The 2023 TBL season is the sixth season of The Basketball League (TBL). The league expanded from 44 teams in the 2022 season to over 50 in 2023. The National Basketball League of Canada once again will partner with The Basketball League in joint league expansion.

2023 TBL season
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League changes

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The Connecticut Cobras relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina and became the Charlotte Purple Jackets.

On April 11, 2022, the league announced the return of professional basketball to Seattle.[1]

On June 18, 2022 the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that TBL President David Magley, a former NBL Commissioner, will work alongside Audley Stephenson, the current National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) Commissioner in overseeing the growth of both leagues.[2] [3] Three Canadian basketball teams joined the league: the Newfoundland Rogues, Montreal Tundra, and L'Academie D'Alma. [4]

Standings

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Northeast

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1  Atlantic City Gambits 24 21 3 .875
2  Albany Patroons 24 20 4 .833 1
3  Reading Rebels 24 17 7 .708 4
4  Syracuse Stallions 24 16 8 .667 5
5  York Mighty Ants 24 13 11 .542 8
6  Montreal Tundra 25 10 15 .400 11.5
7  Lehigh Valley Legends 24 9 15 .375 12
8  L'Academie D'Alma 23 6 17 .261 14.5
9  Virginia Valley Vipers 24 5 19 .208 16
10  Tri-State Admirals 24 3 21 .125 18
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [1]

Southeast

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1  Georgia Soul 23 18 5 .783
2  Raleigh Firebirds 24 18 6 .750 0.5
3  Newfoundland Rogues 40 23 17 .575 3.5
4  Coastal Georgia Buccaneers 24 12 12 .500 6.5
5  Fayetteville Stingers 25 12 13 .480 7
6  Gulf Coast Lions 21 10 11 .476 7
7  Charlotte Purple Jackets 19 5 14 .263 11
8  Central Florida Force 20 3 17 .150 13.5
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [2]

Central Conference

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Central

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1  Potawatomi Fire 24 21 3 .875
2  Shreveport Mavericks 24 20 4 .833 1
3  Wichita Sky Kings 26 19 7 .731 3
4  Enid Outlaws 24 13 11 .542 8
5  Little Rock Lightning 22 8 14 .364 12
6  Rockwall 76ers 25 6 19 .240 15.5
7  Oklahoma Panthers 22 5 17 .227 15
8  Pearland Texas Warriors 22 4 18 .182 16
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [3]

Lower Midwest Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1  Medora Timberjacks 24 17 7 .708
2  St. Louis Griffins 24 16 8 .667 1
3  Huntsville Hurricanes 24 14 10 .583 3
4  Owensboro Thoroughbreds 24 13 11 .542 4
5  Cincinnati Warriors 24 12 12 .500 5
6  Derby City Distillers 26 9 17 .346 9
7  Kentucky Enforcers 24 3 21 .125 14
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [4]

Upper Midwest Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1  Kokomo BobKats 30 21 9 .700
2  Glass City Wranglers 26 17 9 .654 2
3  West Virginia Grind 25 15 10 .600 3.5
4  Jamestown Jackals 24 11 13 .458 7
5  Kalamazoo Galaxy 25 9 16 .360 9.5
6  Lebanon Leprechauns 26 7 19 .269 12
7  Flint United 25 4 21 .160 14.5
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [5]

West Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB
1  Seattle Super Hawks 26 22 4 .846
2  Long Beach Blue Waves 24 17 7 .708 4
3  Salem Capitals 25 15 10 .600 6.5
4  San Diego Sharks 24 12 12 .500 9
5  South Bay Flash 24 12 12 .500 9
6  Bakersfield Majestics 25 12 13 .480 9.5
7  Vancouver Volcanoes 23 8 15 .348 12.5
8  Wenatchee Bighorns 24 8 16 .333 13
9  West Coast Breeze 22 1 21 .045 19
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2023. Source: [6]

Playoffs

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Seattle Super Hawks 2
Salem Capitals 1
Seattle Super Hawks 2
West
Long Beach Blue Waves 0
Long Beach Blue Waves 2
South Bay Flash 1
Seattle Super Hawks 0
Potawatomi Fire 2
Potawatomi Fire 2
Enid Outlaws 0
Potawatomi Fire 2
Central
Shreveport Mavericks 0
Wichita Sky Kings 0
Shreveport Mavericks 2
Potawatomi Fire 2
St. Louis Griffins 1
Atlantic City Gambits 0
Albany Patroons 2
Albany Patroons 2
East
Newfoundland Rogues 0
Georgia Soul 0
Newfoundland Rogues 2
Albany Patroons 1
St. Louis Griffins 2
Kokomo Bobkats 2
Glass City Wranglers 0
Kokomo Bobkats 1
Midwest
St. Louis Griffins 2
Medora Timberjacks 0
St. Louis Griffins 2

References

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  1. ^ "Professional Basketball Finally Returns To Seattle With TBL's Expansion Seattle Super Hawks". Around The Basketball League. April 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "NBL Canada Expands Partnership With TBL, Eyes Expansion In Near Future". nblcanada.ca/ (Press release). National Basketball League of Canada. June 18, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Lots of promise ahead of us': NBL Canada optimistic following return from two-year absence". The Sports Network. June 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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