American Professional Basketball League (APBL)
American Professional Basketball League
Sport
Basketball
Founded
2010
Owner(s)
Brian Graham
No. of teams
17
Country
USA
Most recent champion(s)
Metropolitan All-Stars (2014)
Most titles
4 teams (1)
Official website
theAPBL.com
The American Professional Basketball League (APBL ) is a semi-professional men's basketball league that began play in 2010. Originally known as the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL ),[ 1] the league changed their name before the 2012-13 season.
Teams are located up and down the Atlantic Coast from New York to Northern Virginia.
History [ edit ]
The league initially was made up of two teams (Buffalo Stampede , Washington GreenHawks ) formerly in the Premier Basketball League , three (Beltway Bombers , Garden State Rebels , Tru Hope Trailblazers ) formerly of the Eastern Basketball Alliance , and three expansion teams (Hudson Valley Kingz , New York Lions , Westchester Wildkatz ).
Team
City
Arena
Founded
First season in APBL
Bay Area Shuckers
Severn, Maryland
Annapolis Area Christian School
2011
2011
Beltway Bombers
Dumfries, Virginia
Potomac High School
2009
2010
Brooklyn All Game
Brooklyn, New York
Williamsburg Charter High School
2012
2012
D.C. Drew All Stars
Washington, DC
TBD
2014
2014
D.C. Funkhouse Piranhas
Washington, DC
TBD
2013
2013
Hudson Valley Hype
New Paltz, New York
SUNY-New Paltz
2014
2014
Hudson Valley Kingz
Brooklyn, New York
Bishop Ford High School
2010
2010
Long Island United
Long Island, New York
TBD
2014
2014
Manhattan Pride
Manhattan, New York
Latino Pastoral Action Center
2011
2011
Metropolitan All-Stars
Largo, Maryland
Prince George's Community College
2009
2012
New Jersey Thunder
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Penns Grove High School
2013
2013
New York Black Eagles
Brooklyn, New York
Williamsburg Community Center
2012
2012
NoVA Hawks
Washington, DC
Wilson High School , Washington, DC
2008
2012
NYC 524
Staten Island, New York
Fastbreak Basketball Center
2011
2011
Philadelphia Destroyers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gustine Recreation Center
1998
2011
Rockville Victors
Rockville, Maryland
Richard Montgomery High School
2012
2012
Winchester Storm
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester Parks and Recreation
2010
2012
Former teams [ edit ]
Brooklyn Blazers (2012-14)
Brooklyn Firebirds (2012-13)
Buffalo Warriors (2010-11)
Capital City Express (2012-14)
Garden State Warriors (2010-12)
Gotham City Revolution (2013-14)
Hartford Lightning (2011-12)
New York Lions (2010-11)
North Jersey Pros (2011-12)
Toms River Shooters (2011-12)
Tri-City Suns (2011)
Tru Hope Trailblazers (2010-11)
Washington Greenhawks (2010) - team dissolved and replaced by Tri-City Suns in January of 2011
Westchester Wildkatz (2010-11)
Champions [ edit ]
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Result
2011
Tru Hope Trailblazers
Garden State Rebels
97-96
2012
Beltway Bombers
The Destroyers
127-118
2013
NYC 524
Rockville Victors
118-116
2014
Metropolitan All-Stars
NYC 524
95-74[ 2]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
American Professional Basketball League
Teams
Bay Area Shuckers
Beltway Bombers
Brooklyn All Game
D.C. Drew All Stars
D.C. Funkhouse Piranhas
Hudson Valley Hype
Hudson Valley Kingz
Long Island United
Manhattan Pride
Metropolitan All-Stars
New Jersey Thunder
New York Black Eagles
NoVA Hawks
NYC 524
The Destroyers (basketball)
Rockville Victors
Winchester Storm