Back when Sports Basement first opened its doors, cell phones were still giant plastic bricks and photos were still developed on film. Our first store ran on Windows 95 and our signs were all drawn by hand (actually, we still draw a lot of our signs by hand - I guess not everything has to change)! The dot-com boom was starting to bust, and Tom, Eric and Dave, friends since 1st grade, just wanted to get outdoors without paying an arm and a leg. They banded together to create something weird and new - a sporting goods store that catered to everyone that wanted to enjoy the outdoors, with no high-cost barrier to entry. The whole idea was to work with the smallest margins possible so Sports Basement could have the best brands at, well, Basement prices.

It worked, and now Sports Basement is able to deliver great gear at great prices at 13 different stores in the greatest place on Earth (that's California, in case you weren't sure). We're so thankful that you, dear reader, are a part of our community!