Eastern Basketball Alliance
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Ceased | 2015 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | USA |
| Last champion(s) | Harrisburg Horizon (2015) |
| Most titles | Harrisburg Horizon (9) |
| Official website | Official site |
The Eastern Basketball Alliance was a semi-professional men's winter basketball league. Games were played on the weekends and the season was approximately four months long (January through April).
History
[edit]The EBA was formed in 1996 from the fledgling Atlantic Basketball Association. The league played its first season with seven teams. In 1997, the league expanded to ten teams and was incorporated. In 1998, the first EBA commissioner was elected.
From 1999 to 2001, the EBA joined with four ABA teams to form the United Basketball Alliance, but in 2002 they returned to being the EBA.
The EBA took a one-year (2015-16 season) hiatus.[1] The league never returned.
Teams
[edit]Teams (2016)
[edit]| Division | Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | |||
| Columbia All-Stars | Columbia, Maryland | ||
| Harrisburg Horizon | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Rowland Academy | |
| Schuylkill Firedogs | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Simon Kramer Community and Recreation Center | |
| Western Maryland Elite | Hagerstown, Maryland | Martin Luther King Jr. Center | |
| York Mighty Ants | York, Pennsylvania | New Hope Academy | |
| Travel/Southern
teams |
DMV Kings | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Marietta Tarantulas | Marietta, Georgia | ||
| MetroWest Ballas | MetroWest, Massachusetts | ||
| Maryland Bayraiders | Gwynn Oak, Maryland | ||
| Silver Spring Barracudas | Silver Spring, Maryland |
Former teams
[edit]- Bad News Ballers
- Beltway Bombers
- Carolina Gladiators
- Diamond City Playaz
- Elmira Bulldogs
- Garden State Rebels
- Hudson Valley Hype
- Lancaster Storm
- Maryland Marvels
- Mercer Marauders
- Metropolitan All-Stars
- Morris Revolution
- New Jersey Bullets
- New York City Jaguars
- New York Wizards
- North Jersey Lakers
- Portsmouth Cavaliers
- Scranton Blast
- South Jersey Enterprise
- Springfield Slamm
- The Destroyers
- Tru Hope Trailblazers
- Virginia Wolverines
- Washington Americans
- Washington Madness
- Washington Warriors
- Westchester Dutchmen
Champions
[edit]| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Scranton Blast | ||
| 1998 | Springfield Slamm | ||
| 1999 | Lancaster Storm | ||
| 2000 | Morris Revolution | ||
| 2001 | Morris Revolution | New Philadelphia Firedogs | 90-80 |
| 2002 | Harrisburg Horizon | New Philadelphia Firedogs | 2-0 (best-of 3) |
| 2003 | Harrisburg Horizon | no playoffs | |
| 2004 | Harrisburg Horizon | no playoffs | |
| 2005 | Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyers | no playoffs | |
| 2006 | Harrisburg Horizon | Delaware Destroyers | |
| 2007 | Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyers | no playoffs | |
| 2008 | Harrisburg Horizon | North Jersey Lakers | 98-96 |
| 2009 | Delaware Destroyers | Elmira Bulldogs | 115-103 |
| 2010 | Delaware Destroyers | Tru Hope Trailblazers | 114-97 |
| 2011 | Metropolitan All-Stars | Maryland Marvels | 118-98 |
| 2012 | Hudson Valley Hype | Metropolitan All-Stars | 103-92 |
| 2013 | New York Wizards | Harrisburg Horizon | 118-116 |
| 2014 | Harrisburg Horizon | York Might Ants | 101-92 |
| 2015 | Harrisburg Horizon | York Might Ants | 93-85 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Play Suspended for 2016". Harrisburg Horizon. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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