The Tobacco Road Basketball League (TRBL) is a professional men's basketball minor league in the United States that began play in April 2012.[1] The league is centered in the Carolinas.
History[edit]
In 2011, the Wilmington Sea Dawgs and the Cary Invasion announced the formation of the Tobacco Road Basketball League and their membership therein, thus leaving the Continental Basketball League. [1] The Fayetteville Crossover then announced their move to this league as well.[2] On 2 December 2011, the Carolina Gladiators[3] and PrimeTime Players [4] joined the league. In January 2012, the league announced the addition of three travel / exhibition teams, Team Macleem, Queen City Express, and Big Texas.[5]
After the league's first season, the Carolina Gladiators moved to Robeson County, North Carolina and a new team called the Johnston County Nighthawks took their place in Smithfield.[6]
In October 2012, the league provisionally added the Blue Ridge Bison of Hendersonville, the Spartanburg Silver Lakers of South Carolina, the Greensboro Cobras, and a travel team Team HoopForLyfe. They also said that the Express and Big Texas had found home venues and would play a full schedule.[7]
In December 2012, the league announced venues for Greensboro and the Hub City Lakers (renamed from the Spartanburg Silver Lakers), added the Bull City Legacy as a provisional team, noted that Johnston County would be a travel team, and said that the league would move to divisional play for the 2013 season.[8]
Current clubs[edit]
Active Clubs
| Division |
Team |
City |
Arena |
Founded |
First season in TRBL |
| East |
Big Texas |
Jacksonville, North Carolina |
TBA |
|
2012 |
| East |
Carolina Gladiators |
Lumberton, North Carolina[6] |
TBA |
2011 |
2012 |
| East |
Cary Invasion |
Cary, North Carolina |
Herbert C. Young Community Center |
2011 |
2012 |
| East |
Fayetteville Crossover |
Fayetteville, North Carolina |
John D. Fuller, Sr. Recrerational/Athletic Complex |
2011 |
2012 |
| West |
Greensboro Cobras[7] |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
Greensboro College |
2013 |
2013 |
| West |
Hub City Lakers[8] |
Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Spartanburg High School |
2013 |
2013 |
| East |
Johnston County Nighthawks[6] |
Smithfield, North Carolina |
Travel team |
2013 |
2013 |
| West |
PrimeTime Players |
Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Pointe Home of Lifepointe Christian Church |
1991 |
2012 |
| West |
Queen City Express |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
TBA |
|
2012 |
| West |
Team HoopForLyfe |
Concord, North Carolina |
Travel team |
|
2013 |
| East |
Wilmington Sea Dawgs |
Wilmington, North Carolina |
Blizzard Athletics |
2006 |
2012 |
Championships[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Invasion, Sea Dawgs Join the TRBL, Our Sports Central, 2011-11-18, retrieved 2011-11-21
- ^ Fayetteville Crossover Join TRBL, Our Sports Central, 2011-11-19, retrieved 2011-11-21
- ^ Carolina Gladiators Move to TRBL, Our Sports Central, 2011-12-02, retrieved 2011-12-02
- ^ PrimeTime Players Bring Game to TRBL, Our Sports Central, 2011-12-02, retrieved 2011-12-02
- ^ TRBL Adds Teams, Releases Schedule, Our Sports Central, 2012-01-16, retrieved 2012-01-17
- ^ a b c TRBL Adds Nighthawks for 2013 Season, Our Sports Central, 2012-07-25, retrieved 2012-08-06
- ^ a b c d New TRBL Teams Given Provisional Approval for 2013, Our Sports Central, 2012-10-22, retrieved 2012-10-22
- ^ a b TRBL Approves New Teams, Releases Division Structure for 2013, Our Sports Central, 2012-12-05, retrieved 2012-12-05
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