Eastern Basketball Alliance

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Eastern Basketball Alliance
EasternBasketballAlliance.png
Eastern Basketball Alliance logo
Sport Basketball
Founded 1996
No. of teams 9
Country USA
Most recent champion(s) Harrisburg Horizon (2014)
Most titles Harrisburg Horizon (8)
Official website Official Site

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

History[edit]

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.

A Southern Division is scheduled to begin play in the 2016 season.

Teams[edit]

Current teams[edit]

Division Team City Arena
Northern
Columbia All-Stars Columbia, Maryland
Harrisburg Horizon Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Rowland Academy
Schuylkill Firedogs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Simon Kramer Community and Recreation Center
Western Maryland Elite Hagerstown, Maryland Martin Luther King Jr. Center
York Mad Ants York, Pennsylvania New Hope Academy
Travel

teams

DMV Kings Baltimore, Maryland
Marietta Tarantulas Marietta, Georgia
MetroWest Ballas MetroWest, Massachusetts
Maryland Bayraiders Gwynn Oak, Maryland

Anaheim Diablos - Honda Center (18,336) Providence Wawes - Dunkin´ Donuts Center (12,400) Austin Outlaws - Cedar Park Center (7,200) Albuquerque Fire - Santa Ana Star Center (6,000) Nashville Rhythm - Bridgestone Arena (19,395) Cincinnati Royals - U.S. Bank Arena (17,000) Carolina Flight - Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Saint Paul Stags - Xcel Energy Center (18,064) Iowa Thunderbirds - Wells Fargo Arena (16,110) San Diego Admirals - Valley View Casino Center (14,500) Connecticut Spirit - XL Center (16,294) Salt lake Owls - Energy Solutions Arena (19,000) California Condors - Staples Center (19,060) Jacksonville Hammerheads - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (14,091) Tulsa Cyclones - BOK Center (17,839) San Jose Qonquistadors - SAP Center at San Jose (18,549) Virginia Marauders - Richmond Coliseum (11,992) Louisville Racers - KFC Yum! Center (22,090) Columbus Federals - Nationwide Arena (19,500) Las Vegas Aces - MGM Grand Garden Arena (16,800) DC Generals - Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (12,210) Tampa Tropics - Amalie Arena (20,500) Omaha Stampede - CenturyLink Center (18,320) Philadelphia Flight - Wells Fargo Center (21,600) Birmingham Bees - Bartow Arena (8,508) Vancouver Kodiaks - Rogers Arena (19,700) Brooklyn Skyhawks - Barclays Center (18,103) Long Island Claws - Barclays Arena (18,103) Empire State Monarchs - Madison Square Garden (19,763) Manhattan Mobsters - Madison Square Garden (19,763) Manhattan Empires - Madison Square Garden (19,763)

Western Division 6 teams Eastern Division 12 teams Southern Division 6 teams Central Division 7 teams (Elite Basketball Alliance, EBA)

Former teams[edit]

  • Bad News Ballers
  • Beltway Bombers
  • Carolina Gladiators
  • Diamond City Playaz
  • Elmira Bulldogs
  • Garden State Rebels
  • Hudson Valley Hype
  • Lancaster Storm
  • Maryland Marvels
  • Metropolitan All-Stars
  • Morris Revolution
  • New York Wizards
  • North Jersey Lakers
  • Portsmouth Cavaliers
  • Scranton Blast
  • South Jersey Enterprise
  • Springfield Slamm
  • The Destroyers
  • Tru Hope Trailblazers
  • Washington Madness
  • Westchester Dutchmen

Champions[edit]

Season Champion Runner-up Result
1997 Scranton Blast
1998 Springfield Slamm
1999 Lancaster Storm
2000 Morris Revolution
2001 Morris Revolution
2002 Harrisburg Horizon
2003 Harrisburg Horizon
2004 Harrisburg Horizon
2005 Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyers
2006 Harrisburg Horizon
2007 Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyers 107-99
2008 Harrisburg Horizon North Jersey Lakers 98-96
2009 Delaware Destroyers Elmira Bulldogs 115-103
2010 Delaware Destroyers Tru Hope Trailblazers 114-97
2011 Metropolitan All-Stars Maryland Marvels 118-98
2012 Hudson Valley Hype Metropolitan All-Stars 103-92
2013 New York Wizards Harrisburg Horizon 118-116
2014 Harrisburg Horizon York Might Ants 101-92
2015 TBD

See also[edit]

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