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.
| 2023 TBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | TBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
League changes
editThe 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
editNortheast
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atlantic City Gambits
|
24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | — |
| 2 |  Albany Patroons
|
24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 1 |
| 3 |  Reading Rebels
|
24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4 |
| 4 | Syracuse Stallions
|
24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 5 |
| 5 | York Mighty Ants
|
24 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 |
| 6 |  Montreal Tundra
|
25 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Lehigh Valley Legends
|
24 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 12 |
| 8 | L'Academie D'Alma
|
23 | 6 | 17 | .261 | 14.5 |
| 9 |  Virginia Valley Vipers
|
24 | 5 | 19 | .208 | 16 |
| 10 | Tri-State Admirals
|
24 | 3 | 21 | .125 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [1]
Southeast
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Soul
|
23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | — |
| 2 |  Raleigh Firebirds
|
24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 0.5 |
| 3 |  Newfoundland Rogues
|
40 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Coastal Georgia Buccaneers
|
24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Fayetteville Stingers
|
25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7 |
| 6 |  Gulf Coast Lions
|
21 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 7 |
| 7 | Charlotte Purple Jackets
|
19 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 11 |
| 8 | Central Florida Force
|
20 | 3 | 17 | .150 | 13.5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [2]
Central Conference
editCentral
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Potawatomi Fire
|
24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | — |
| 2 |  Shreveport Mavericks
|
24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 1 |
| 3 |  Wichita Sky Kings
|
26 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 3 |
| 4 | Enid Outlaws
|
24 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 |
| 5 |  Little Rock Lightning
|
22 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 12 |
| 6 |  Rockwall 76ers
|
25 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Panthers
|
22 | 5 | 17 | .227 | 15 |
| 8 | Pearland Texas Warriors
|
22 | 4 | 18 | .182 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [3]
Lower Midwest Conference
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Medora Timberjacks
|
24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | — |
| 2 |  St. Louis Griffins
|
24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 |
| 3 |  Huntsville Hurricanes
|
24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3 |
| 4 |  Owensboro Thoroughbreds
|
24 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4 |
| 5 |  Cincinnati Warriors
|
24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5 |
| 6 | Derby City Distillers
|
26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 9 |
| 7 | Kentucky Enforcers
|
24 | 3 | 21 | .125 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [4]
Upper Midwest Conference
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kokomo BobKats
|
30 | 21 | 9 | .700 | — |
| 2 | Glass City Wranglers
|
26 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2 |
| 3 |  West Virginia Grind
|
25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Jamestown Jackals
|
24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7 |
| 5 |  Kalamazoo Galaxy
|
25 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Lebanon Leprechauns
|
26 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 12 |
| 7 | Flint United
|
25 | 4 | 21 | .160 | 14.5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [5]
West Conference
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seattle Super Hawks
|
26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | — |
| 2 |  Long Beach Blue Waves
|
24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4 |
| 3 |  Salem Capitals
|
25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 6.5 |
| 4 | San Diego Sharks
|
24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 9 |
| 5 | South Bay Flash
|
24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 9 |
| 6 | Bakersfield Majestics
|
25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Vancouver Volcanoes
|
23 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 12.5 |
| 8 | Wenatchee Bighorns
|
24 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 13 |
| 9 | West Coast Breeze
|
22 | 1 | 21 | .045 | 19 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [6]
Playoffs
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.