2023 TBL season
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The 2023 TBL season is the sixth season of The Basketball League (TBL). The league expanded from 44 teams in the 2022 season to over 50 in 2023. The National Basketball League of Canada once again will partner with The Basketball League in joint league expansion.

League changes

The Connecticut Cobras relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina and became the Charlotte Purple Jackets.

On April 11, 2022, the league announced the return of professional basketball to Seattle.[1]

On June 18, 2022 the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that TBL President David Magley, a former NBL Commissioner, will work alongside Audley Stephenson, the current National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) Commissioner in overseeing the growth of both leagues.[2] [3] Three Canadian basketball teams joined the league: the Newfoundland Rogues, Montreal Tundra, and L'Academie D'Alma. [4]

Standings

Northeast

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 New JerseyAtlantic City Gambits 24 21 3 .875 —
2 New York (state)Albany Patroons 24 20 4 .833 1
3 PennsylvaniaReading Rebels 24 17 7 .708 4
4 New York (state)Syracuse Stallions 24 16 8 .667 5
5 PennsylvaniaYork Mighty Ants 24 13 11 .542 8
6 QuebecMontreal Tundra 25 10 15 .400 11.5
7 PennsylvaniaLehigh Valley Legends 24 9 15 .375 12
8 QuebecL'Academie D'Alma 23 6 17 .261 14.5
9 VirginiaVirginia Valley Vipers 24 5 19 .208 16
10 New JerseyTri-State Admirals 24 3 21 .125 18
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [1]

Southeast

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 Georgia (U.S. state)Georgia Soul 23 18 5 .783 —
2 North CarolinaRaleigh Firebirds 24 18 6 .750 0.5
3 Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland Rogues 40 23 17 .575 3.5
4 Georgia (U.S. state)Coastal Georgia Buccaneers 24 12 12 .500 6.5
5 North CarolinaFayetteville Stingers 25 12 13 .480 7
6 FloridaGulf Coast Lions 21 10 11 .476 7
7 North CarolinaCharlotte Purple Jackets 19 5 14 .263 11
8 FloridaCentral Florida Force 20 3 17 .150 13.5
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [2]

Central Conference

Central

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 OklahomaPotawatomi Fire 24 21 3 .875 —
2 LouisianaShreveport Mavericks 24 20 4 .833 1
3 KansasWichita Sky Kings 26 19 7 .731 3
4 OklahomaEnid Outlaws 24 13 11 .542 8
5 ArkansasLittle Rock Lightning 22 8 14 .364 12
6 TexasRockwall 76ers 25 6 19 .240 15.5
7 OklahomaOklahoma Panthers 22 5 17 .227 15
8 TexasPearland Texas Warriors 22 4 18 .182 16
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [3]

Lower Midwest Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 IndianaMedora Timberjacks 24 17 7 .708 —
2 MissouriSt. Louis Griffins 24 16 8 .667 1
3 AlabamaHuntsville Hurricanes 24 14 10 .583 3
4 KentuckyOwensboro Thoroughbreds 24 13 11 .542 4
5 OhioCincinnati Warriors 24 12 12 .500 5
6 KentuckyDerby City Distillers 26 9 17 .346 9
7 KentuckyKentucky Enforcers 24 3 21 .125 14
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [4]

Upper Midwest Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 IndianaKokomo BobKats 30 21 9 .700 —
2 OhioGlass City Wranglers 26 17 9 .654 2
3 West VirginiaWest Virginia Grind 25 15 10 .600 3.5
4 New York (state)Jamestown Jackals 24 11 13 .458 7
5 MichiganKalamazoo Galaxy 25 9 16 .360 9.5
6 IndianaLebanon Leprechauns 26 7 19 .269 12
7 MichiganFlint United 25 4 21 .160 14.5
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [5]

West Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 Washington (state)Seattle Super Hawks 26 22 4 .846 —
2 CaliforniaLong Beach Blue Waves 24 17 7 .708 4
3 OregonSalem Capitals 25 15 10 .600 6.5
4 CaliforniaSan Diego Sharks 24 12 12 .500 9
5 CaliforniaSouth Bay Flash 24 12 12 .500 9
6 CaliforniaBakersfield Majestics 25 12 13 .480 9.5
7 Washington (state)Vancouver Volcanoes 23 8 15 .348 12.5
8 Washington (state)Wenatchee Bighorns 24 8 16 .333 13
9 CaliforniaWest Coast Breeze 22 1 21 .045 19
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [6]

Playoffs

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Seattle Super Hawks 2
Salem Capitals 1
Seattle Super Hawks 2
West
Long Beach Blue Waves 0
Long Beach Blue Waves 2
South Bay Flash 1
Seattle Super Hawks 0
Potawatomi Fire 2
Potawatomi Fire 2
Enid Outlaws 0
Potawatomi Fire 2
Central
Shreveport Mavericks 0
Wichita Sky Kings 0
Shreveport Mavericks 2
Potawatomi Fire 2
St. Louis Griffins 1
Atlantic City Gambits 0
Albany Patroons 2
Albany Patroons 2
East
Newfoundland Rogues 0
Georgia Soul 0
Newfoundland Rogues 2
Albany Patroons 1
St. Louis Griffins 2
Kokomo Bobkats 2
Glass City Wranglers 0
Kokomo Bobkats 1
Midwest
St. Louis Griffins 2
Medora Timberjacks 0
St. Louis Griffins 2

References

  1. ^ "Professional Basketball Finally Returns To Seattle With TBL's Expansion Seattle Super Hawks". Around The Basketball League. April 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "NBL Canada Expands Partnership With TBL, Eyes Expansion In Near Future". nblcanada.ca/ (Press release). National Basketball League of Canada. June 18, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Lots of promise ahead of us': NBL Canada optimistic following return from two-year absence". The Sports Network. June 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

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