List of The Basketball League yearly standings
These are regular season standings and playoff results for The Basketball League. The league was formed in 2017 as the North American Premier Basketball League (NAPB). In 2018, it was renamed TBL.
2018[edit]
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima SunKings | 24 | 8 | .742 | 0 |
| Albany Patroons | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.5 |
| Ohio Cardinals/Bootleggers[a] | 17 | 11 | .607 | 5.0 |
| Kansas City Tornados | 15 | 15 | .500 | 8.0 |
| Nevada Desert Dogs | 14 | 15 | .483 | 8.5 |
| Kentucky Thoroughbreds | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10.5 |
| Rochester Razorsharks | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11.5 |
| Vancouver Knights | 7 | 25 | .219 | 17.0 |
- ^ The Cardinals earned a 12–11 record prior to the ownership transfer and is counted towards the Bootleggers' record in the NAPB standings.
Playoffs[edit]
There were eight teams in the league with the top four teams seeded one to four for the playoffs. Each round of the playoffs were played a best-of-three series.[1]
| Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||
| 1 | Yakima SunKings | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Kansas City Tornados | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Yakima SunKings | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Albany Patroons | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Albany Patroons | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Ohio Bootleggers | 1 | |||||||
2019[edit]
The 2019 TBL season is the second season of The Basketball League (TBL) after one season as North American Premier Basketball (NAPB).
Standings[edit]
Final standings:[2]
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima SunKings | 22 | 6 | .786 |
| Kansas City Tornadoes | 16 | 8 | .667 |
| Mesquite Desert Dogs | 15 | 9 | .625 |
| Albany Patroons | 16 | 11 | .593 |
| Raleigh Firebirds | 15 | 13 | .536 |
| Jamestown Jackals | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| San Diego Waves | 11 | 13 | .458 |
| Tampa Bay Titans | 11 | 18 | .379 |
| Owensboro Thoroughbreds | 7 | 20 | .259 |
| New York Court Kings | 3 | 17 | .150 |
Playoffs[edit]
There were ten teams in the league with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs. The second place Kansas City Tornadoes elected not to participate in the playoffs. The semifinals were split in a generalized East and West series despite not having divisions during the regular season. Each round of the playoffs were played as a best-of-three series.[3]
| Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||
| W1 | Yakima SunKings | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | Mesquite Desert Dogs | 0 | |||||||
| W1 | Yakima SunKings | 1 | |||||||
| E1 | Albany Patroons | 2 | |||||||
| E1 | Albany Patroons | 2 | |||||||
| E2 | Raleigh Firebirds | 1 | |||||||
2020[edit]
Prior to the third season, the league added the Columbus Condors, Dayton Flight, Dallas Skyline, Gulf Coast Lions, Indy Express, Lewisville Yellow Jackets, and the Tri-State Admirals as expansion teams.[4][5] The San Diego Waves were replaced by expansion San Diego Armada while the Waves were being relocated, but neither team would make the 2020 schedule.[6] Due to the lack of other western teams, the Yakima SunKings and the Mesquite Desert Dogs suspended operations. The third season started in January 2020, but on March 11, 2020, the league announced the season would end prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have a four-team playoff on March 18 through 22. However, the tournament was also cancelled as most events throughout the country were closed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Standings[edit]
Final standings:[7]
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indy Express | 11 | 9 | .550 |
| Jamestown Jackals | 11 | 8 | .579 |
| Tri-State Admirals | 10 | 7 | .588 |
| Dallas Skyline | 13 | 9 | .591 |
| Albany Patroons | 9 | 6 | .600 |
| Columbus Condors | 9 | 6 | .600 |
| Gulf Coast Lions | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Owensboro Thoroughbreds | 13 | 6 | .684 |
| Tampa Bay Titans | 11 | 4 | .733 |
| Raleigh Firebirds | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Lewisville Yellow Jackets | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Dayton Flight | 11 | 1 | .917 |
2021[edit]
The 2021 TBL season is the fourth season of The Basketball League (TBL) after one season as North American Premier Basketball (NAPB).
References[edit]
- ^ "Playoff Time: Yakima, Albany the Two Top Seeds". NAPB. April 28, 2018.
- ^ "The Basketball League 2019 Standings". The Basketball League. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "TBL Instagram post - April 15, 2019". Instagram. April 15, 2019.
- ^ "DAYTON FLIGHT TAKES OFF IN OHIO". The Basketball League. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "The Basketball League 2019 Standings". The Basketball League. Retrieved November 24, 2020.