| 2023 TBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | TBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
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 |  Atlantic City Gambits |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | Tri-State Admirals |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.5 |
| 3 |  Albany Patroons |
5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Syracuse Stallions |
4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 |
| 5 |  Montreal Tundra |
4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 |
| 6 |  Lehigh Valley Legends |
5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Reading Rebels |
3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 |
| 8 | York Mighty Ants |
3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 |
| 9 | L'Academie D'Alma |
2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 |
| 10 |  Virginia Valley Vipers |
5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.5 |
Southeast
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raleigh Firebirds |
5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | — |
| 2 |  Georgia Soul |
5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | — |
| 3 |  Gulf Coast Lions |
4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Fayetteville Stingers |
5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 |
| 5 | Charlotte Purple Jackets |
4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.5 |
| 6 |  Newfoundland Rogues |
19 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3 |
| 7 | Central Florida Force |
4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Coastal Georgia Buccaneers |
5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 |
Central Conference
Central
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Potawatomi Fire |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 |  Shreveport Mavericks |
5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.5 |
| 3 |  Wichita Sky Kings |
5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.5 |
| 4 |  Pearland Texas Warriors |
2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 |
| 5 | Enid Outlaws |
5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 |
| 6 |  Little Rock Lightning |
2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 |
| 7 | Southeast Texas Panthers |
2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 |
| 8 | Rockwall 76ers |
5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.5 |
Lower Midwest Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huntsville Hurricanes |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 |  Medora Timberjacks |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| 3 |  Derby City Distillers |
6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 |
| 4 |  St. Louis Griffins |
4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 |
| 5 | Kentucky Enforcers |
4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 |
| 6 |  Cincinnati Warriors |
3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Owensboro Thoroughbreds |
3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.5 |
Upper Midwest Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glass City Wranglers |
6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | — |
| 2 | Kokomo BobKats |
5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.5 |
| 3 |  Flint United |
3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Kalamazoo Galaxy |
6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 |
| 5 | Lebanon Leprechauns |
4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 |
| 6 | Jamestown Jackals |
5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.5 |
| 7 |  West Virginia Grind |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
West Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seattle Super Hawks |
5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | — |
| 2 |  Long Beach Blue Waves |
4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 |
| 3 |  Salem Capitals |
7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 |
| 4 | Bakersfield Majestics |
2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Wenatchee Bighorns |
5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 |
| 6 | South Bay Flash |
3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 |
| 7 | San Diego Sharks |
4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Vancouver Volcanoes |
4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.5 |
| 9 | West Coast Breeze |
2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.5 |
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 Grifffins | 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 Grifffins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kokomo Bobkats | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Glass City Wranglers | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kokomo Bobkats | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Midwest | |||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Grifffins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Medora Timberjacks | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Grifffins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Professional Basketball Finally Returns To Seattle With TBL's Expansion Seattle Super Hawks". Around The Basketball League. April 11, 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "'Lots of promise ahead of us': NBL Canada optimistic following return from two-year absence". The Sports Network. June 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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