Basketball Super League (North America)

The Basketball Super League is a professional basketball based throughout the United States and Canada. The goal is to model the league after professional soccer and basketball leagues in Europe, with teams in the super league also playing teams in the TBL. [1][2]

Basketball Super League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 Basketball Super League season
SportBasketball
Founded2023
PresidentDave Magley
CountriesCanada
United States
ContinentsNorth America

History

On June 18, 2022 the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that The Basketball League 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.[3]

For the 2021–22 season, the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that they had agreed to inter-league series play with several teams from The Basketball League. The games played between the teams from the two leagues are included in their respective regular season standings for each league.[4]

On April 11, 2023, Dave Magley and announced the formation a new professional basketball league called the Basketball Super League is to begin on December 26, 2023. The league will consist of teams located in Canada and the United States. The KW Titans, London Lightning and the Sudbury Five from the National Basketball League of Canada would be the first three teams to join. .[5]

On June 13, 2023, Newfoundland Rogues would be moving from The Basketball League for the upcoming season.

Teams
Basketball Super League (North America) (Canada)
2024 BSL teams (Canada)
Basketball Super League (North America) is located in the United States
Albany
Jamestown
Lebanon
Lebanon
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Reading
West Virginia
West Virginia
Glass City
Glass City
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Rohde Island
Rohde Island
Derby City
Derby City
Kokomo
Kokomo
US-based teams in the BSL as of the 2023–24 season.


2023–24 teams
Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coach
KW Titans Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 7,312 2016 2023 Cliff Clinkscales
London Lightning London, Ontario Budweiser Gardens 9,046 2011 2023 Doug Plumb
Montreal Tundra Montreal, Quebec Centre Pierre Charbonneau 2,700 2022 2023 Damian Buckley
Newfoundland Rogues St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Mary Brown's Centre 6,750 2022 2023 Jerry Williams
Sudbury Five Greater Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Community Arena 4,640[6] 2017 2023[7] Logan Stutz
Windsor Express Windsor, Ontario WFCU Centre 7,000 2012 2023 Bill Jones


Announced TBL teams
Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coach
Albany Patroons Albany, New York Washington Avenue Armory 3,600 2017 2023 Derrick Rowland
Connecticut Crusaders Bridgeport, Connecticut 2023 2024
Cincinnati Warriors Cincinnati, Ohio Gamble Montessori High School 2021 2024 James Millen
Glass City Wranglers Toledo, Ohio Student Health and Activities Center 1,200 2020 2022 Freddie Zamora
Jamestown JackalsJamestown, New York Jamestown Community College 1,400 2015 2023 Raheem Singleton
Lebanon Leprechauns Lebanon, IndianaRosenstihl Gymnasium 4,099 2021 20223 Brian Rowsom
Los Angeles Ignite Los Angeles, California 2023 2024 Vicken Eskidjian
Reading Rebels Reading, Pennsylvania Physical Education Center 2021 2024 Joe Linderman
Rhode Island Kraken Warwick, Rhode Island 2021 2024
West Virginia Grind Charleston, West Virginia Walker Convocation Center 2023 2024

References
  1. "New Basketball Super League branded as best on continent outside NBA".
  2. "Professional basketball players have yet another career option to consider when the BSL launches across Canada and the United States next year". The Basketball League.
  3. "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.
  4. "NBL Canada Returns to Celebrate 10th Season with Inter-League Play". OurSports Central. November 4, 2021.
  5. "NBL Canada Teams To Join Basketball Super League". nblcanada.ca/ (Press release). National Basketball League of Canada. May 11, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. nurun.com. "Welcome to The Five". Sudbury Star. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  7. "Sudbury Expansion team to start fall of 2018". NBLC. August 1, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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