2023 TBL season

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
LeagueTBL
SportBasketball

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 4 4 0 1.000 —
2 New JerseyTri-State Admirals 1 1 0 1.000 1.5
3 New York (state)Albany Patroons 5 4 1 .800 0.5
4 New York (state)Syracuse Stallions 4 3 1 .750 1
5 QuebecMontreal Tundra 4 2 2 .500 2
6 PennsylvaniaLehigh Valley Legends 5 2 3 .400 2.5
7 PennsylvaniaReading Rebels 3 1 2 .333 2.5
8 PennsylvaniaYork Mighty Ants 3 1 2 .333 2.5
9 QuebecL'Academie D'Alma 2 0 2 .000 3
10 VirginiaVirginia Valley Vipers 5 0 5 .000 4.5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source:

Southeast
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 North CarolinaRaleigh Firebirds 5 4 1 .800 —
2 Georgia (U.S. state)Georgia Soul 5 4 1 .800 —
3 FloridaGulf Coast Lions 4 3 1 .750 0.5
4 North CarolinaFayetteville Stingers 5 3 2 .600 1
5 North CarolinaCharlotte Purple Jackets 4 2 2 .500 1.5
6 Dominion of NewfoundlandNewfoundland Rogues 19 8 11 .421 3
7 FloridaCentral Florida Force 4 0 4 .000 3.5
8 Georgia (U.S. state)Coastal Georgia Buccaneers 5 0 5 .000 4
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source:

Central
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 OklahomaPotawatomi Fire 4 4 0 1.000 —
2 LouisianaShreveport Mavericks 5 4 1 .800 0.5
3 KansasWichita Sky Kings 5 4 1 .800 0.5
4 TexasPearland Texas Warriors 2 1 1 .500 2
5 OklahomaEnid Outlaws 5 2 3 .400 2.5
6 ArkansasLittle Rock Lightning 2 0 2 .000 3
7 TexasSoutheast Texas Panthers 2 0 2 .000 3
8 TexasRockwall 76ers 5 0 5 .000 4.5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source:

Lower Midwest Conference
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 AlabamaHuntsville Hurricanes 4 4 0 1.000 —
2 IndianaMedora Timberjacks 4 4 0 1.000 —
3 KentuckyDerby City Distillers 6 3 3 .500 2
4 MissouriSt. Louis Griffins 4 2 2 .500 2
5 KentuckyKentucky Enforcers 4 1 3 .250 3
6 OhioCincinnati Warriors 3 0 3 .000 3.5
7 KentuckyOwensboro Thoroughbreds 3 0 3 .000 3.5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source:

Upper Midwest Conference
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 OhioGlass City Wranglers 6 5 1 .833 —
2 IndianaKokomo BobKats 5 4 1 .800 0.5
3 MichiganFlint United 3 1 2 .333 2.5
4 MichiganKalamazoo Galaxy 6 2 4 .333 3
5 IndianaLebanon Leprechauns 4 1 3 .250 3
6 New York (state)Jamestown Jackals 5 1 4 .200 3.5
7 West VirginiaWest Virginia Grind 0 0 0 — 2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source:

West Conference
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1 Washington (state)Seattle Super Hawks 5 4 1 .800 —
2 CaliforniaLong Beach Blue Waves 4 3 1 .750 0.5
3 OregonSalem Capitals 7 4 3 .571 1
4 CaliforniaBakersfield Majestics 2 1 1 .500 1.5
5 Washington (state)Wenatchee Bighorns 5 2 3 .400 2
6 CaliforniaSouth Bay Flash 3 1 2 .333 2
7 CaliforniaSan Diego Sharks 4 1 3 .250 2.5
8 Washington (state)Vancouver Volcanoes 4 0 4 .000 3.5
9 CaliforniaWest Coast Breeze 2 0 2 .000 2.5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2023. Source:

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
  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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