History of PBL teams: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Tom Danson (talk | contribs) |
Tom Danson (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 137: | Line 137: | ||
bar:31 color:barcolor from:09/21/2011 till:end text:[[Lake Michigan Admirals]] (2011-present) |
bar:31 color:barcolor from:09/21/2011 till:end text:[[Lake Michigan Admirals]] (2011-present) |
||
bar:32 color:barcolor from:09/23/2011 till:end text:[[Central Illinois Drive]] (2011-present) |
bar:32 color:barcolor from:09/23/2011 till:end text:[[Central Illinois Drive]] (2011-present) |
||
bar:33 color:barcolor from:10/12/2011 till:end text:[[Indiana Diesels]] (2011-present) |
|||
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:01/01/2007 |
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:01/01/2007 |
||
Revision as of 21:39, 12 October 2011
 |
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
class="wikitable "
2009
class="wikitable "
2010
class="wikitable "
2011
class="wikitable "
- The Frost Heaves folded partway through the 2011 season.
Defunct Teams/Failed Expansion
- Arkansas Impact[1]
- Augusta Groove[2]
- Bridgeport, Connecticut[3]
- Buffalo Dragons - sold to the management of the Buffalo Sharks of the ABA to form the Buffalo Stampede.[4]
- Chicago Aztecas [5]
- Chicago Throwbacks
- Dallas Defenders - ownership revoked mid-season,[6] replaced by league-run replacement,[7] folded when no outside owner could be found
- Detroit Panthers
- Jacksonville JAM - expelled by league, searching for other options[8]
- Jacksonville SLAM - league-run replacement for JAM, folded when no outside owner could be found [1]
- Las Vegas Thunderbirds - Announced but never played a game.
- Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry - left after losing in the controversial 2011 PBL Finals. Suspended operations.[9]
- Mid-Michigan Destroyers[1]
- Montreal Sasquatch[1]
- Quad City Riverhawks[1]
- Reading Railers[1]
- Rockford Fury - folded when the PBL instituted a "one team per owner" rule [10]
- Southeast Asian All-Stars - previously 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 - folded from lack of funds.[13]
Teams that left the PBL for another league
- 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 - joined International Basketball League [18], returned to PBL for 2012 season [19]
- Halifax Rainmen - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada. [20]
- Maryland GreenHawks - joined Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League as Washington GreenHawks,[21] folded.
- Minnesota Ripknees - returned to American Basketball Association,[22] folded shortly afterward.[23]
- Quebec Kebs - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada [24]Template:Fr icon
- Saint John Mill Rats - left after controversial 2011 playoffs for National Basketball League of Canada [25]
- Wilmington Sea Dawgs - joined Continental Basketball League[26]
Timeline
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Cavs fall to RazorSharks in PBL Finals, Lawton Constitution, 2011-04-19, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ Fury Finished, MyStateline.com, 2008-08-08, 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
- ^ GreenHawks Move To Nations Capitol and Join ACPBL!, 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, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ Saint John Mill Rats Disassociate from PBL, Our Sports Central, 2011-04-18, retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ Sea Dawgs Join Continental Basketball League, Cape Fear Business News, 2009-11-03, retrieved 2009-11-03