The International Basketball League (IBL) was a semi-professional men's basketballleague featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States to join. The IBL also sometimes featured teams from China and Japan which temporarily relocated to the United States for the IBL season. The IBL season typically ran from the end of March through July.
Founded by Portland area sports promoter Mikal Duilio,[1] the league featured rules designed to create a fast-paced, high-scoring brand of basketball. Duilio first began planning for the league with a series of test games in Portland and Seattle in November 2003. These games featured a mixture of traditional college and NBA rules, plus two rules created specifically for the league:
The "Immediate Inbound" Rule: After a made basket, the referee threw the ball to a nearby player from the team which had been scored on, instead of a player throwing in the ball from under the basket, to eliminate wasted time.
A 22-second shot clock was used instead of the NBA's 24-seconds. A defensive non-shooting foul or kicked ball reset it to 12.
The test games proved popular and resulted in the founding of the IBL in August 2004. Founded with eight teams, the league expanded to 17 by the start of the season in April 2005. Each team played approximately 20 regular season games, most of them centered on their home region, with the teams with the two best records playing in a championship game at the end of the season. The Battle Creek Knights won the inaugural title by going undefeated in the regular season and beating the Dayton Jets in the finals.
In the league's first year, the up-tempo rules resulted in the average team scoring 126.9 points per game, nearly 30 points more than the NBA team average in 2004–05, and slightly higher than the NBA record for points per game by a team in a single season, set by the Denver Nuggets in 1981–82.
In 2010, the league launched a winter season which saw nine different teams compete. Four teams played an entire schedule and thus made them eligible for the playoffs.[2]
In July 2011, Duilio sold the league to Vancouver, Washington, businessman Bryan Hunter.[3] Sharleen Graf was appointed as the league's new commissioner.[4]
In March 2014 the IBL ceased operation as an independent entity and combined with the West Coast Basketball League (WCBL).[5] Teams were split into an 'International Conference' and 'Continental Conference' based on geography. The owner of the NBA over the past decade has actively been internationalizing the game by recruiting potential international players and expanding overseas markets.[6]
^"Vander Velden takes the helm in Battle Creek", IBLHoopsOnline.com, 24 October 2006, International Basketball League, retrieved 27 December 2007
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This article is about the league formed in 2004 For the older unrelated league see International Basketball League 1999 2001 The International Basketball League IBL was a semi professional men s basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States to join The IBL also sometimes featured teams from China and Japan which temporarily relocated to the United States for the IBL season The IBL season typically ran from the end of March through July International Basketball League IBL International Basketball League logoSportBasketballFoundedAugust 2004 19 years ago 2004 08 Inaugural season2005Ceased2014No of teams13Countries United StatesContinentFIBA Americas Americas Lastchampion s Bellingham Slam 2014 Most titlesBellingham Slam 4 Official websitewww wbr ibl wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Teams 2 1 Joined other leagues 2 2 Teams history 3 Champions 3 1 Wins by club 4 Notable people 4 1 Commissioners 4 2 Players 4 3 Coaches 5 Final regular season standings 6 References 7 External linksHistory editFounded by Portland area sports promoter Mikal Duilio 1 the league featured rules designed to create a fast paced high scoring brand of basketball Duilio first began planning for the league with a series of test games in Portland and Seattle in November 2003 These games featured a mixture of traditional college and NBA rules plus two rules created specifically for the league The Immediate Inbound Rule After a made basket the referee threw the ball to