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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
2008
2009
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
2011
East Division | West Division |
---|---|
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
Eastern Division | Central Division |
---|---|
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
- Arkansas Impact (2008)
- Augusta Groove (2008-09)
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Buffalo Dragons (2008-10) - sold to the management of the Buffalo Sharks of the ABA to form the Buffalo Stampede.
- Chicago Aztecas
- Chicago Throwbacks (2008-09)
- Dallas Defenders (2008) - ownership revoked mid-season, replaced by league-run replacement, folded when no outside owner could be found
- Detroit Panthers (2008-09)
- Jacksonville JAM - expelled by league
- Jacksonville SLAM (2008) - league-run replacement for JAM; folded when no outside owner could be found
- Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry-(2009-11) left after losing in the controversial 2011 PBL Finals. Suspended operations.
- Mid-Michigan Destroyers (2009)
- Montreal Sasquatch (2009)
- Pee Dee Vipers (2014)
- Philadelphia Flight (2014)
- Quad City Riverhawks (2007-08)
- Reading Railers (2007-08)
- Rockford Fury (2007-08) - folded when the PBL instituted a "one team per owner" rule
- Southeast Asian All-Stars - announced by PBL, have not been heard from since and not on official website's team roster.
- 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.
- Vermont Frost Heaves (2009-11) - folded from lack of funds.
Teams that left the PBL for another league
- Battle Creek Knights - rejoined International Basketball League
- Bluegrass Stallions- left under unspecified circumstances.
- Buffalo Stampede - removed by the league for failure to adhere to operating standards, joined Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
- Capitanes de Arecibo - rejoined Baloncesto Superior Nacional
- Dayton Air Strikers-(2011-12) joined International Basketball League, returned to PBL for 2012 season
- Halifax Rainmen (2009-11) - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada.
- 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, folded.
- Minnesota Ripknees (2007) - returned to American Basketball Association, folded shortly afterward.
- Quebec Kebs (2009-11) - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada
- 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
Timeline
References
- ^ teams, thepbl.com, archived from the original on 2012-01-27, 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
- Cavs fall to RazorSharks in PBL Finals, Lawton Constitution, 2011-04-19, archived from the original on 2011-04-19, retrieved 2011-04-19
- Fury Finished, 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, archived from the original on 2012-10-08, 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
- GreenHawks Move To Nations Capitol and Join ACPBL!, 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