Eastern Basketball Alliance

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Eastern Basketball Alliance

Eastern Basketball Alliance logo
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1996
No. of teams	9
Country(ies)	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Metropolitan All-Stars
Official website	Official Site

The Eastern Basketball Alliance is a professional men's winter basketball league. Games are played on the weekends and the season is approximately 4 months long, January through April.

History

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.

Teams

Current teams

Division	Team	City	Arena
North
	Harrisburg Horizon	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Manny Weaver Gym
	New Jersey Bullets	Atco, New Jersey	Winslow Township High School
	Westchester Dutchmen
	New York Primetime
	New York Wizards	Deer Park, New York	Robert Frost Middle School
South	Maryland Bayraiders	Gwynn Oak, Maryland
	Bad News Ballers
	Richmond Rebels	Richmond, Virginia
	Washington Madness	District Heights, Maryland	Capital Sports Complex

Teams that left the EBA for another league

• Beltway Bombers - now in Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
• Carolina Gladiators - now in Tobacco Road Basketball League
• Garden State Rebels - now in Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
• North Jersey Pros - now in Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
• Portsmouth Cavaliers - now in American Basketball Association
• South Jersey Enterprise - played inaugural season in EBA, currently looking for new league
• The Destroyers - now in Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
• Tru Hope Trailblazers - now in Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League

EBA Champions

• 2011 Metropolitan All-Stars
• 2010 Delaware Destroyers
• 2009 Delaware Destroyers
• 2008 Harrisburg Horizon
• 2007 Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyers (Co-Champions)
• 2006 Harrisburg Horizon
• 2005 Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyers (Co-Champions)
• 2004 Harrisburg Horizon
• 2003 Harrisburg Horizon
• 2002 Harrisburg Horizon
• 2001 Morris Revolution
• 2000 Morris Revolution
• 1999 Lancaster Storm
• 1998 Springfield Slamm (MA)
• 1997 Scranton Blast

See also

• List of developmental and minor sports leagues

External links

• Official EBA website
• EBA on OSC
• USBasket EBA page