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History of PBL teams
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This is the year-to-year membership and makeup of the Premier Basketball League, including league divisional alignment and the circumstances of teams no longer in the league.
Alignments edit
2008 edit
2009 edit
Atlantic Division | East Division | Midwest Division |
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Halifax Rainmen | Augusta Groove | Battle Creek Knights |
Manchester Millrats | Buffalo Stampede | Chicago Throwbacks |
Montreal Sasquatch | Rochester Razorsharks | Detroit Panthers |
Quebec Kebs | Wilmington Sea Dawgs | Mid-Michigan Destroyers |
Vermont Frost Heaves |
2010 edit
2011 edit
East Division | West Division |
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Halifax Rainmen | Bluegrass Stallions |
Quebec Kebs | Dayton Air Strikers |
Saint John Mill Rats | Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry |
Vermont Frost Heaves* | Rochester Razorsharks |
*The Frost Heaves folded partway through the 2011 season.
2012 edit
Eastern Division | Central Division |
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Charleston Gunners | Central Illinois Drive |
Dayton Air Strikers | Chicago Muscle |
Lake Michigan Admirals | Indiana Diesels |
Rochester Razorsharks | Northwest Indiana Stars |
Scranton/Wilkes- Barre Steamers | Sauk Valley Predators |
St. Louis Phoenix |
Defunct Teams/Failed Expansion edit
- Arkansas Impact[1] (2008)
- Augusta Groove[2] (2008-09)
- Bridgeport, Connecticut[3]
- Buffalo Dragons (2008-10) - sold to the management of the Buffalo Sharks of the ABA to form the Buffalo Stampede.[4]
- Chicago Aztecas[5]
- Chicago Throwbacks (2008-09)
- Dallas Defenders (2008) - ownership revoked mid-season,[6] replaced by league-run replacement,[7] folded when no outside owner could be found
- Detroit Panthers (2008-09)
- Jacksonville JAM - expelled by league[8]
- Jacksonville SLAM (2008) - league-run replacement for JAM; folded when no outside owner could be found[1]
- Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry-(2009-11) left after losing in the controversial 2011 PBL Finals. Suspended operations.[9]
- Mid-Michigan Destroyers[1] (2009)
- Montreal Sasquatch[1] (2009)
- Pee Dee Vipers (2014)
- Philadelphia Flight (2014)
- Quad City Riverhawks[1] (2007-08)
- Reading Railers[1] (2007-08)
- Rockford Fury (2007-08) - folded when the PBL instituted a "one team per owner" rule[10]
- Southeast Asian All-Stars - announced by PBL, have not been heard from since and not on official website's team roster.[11]
- Toronto Lazers - PBL announced a Toronto expansion team but the team did not join the league for the 2009 season. No update from the league on their status.[12]
- Vermont Frost Heaves (2009-11) - folded from lack of funds.[13]
Teams that left the PBL for another league edit
- Battle Creek Knights - rejoined International Basketball League[14]
- Bluegrass Stallions- left under unspecified circumstances.[15]
- Buffalo Stampede - removed by the league for failure to adhere to operating standards,[16] joined Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League[17]
- Capitanes de Arecibo - rejoined Baloncesto Superior Nacional
- Dayton Air Strikers-(2011-12) joined International Basketball League,[18] returned to PBL for 2012 season[19]
- Halifax Rainmen (2009-11) - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada.[20]
- Lafayette Legends - announced, never played a PBL game. Joined Independent Basketball Association (also never played).
- Maryland GreenHawks (2007-09) - joined Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League as Washington GreenHawks,[21] folded.
- Minnesota Ripknees (2007) - returned to American Basketball Association,[22] folded shortly afterward.[23]
- Quebec Kebs (2009-11) - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada[24]
- Racine Storm (2014-16) - played three games in 2016 before leaving PBL; ceasing operations
- Saint John Mill Rats (2009-11) - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada[25]
Timeline edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f teams, thepbl.com, retrieved 2010-05-28
- ^ Byler, Billy (2009-11-03), Augusta loses its Groove, Augusta Chronicle, retrieved 2009-11-04
- ^ Premier Basketball League heads to Las Vegas for SGMA show, Our Sports Central, 2007-05-23, retrieved 2008-05-20
- ^ McKissic, Rodney (2008-09-19), Teams merge to form Stampede, The Buffalo News, retrieved 2008-09-19
- ^ Maryland Nighthawks Announce 2008 Regular Season Schedule, Our Sports Central, 2007-10-17, retrieved 2009-07-29
- ^ Dallas Defenders Cease Operations In PBL, Our Sports Central, 2008-02-11, retrieved 2009-07-29
- ^ Munson, Chris (2008-02-20), PBL at the Halfway Pole, Our Sports Central, retrieved 2009-07-29
- ^ Premier Basketball League Takes Over Operations In Jacksonville, Our Sports Central, 2008-02-04, retrieved 2008-02-05
- ^ , Lawton Constitution, 2011-04-19, archived from the original on 2011-04-19, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ , MyStateline.com, 2008-08-08, archived from the original on 2011-07-14, retrieved 2010-10-12
- ^ Southeast Asian All-Star Team to Join the Premier Basketball League, Our Sports Central, 2008-04-16, retrieved 2009-07-29
- ^ Toronto Lazers Join Premier Basketball League, Our Sports Central, 2008-04-17, retrieved 2009-07-29
- ^ Vermont Frost Heaves hoops team folds, Burlington Free Press, 2011-01-26, retrieved 2011-01-26
- ^ Broderick, Bill (2009-07-03), Knights to sit out next year, Battle Creek Enquirer, retrieved 2009-09-07
- ^ Chase, Tony (2011-04-19), Stallions, Our Sports Central, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ Premier Basketball League Reorganizes, Our Sports Central, 2010-05-24, retrieved 2010-05-24
- ^ Buffalo Stampede Join the ACPBL, Our Sports Central, 2010-08-10, retrieved 2010-08-10
- ^ Air Strikers to play eight games in IBL, Dayton Daily News, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ PBL Welcomes Back Dayton Air Strikers, Our Sports Central, 2011-07-18, retrieved 2011-08-15
- ^ Halifax Rainmen Exit Premier Basketball League, Our Sports Central, 2011-04-18, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ , archived from the original on 2011-07-07, retrieved 2010-08-20
- ^ Premiere Basketball League Wishes Ripknees the best, Our Sports Central, 2007-10-23, retrieved 2009-02-10
- ^ Reeths, Paul (2008-01-18), Frustrations mount in ABA, Our Sports Central, retrieved 2008-01-21
- ^ Martel, Thais (2011-04-19), Les Kebs quittent la PBL, Québec Hebdo, archived from the original on 2012-09-08, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ Saint John Mill Rats Disassociate from PBL, Our Sports Central, 2011-04-18, retrieved 2011-04-19