2022 TBL season

The 2022 TBL season is the fifth season of The Basketball League (TBL). The league expanded from 29 teams in the 2021 season to 44. For the 2022 season, the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that they had agreed to inter-league series play with several teams from The Basketball League. The games played between the teams from the two leagues are included in their respective regular season standings for each league.[1]

2022 TBL season
LeagueTBL
SportBasketball

League changes

On September 27, the Albany Patroons rejoined the league after opting out of the 2021 season.[2] The 2021 teams that withdrew due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: the Salem Capitals (formerly the San Diego Waves from the 2019 season), Temecula Eagles, and Vancouver Volcanoes (previously announced as the Portland Storm), returned from hiatus.

On June 4, 2021, the Beaumont Panthers, led by retired basketball player Kendrick Perkins and his cousin, Jay McDonald, were added as an expansion team for the 2022 season.[3][4] On October 4, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, near Shawnee, Oklahoma, announced a basketball team named the Potawatomi Fire would join the league.[5] By the start of the season, the league had also added the Atlantic City Gambits, Bakersfield Magic, Central Alabama Jaguars, Cincinnati Warriors, Connecticut Cobras, Indiana All-Americans, Kentucky Enforcers, Lansing Pharaohs, Lebanon Leprechauns, Lehigh Valley Legends, Medora Timberjacks, Pennsylvania Kings, Reading Rebels, Rockwall 7ers, SoCal Moguls, Sugarland Imperials, Tallahassee Southern Kings, and Toledo Glass City B.C.[6]

The league also lost ten teams from the 2021 season: Atlanta Empire, Columbus Condors, Houston Push, Indy Express, Lewisville Leopards, Midtown Prestige, Omaha's Finest, San Diego Guardians, Vegas Ballers, and West Coast Breeze.[6] The Atlanta Empire claim to be returning 2023.[7]

The Avon Aces, which had been announced as 2021 expansion team before withdrawing due to the pandemic, was not mentioned as returning. The Arizona HEET and Topeka Wizards were also announced as expansion teams, but were removed during the 2021 offseason.[8][9][10][11][12]

Standings

Central
TeamGPWLPCT
Enid Outlaws15123.800
Potawatomi Fire15123.800
Shreveport Mavericks15123.800
Dallas Skyline13103.769
Sugarland Imperials1376.538
Rockwell 7ers14410.286
Beaumont Panthers1138.273
Little Rock Lightning14113.071
Waco Royals14113.071

Lower Midwest
TeamGPWLPCT
Owensboro Thoroughbreds15132.867
Lebanon Leprechauns1495.643
Indiana All-Americans1688.500
Kokomo BobKats1468.429
Kentucky Enforcers1468.429
Medora Timberjacks15510.333

Upper Midwest
TeamGPWLPCT
Jamestown Jackals15123.800
Toledo Glass City B.C16115.688
Lansing Pharaohs1284.667
Flint United1367.462
Detroit Hustle14410.286
Dayton Flight15312.200
Cincinnati Warriors15312.200

Northeast
TeamGPWLPCT
Albany Patroons12102.833
Atlantic City Gambits1293.750
Syracuse Stallions1284.667
Lehigh Valley Legends1587.533
Tri-State Admirals1587.533
Reading Rebels1367.462
Lancaster Kings1257.417
Connecticut Cobras14410.286
Massachusetts Monarchs11011.000

Southeast
TeamGPWLPCT
Central Alabama Jaguars16124.750
Carolina Coyotes1697.563
Raleigh Firebirds1587.533
Tallahassee Southern Kings1587.533
Tampa Bay Titans1587.533
Huntsville Hurricanes1468.429
Gulf Coast Lions15213.133

West Conference
TeamGPWLPCT
California Sea-Kings15123.800
Salem Capitals15123.800
SoCal Moguls15114.733
San Diego Sharks1569.400
Vancouver Volcanoes15312.200
Bakersfield Magic15312.200

References
  1. "NBL Canada Returns to Celebrate 10th Season with Inter-League Play". OurSports Central. November 4, 2021.
  2. "Albany Patroons change owners, look for new coach". Times Union. September 27, 2021.
  3. "New pro basketball team coming to Beaumont". Beaumont Enterprise. June 4, 2021.
  4. "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. "Citizen Potawatomi Nation debuts pro basketball team Potawatomi Fire". Kosu. October 4, 2021.
  6. "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSports Central. January 24, 2022.
  7. "Atlanta Empire Facebook post". Atlanta Empire Facebook. January 1, 2022.
  8. "Indianapolis IN, Evelyn Magley CEO of The Basketball League announced the newest market in Phoenix AZ, the :Arizona HEET". TBL Facebook. July 19, 2021.
  9. "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSports Central. July 26, 2021.
  10. "MOGULS PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM BRING NEW SPOTLIGHT TO THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE". TBL. August 30, 2021.
  11. "Topeka is getting a pro team that's part of The Basketball League, which is led by Kansas star David Magley". The Topeka Capital-Journal. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  12. "The Wizards are coming to town. Topeka's new minor league basketball team goes with movie theme". The Topeka Capital-Journal. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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