dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl lˈiːɡ sˈiːzən, ðɪ ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp ɡɹˈuːp, spˈoːɹts mˈænɪdʒmənt pɹəfˈɛʃənəlz, ˌɛsˌɛmpˈiː lˈiːd baɪ ɹˈɪtʃɚd dʒˈeɪ. dˈɑːnəvˌæn ænd dʒˈeɪmz ˈaɪ. wˈɪljəmsən, ɐsˈuːmd ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə tˈæmpə bˈeɪ wˈɪndʒæmɚz.
During the 1997 United States Basketball League season, the ownership group, Sports Management Professionals, (SMP) lead by Richard J. Donovan and James I. Williamson, assumed ownership of the Tampa Bay Windjammers.