a nearby player from the team which had been scored on instead of a player throwing in the ball from under the basket to eliminate wasted time A 22 second shot clock was used instead of the NBA s 24 seconds A defensive non shooting foul or kicked ball reset it to 12 The test games proved popular and resulted in the founding of the IBL in August 2004 Founded with eight teams the league expanded to 17 by the start of the season in April 2005 Each team played approximately 20 regular season games most of them centered on their home region with the teams with the two best records playing in a championship game at the end of the season The Battle Creek Knights won the inaugural title by going undefeated in the regular season and beating the Dayton Jets in the finals In the league s first year the up tempo rules resulted in the average team scoring 126 9 points per game nearly 30 points more than the NBA team average in 2004 05 and slightly higher than the NBA record for points per game by a team in a single season set by the Denver Nuggets in 1981 82 In 2010 the league launched a winter season which saw nine different teams compete Four teams played an entire schedule and thus made them eligible for the playoffs 2 In July 2011 Duilio sold the league to Vancouver Washington businessman Bryan Hunter 3 Sharleen Graf was appointed as the league s new commissioner 4 In March 2014 the IBL ceased operation as an independent entity and combined with the West Coast Basketball League WCBL 5 Teams were split into an International Conference and Continental Conference based on geography The owner of the NBA over the past decade has actively been internationalizing the game by recruiting potential international players and expanding overseas markets 6 Teams editInternational Conference Team City State Arena Founded JoinedBellingham Slam Bellingham WA Whatcom Pavilion 2005 2007Lone Star Strikers Conroe TX Oak Ridge High School 2013Olympia Reign Olympia WA Little Creek Casino 2008Portland Chinooks Beaverton OR Eastmoreland Courts 2009Salem Sabres Salem OR Chemeketa Community College 2013Seattle Flight Seattle WA North Seattle Community College Wellness Center 2013Vancouver Volcanoes Vancouver WA O Connell Sports Center 2005Continental Conference Team City State Arena Founded JoinedHollywood Shooting Stars Hollywood California 2012 2014Los Angeles Team Macleem Los Angeles California Mt Carmel Recreation Center 2014 2014Malibu Beachdogs Mailibu California 2014 2014Santa Barbara Breakers Santa Barbara California Santa Barbara City College 2006 2014Santa Monica Jump Santa Monica California 2012 2014Venice Beach Warriors Venice Beach California 2013 2014Joined other leagues edit Akron Cougars joined the Universal Basketball League The league folded before the first season Battle Creek Knights joined the Independent Basketball Association Dayton Air Strikers rejoined the Premier Basketball League Gary Splash joined the Independent Basketball Association 7 Holland Blast joined the Independent Basketball Association Lake County All Stars joined the Independent Basketball Association Lansing Capitals joined the Independent Basketball Association Kankakee County Soldiers left to form the Independent Basketball Association 8 Salem Stampede joined the National Athletic Basketball League Santa Barbara Breakers joined the West Coast Pro Basketball League Snohomish County Explosion joined the National Athletic Basketball League Washington Raptors joined the American Basketball Association West Virginia Wild joined the National Professional Basketball League then the American Basketball Association Teams history edit Akron Cougars 2007 as Cuyahoga Falls Cougars 2005 06 Akron Energy 2007 Akron Lightning 2005 Albany Legends 2010 11 Arizona Flame 2008 09 as Scottsdale Flame 2007 as Phoenix Flame 2007 Arizona Lightning 2007 Arizona Raptors 2010 as Phoenix Red Rock Raptors 2009 Aurora Cavalry 2006 Battle Creek Knights 2005 08 2010 11 9 BC Titans 2010 10 as Vancouver Titans 2008 09 Bellingham Slam 2008 2014 migrated to Seattle Pro Am Cedar Valley Jaguars 2005 06 Chicago Steam 2009 Chico Force 2005 07 Colorado Crossover 2006 07 Dayton Air Strikers 2011 Dayton Jets 2005 06 Des Moines Heat 2005 Detroit Pros 2005 Edmonton Chill 2008 Edmonton Energy 2009 12 Elgin Racers 2007 08 as