History of PBL teams

This is the year-to-year membership and makeup of the Premier Basketball League, including league divisional alignment and the circumstances of teams no longer in the league.

Alignments

2008

East DivisionWest Division
Jacksonville JAM/
Jacksonville SLAM
Arkansas Impact
Maryland NighthawksChicago Throwbacks
Reading RailersDallas Defenders
Rochester RazorsharksQuad City Riverhawks
Wilmington Sea DawgsRockford Fury

2009

Atlantic DivisionEast DivisionMidwest Division
Halifax RainmenAugusta GrooveBattle Creek Knights
Manchester MillratsBuffalo StampedeChicago Throwbacks
Montreal SasquatchRochester RazorsharksDetroit Panthers
Quebec KebsWilmington Sea DawgsMid-Michigan Destroyers
Vermont Frost Heaves

2010

Premier Basketball League
Buffalo Stampede
Halifax Rainmen
Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
Saint John Mill Rats
Maryland GreenHawks
Puerto Rico Capitanes
Quebec Kebs
Rochester Razorsharks
Vermont Frost Heaves

2011

East DivisionWest Division
Halifax RainmenBluegrass Stallions
Quebec KebsDayton Air Strikers
Saint John Mill RatsLawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
Vermont Frost Heaves*Rochester Razorsharks

*The Frost Heaves folded partway through the 2011 season.

2012

Eastern DivisionCentral Division
Charleston GunnersCentral Illinois Drive
Dayton Air StrikersChicago Muscle
Lake Michigan AdmiralsIndiana Diesels
Rochester RazorsharksNorthwest Indiana Stars
Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre Steamers
Sauk Valley Predators
 St. Louis Phoenix

Defunct Teams/Failed Expansion

Teams that left the PBL for another league

Timeline

Grand Rapids CyclonesLynchburg TitansAlbany LegendsHolland DreamLansing CapitalsKankakee County SoldiersSt. Louis TrottersIndiana DieselsBloomington FlexCentral Illinois DriveLake Michigan AdmiralsNorthwest Indiana StarsWest Virginia MinersCharleston GunnersSauk Valley PredatorsScranton/Wilkes-Barre SteamersDayton Air StrikersBluegrass StallionsLawton-Fort Sill CavalryBuffalo 716ersBuffalo StampedeMid-Michigan DestroyersDetroit Panthers (PBL)Battle Creek KnightsAugusta GrooveVermont Frost HeavesMontreal SasquatchQuebec KebsSaint John Mill RatsManchester MillratsHalifax RainmenJacksonville SLAMJacksonville JAMDallas DefendersWilmington Sea DawgsMaryland GreenHawksMaryland NighthawksRockford FuryQuad City RiverhawksReading RailersRochester RazorsharksChicago MuscleChicago ThrowbacksArkansas Impact

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