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Inside the Basement

Sports Basement is a sporting-goods retailer with four locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and an online store. We take pride in selling the best brands at basement prices.

But if you’ve ever been to the Basement, you probably know that that description doesn’t really do us justice.

How do you describe the essence of “Basementyness”? We’re not really sure, but we’ve taken a stab at it. For starters, we put together a longer, more traditional About Us page. And we’ve singled out the posts listed below because they give an inside peek into life behind the green apron. Read on to learn more.

Contact Us

If you’d like to get in touch with one of our stores, you’ll find lots of information including contact info here.

If you placed an order on our web site or would like to inquire about an online or mail-order purchase, call 1-800-869-6670 or email info@sportsbasement.com.

Want to talk to someone about this web site? Email friends@sportsbasement.com.

Looking for a job at SB? Read more about joining the SB team.

Sports Basement team racing for the championship

Four SB employee-athletes are heading to Chicago in May to compete in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge Championships. Team members Ian Ballentine, Sarah Bamberger, Mackenzie Cane and Tiffany Hall have competed in everything from half-Ironmans, to the Dipsea and Double Dipsea trail races, to cross-country races, marathons and 5ks all around the Bay. They earned [...] Posted on March 21st, 2012 by Clair McDevitt

SB featured in SFGate’s culinary tour of SF

The wide array of energy bars at Sports Basement Presidio was recently featured as part of SFGate’s 49 Square Mile Project, a mile-by-mile food tour of San Francisco. Here’s our nutrition buyer Deb Jaffe with a tour of our bar selection. Sports nutrition has never looked so pretty!

Watch us make space for the community

Sure, we make room for couches in all our stores, but just how far are we willing to go for our partners and their community events? How about clearing 20,000 square feet in one hour for a half-marathon expo? Posted on November 11th, 2010 by Aaron Schweifler

Your returns go to great use at Walden House!

When our customers bring slightly used merchandise back to SB, all of that product goes to an important cause. Walden House has been the recipient of our returned merchandise basically since we opened our doors. Posted on October 29th, 2010 by Aaron Schweifler

Found at Outdoor Retailer: tea for a great cause, sustainable gear, pirate poppers and more

Ajiri Tea is one of the new products our buyers discovered at the recent Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City. Ajiri is creating jobs for women and providing education for orphans in Western Kenya through the manufacturing and sales of its black tea. Posted on August 31st, 2010 by Ariel Parrish

The saga of Mike G’s beard

I have been growing out a beard for the past six months as part of a bet. For those of you that are unaware of this, well... now you know that I don't normally look like this! Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Mike Gibson

Meet Madame Bagette, our Sustainable Basement mascot

We made this training video a few years ago to impress upon new employees the importance of the three Rs at the Basement. Watch closely for a cameo appearance by Mr. T. Posted on April 13th, 2010 by Ariel Parrish

Some love for our love

Sure, we can claim to be focused on the community and the customer, but don't just take our word for it. Here's a list of community and customer love from over the years.

About Sports Basement

Sports Basement is a sporting-goods retailer with four locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and an online store. We take pride in selling the best brands at basement prices. But if you've ever been to the Basement, you probably know that that description doesn't really do us justice.