes. They went on to win their next seven consecutive games before a 127-125 loss to the California Sea-Kings on April 1. They finished the regular-season with a record of 17-7, good for third place in the West Conference. They swept the Vancouver Volcanoes in the First Round of the playoffs and then fell to the California Sea-Kings during the West Conference Semi-Finals in a best two out of three series.
Player Awards
Montigo Alford - All West Conference Second Team, Averaged 19.8 points and 4.4 assists per game. Vincent Bowman - TBL All-Star, All West Conference First Team, Averaged 24.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. Dominique Lawrence - TBL "Spirit of the Game Award" winner for his commitment to the fans and the community.
Coach Awards
Brian Stevens - TBL Coach of the Month (March), team record of 8-0 +2022 RosterNameGPSeason with CapitalsKevin Johnson Jr281Dominique Lawrence281Tyler West Jr261Vincent Boumann261Montigo Alford261Allen Billinger Jr261Paul Hafford251Jason Smarr221Malik Morgan141Eric Petty Jr141Scott Clough131Jahlin Smith121Davonte Cleveland31Jason Conrad21Jamal Logan21Darius Marrow21 +2022 CoachesNameRoleBrian StevensHead CoachCody BrockAssistant CoachMary StadeAssistant Coach
Records and Statistics (Through 2025) +Scoring: Single GameRankNamePointsOpponentDate1Allen Billinger Jr42Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2023T2Vincent Boumann41California Sea-Kings4/1/2022T2Montigo Alford41Bakersfield Magic4/2/2022T2Allen Billinger Jr41Newfoundland Rogues2/22/20235Vincent Boumann37Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022T6Preston Whitfield35Emerald City Jaguars4/20/2024T6Allen Billinger Jr35Vancouver Volcanoes4/7/2024T8Vincent Boumann34Vancouver Volcanoes5/20/2022T8Vincent Boumann34Vancouver Volcanoes4/22/2022T8Isaiah Gentry34Vancouver Volcanoes5/20/2023 +Playoff Scoring: Single GameRankNamePointsOpponentDate1Vincent Boumann46California Sea-Kings6/8/20222Preston Whitfield40Seattle Super Hawks5/28/20243Preston Whitfield38Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/20234Davonte Cleveland32Seattle Super Hawks5/28/20245Isaiah Gentry31Seattle Super Hawks6/1/2023 +Assisted Baskets: Single GameRankNameAssistsOpponentDateT1Allen Billinger Jr11San Diego Sharks3/18/2023T1Isaiah Gentry11Wenatchee Bighorns4/11/2025T2Tyler West Jr10Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022T2Allen Billinger Jr10Vancouver Volcanoes4/7/2024T5Tyler West Jr9California Sea-Kings3/26/2022T5Isaiah Gentry9Newfoundland Rogues2/22/2023T5Isaiah Gentry9Wenatchee Bighorns5/12/2023T5Davonte Cleveland9Wenatchee Bighorns5/18/2025T5Isaiah Gentry9Wenatchee Bighorns5/15/2025T5Allen Billinger Jr9Great Fall Electric5/3/2024T5Allen Billinger Jr9Emerald City Jaguars5/23/2024 +Playoff Assisted Baskets: Single GameRankNameAssistsOpponentDate1Montigo Alford9Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022T2Isaiah Gentry7Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023T2Allen Billinger Jr7Seattle Super Hawks6/1/2023T4Vincent Boumann6Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022T4Montigo Alford6California Sea-Kings6/8/2022 +Rebounds: Single GameRankNameReboundsOpponentDate1Vincent Boumann20California Sea-Kings4/1/2022T2Kevin Johnson Jr19SoCal