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History of PBL teams

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This is the year-to-year membership and makeup of the Premier Basketball League, including league divisional alignment and the circumstances of teams no longer in the league.

Alignments

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2008

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East Division West Division
Jacksonville JAM/
Jacksonville SLAM
Arkansas Impact
Maryland Nighthawks Chicago Throwbacks
Reading Railers Dallas Defenders
Rochester Razorsharks Quad City Riverhawks
Wilmington Sea Dawgs Rockford Fury

2009

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Atlantic Division East Division Midwest Division
Halifax Rainmen Augusta Groove Battle Creek Knights
Manchester Millrats Buffalo Stampede Chicago Throwbacks
Montreal Sasquatch Rochester Razorsharks Detroit Panthers
Quebec Kebs Wilmington Sea Dawgs Mid-Michigan Destroyers
Vermont Frost Heaves

2010

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Premier Basketball League
Buffalo Stampede
Halifax Rainmen
Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
Saint John Mill Rats
Maryland GreenHawks
Puerto Rico Capitanes
Quebec Kebs
Rochester Razorsharks
Vermont Frost Heaves

2011

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East Division West Division
Halifax Rainmen Bluegrass Stallions
Quebec Kebs Dayton Air Strikers
Saint John Mill Rats Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
Vermont Frost Heaves* Rochester Razorsharks

*The Frost Heaves folded partway through the 2011 season.

2012

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Eastern Division Central Division
Charleston Gunners Central Illinois Drive
Dayton Air Strikers Chicago Muscle
Lake Michigan Admirals Indiana Diesels
Rochester Razorsharks Northwest Indiana Stars
Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre Steamers
Sauk Valley Predators
  St. Louis Phoenix

Defunct Teams/Failed Expansion

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Teams that left the PBL for another league

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Timeline

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Grand Rapids CyclonesDanville RiverhawksRacine StormPhiladelphia FlightOhio Lima ExpressErie HurricaneLynchburg TitansCarolina Pee Dee VipersAlbany LegendsNew Jersey G-ForceLake County StarsSpringfield XpressHolland DreamGary SplashLansing CapitalsKenosha BallersKankakee County SoldiersSt. Louis TrottersSt. Louis PhoenixIndiana DieselsBloomington FlexCentral Illinois DriveLake Michigan AdmiralsNorthwest Indiana StarsWest Virginia MinersCharleston GunnersSauk Valley PredatorsSt. Louis PhoenixScranton/Wilkes-Barre SteamersDayton Air StrikersBluegrass StallionsLawton-Fort Sill CavalryCapitanes de AreciboBuffalo 716ersBuffalo StampedeMid-Michigan DestroyersDetroit Panthers (PBL)Battle Creek KnightsAugusta GrooveVermont Frost HeavesMontreal SasquatchQuebec KebsSaint John Mill RatsManchester MillratsHalifax RainmenJacksonville SLAMJacksonville JAMDallas DefendersWilmington Sea DawgsMaryland GreenHawksMaryland NighthawksRockford FuryQuad City RiverhawksReading RailersRochester RazorsharksChicago TideChicago RedlineChicago MuscleChicago ThrowbacksArkansas Impact

References

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