Windy City Dawgs 2005 06 Elkhart Express 2006 08 Eugene Chargers 2006 07 Gary Splash 2010 11 11 Gary Steelheads 2008 Grand Rapids Flight 2005 09 Great Lakes All Stars 2010 Holland Blast 2006 11 Hub City Hurricanes 2007 Jersey G Force 2012 2014 as New Jersey Titans 2011 Kankakee County Soldiers 2009 11 12 as Windy City Soldiers 2008 as Chicago Heights Soldiers 2007 Lake County All Stars 2010 11 Lake County Lakers 2006 Lansing Capitals 2006 07 2010 11 Las Vegas Pride 2009 10 as Nevada Pride 2009 Las Vegas Stars 2007 08 L A Lightning 2008 2010 Macomb County Mustangs 2005 06 Mahoning Valley Wildcats 2005 Marysville Meteors 2007 as Columbus Cyclones 2006 Nippon Tornadoes 2008 09 2012 Oakland Slammers 2005 06 Ohio Hidden Gems 2010 Olympia Reign 2008 2014 Orlando Venom 2012 2014 as Florida Winning Ways 2011 Portland Chinooks 2005 08 2011 2014 as Oregon Waves 2009 11 Salem Stampede 2006 07 Salem Soldiers 2005 07 2012 Santa Barbara Breakers 2007 Seattle Mountaineers 2006 07 2009 Shaanxi Kylins 2008 Shanxi Zhongyu 2008 09 Snohomish County Explosion 2008 09 as Everett Explosion 2007 Tacoma Tide 2009 10 Tacoma Jazz 2007 08 Tacoma Jets 2007 as Tacoma Thunder 2005 06 Tri Valley Titans 2007 as Tri City Ballers 2006 as San Jose Ballers 2005 USA All Stars 2008 2014 Vancouver Volcanoes 2005 2014 migrated to The Basketball League Washington Raptors 2007 West Coast High Flyers 2008 West Coast Hotshots 2005 2012 as Central Oregon Hotshots 2005 10 West Virginia Wild 2006 Yamhill High Flyers 2009 2012 Champions editYear Champion Score Runner up2005 Battle Creek Knights 124 121 Dayton Jets2006 Elkhart Express 119 108 OT Columbus Cyclones2007 Elkhart Express 113 109 Portland Chinooks2008 Bellingham Slam 118 111 Elkhart Express2009 Los Angeles Lightning 2 1 best of 3 Oregon Waves2010 Summer Albany Legends 126 111 Bellingham Slam2010 Winter Kankakee County Soldiers 88 87 Gary Splash2011 Vancouver Volcanoes 124 116 Edmonton Energy2012 Bellingham Slam 142 109 Portland Chinooks2013 Bellingham Slam 117 114 Vancouver Volcanoes2014 Bellingham Slam 143 126 Vancouver VolcanoesWins by club edit Team Championships Summer Seasons Winter SeasonsBellingham Slam 4 2008 2012 2013 2014Elkhart Express 2 2006 2007Battle Creek Knights 1 2005Los Angeles Lightning 1 2009Albany Legends 1 2010Kankakee County Soldiers 1 2010Vancouver Volcanoes 1 2011Notable people editCommissioners edit Mikal Duilio 2004 July 2011 Sharleen Graf July 2011 2014 Players edit Toby Bailey former UCLA player and NCAA Champion NBA player Tim Hardaway former Golden State Warriors star David Jackson former NBA and Euroleague player former Oregon Duck Shawn Kemp former Seattle SuperSonics star Lamond Murray 13 year NBA veteran Dennis Rodman former Chicago Bulls player and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Bryon Russell former Utah Jazz star Fred Vinson former Seattle SuperSonics player and current NBA Assistant Coach Grayson Boucher American street ball playerCoaches edit Rob Ridnour head coach of the Bellingham Slam and father of Seattle SuperSonics guard Luke Ridnour Logan Vander Velden head coach of the Battle Creek Knights and former Los Angeles Clippers player 13 Final regular season standings editFurther information International Basketball League Regular Season StandingsReferences edit Portlanders start pro hoops league Portland Business Journal 17 August 2004 IBL 2010 11 Winter Division Championship Tournament IBL ownership fills void for driven Hunter International Basketball League Names New Commissioner Our Sports Central 23 July 2011 WCBL joins IBL in vision for minor leagues Our Sports Central 28 March 2014 Kawashiri Kyle 2020 09 02 The Societal Influence of the NBA Pop Culture Intersections Weekly Sports and Franchise Report Weekly Sports and Franchise Report Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report Titans Decline to Participate on 2011 IBL Season Archived 2010 03 17 at the Wayback Machine Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report Vander Velden takes the helm in Battle Creek IBLHoopsOnline com 24 October 2006 International Basketball League retrieved 27 December 2007External links editOfficial league website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Basketball League amp oldid 1193021600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
