2008 Premier Basketball League season
The 2008 Premier Basketball League season was the first in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Razorsharks winning the inaugural PBL championship. Ten teams played a 20-game regular season schedule, and all ten teams would qualify for the league playoffs.
Final standings
[edit]| Eastern Division | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Razorsharks | 18 | 2 | .900 | — |
| Wilmington Sea Dawgs | 11 | 9 | .550 | 7 |
| Reading Railers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 7 |
| Jacksonville SLAM | 8 | 12 | .400 | 10 |
| Maryland Nighthawks | 6 | 14 | .300 | 12 |
| Western Division | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad Cities Riverhawks | 15 | 5 | .650 | — |
| Arkansas Impact | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5 |
| Rockford Fury | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 |
| Dallas Defenders | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7 |
| Chicago Throwbacks | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10 |
Playoff Bracket
[edit]| First Round Tuesday, March 18 Attack Athletics, Chicago | Division Semifinals Wednesday, March 19 Attack Athletics, Chicago | Division Finals Thursday, March 20 Blue Cross Arena, Rochester and Wharton Field House, Moline | PBL Championship Game Sunday, March 30 Blue Cross Arena, Rochester | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wilmington | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 125 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Reading | 105 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Reading | 135 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville | 119 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rochester | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Reading | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 142 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Arkansas | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas | 115 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chicago | 102 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rockford | 108 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rockford | 121 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dallas | 108 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Quad Cities | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas | 102 | |||||||||||||||||