Moguls3/13/2022T2Vincent Boumann19Vancouver Volcanoes4/9/2022T4Kylor Kelley18Vancouver Volcanoes5/5/2023T4Kevin Johnson Jr18Bakersfield Magic3/18/2022T6Kevin Johnson Jr17SoCal Moguls5/7/2022T6Cameron Benzel17Wenatchee Bighorns5/15/2025T8Vincent Boumann16Bakersfield Magic5/22/2022T8Kylor Kelley16Great Falls Electric5/4/2024T8Kylor Kelley16Seattle Super Hawks4/2/2023T8Kevin Johnson Jr16Vancouver Volcanoes3/5/2022T8Kevin Johnson Jr16Vancouver Volcanoes5/27/2022T8Preston Whitfield16Seattle Super Hawks5/9/2025 +Playoff Rebounds: Single GameRankNameReboundsOpponentDate1Kevin Johnson Jr16Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/20222Vincent Boumann15Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/20223Vincent Boumann13California-Sea Kings6/8/20224Kevin Johnson Jr12California-Sea Kings6/8/20225Moe Smith10Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2023 +Blocked Shots: Single GameRankNameBlocksOpponentDate1Kylor Kelley9Emerald City Jaguars4/18/2024T2Kylor Kelley8Vancouver Volcanoes5/5/2023T2Kylor Kelley8Wenatchee Bighorns5/12/2023T2Kylor Kelley8Emerald City Jaguars5/10/2024T5Kylor Kelley6Vancouver Volcanoes5/24/2024T5Cameron Benzel6Vancouver Volcanoes5/24/2025T5Kylor Kelley6Seattle Super Hawks5/12/2024T5Kylor Kelley6Vancouver Volcanoes4/1/2023T9Kylor Kelley5Vancouver Volcanoes5/14/2023T9Kylor Kelley5Wenatchee Bighorns4/21/2023T9Kylor Kelley5Vancouver Volcanoes4/14/2023 +Playoff Blocked Shots: Single GameRankNameBlocksOpponentDate1Jahlin Smith6California-Sea Kings6/8/20222Jahlin Smith3Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2022T3Dominique Lawrence2California-Sea Kings6/8/2022T3Dominique Lawrence2Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023T3Dominique Lawrence2Seattle Super Hawks6/1/2023T3Psalm Maduakor2Seattle Super Hawks6/6/2023T3Tyreek Price2Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023 +Steals: Single GameRankNameStealsOpponentDate1Montigo Alford6California-Sea Kings4/23/2022T2Preston Whitfield5Great Falls Electric5/4/2024T2Preston Whitfield5Emerald City Jaguars5/10/2024T2Isaiah Gentry5Seattle Super Hawks4/2/2023T5Preston Whitfield4West Coast Breeze4/28/2023T5Preston Whitfield4Emerald City Jaguars4/20/2024T5Kevin Johnson Jr4Vancouver Volcanoes5/20/2022T5Isaiah Gentry4Wenatchee Bighorns5/19/2023T5Isaiah Gentry4Wenatchee Bighorns4/30/2023T5Dominique Lawrence4Newfoundland Rogues3/10/2023T5Davonte Cleveland4Emerald City Jaguars5/23/2024T5Allen Billinger Jr4Emerald City Jaguars5/10/2024T5Preston Whitfield4Vancouver Volcanoes3/1/2025T5Preston Whitfield4Willamette Valley Jaguars3/15/2025T5Preston Whitfield4Great Falls Electric3/23/2025T5Isaiah Gentry4Wenatchee Bighorns4/17/2025 +Playoff Steals: Single GameRankNameStealsOpponentDate1Jahlin Smith5Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/2022T2Tyler West Jr4Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022T2Preston Whitfield4Vancouver Volcanoes5/30/2023T2Jahlin Smith4Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022T5Paul Hafford3Vancouver Volcanoes6/3/2022T5Montigo Alford3Vancouver Volcanoes6/4/2022T5Dominique Lawrence3Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2023T5Davonte Cleveland3Seattle Super Hawks6/4/2023T5Davonte Cleveland3Seattle Super Hawks5/28/2024