An amorphous, if not ludicrous league, in which the number of teams participating often tops 50 or even 100, with every squad playing irregular schedules. The league was established in 2000-01 with 8 teams, but ceased operations for a year in 2002-03. When it resumed operations in 2003-04, franchise fees were lowered from $50,000 to $10,000 and a bond requirement was removed in order to attract new teams. The subsequent reduction in initial operating costs allowed the formation of several teams that might otherwise not be possible. But it also resulted in some under-financed ownership groups. Several teams have since failed to complete even their inaugural season due to financial insolvency.
| YR | NO | REGULAR SEASON | POSTSEASON | COACH |
| 00-01 | 8 | See below | Detroit 107 Chicago 91 | |
| 01-02 | 7 | See below | Kansas City 118 Southern California 113 | |
| 02-03 | – | None | None | ———— |
| 03-04 | 7 | See below | Long Beach 126 Kansas City 123 | |
| 04-05 | 37 | See below | Arkansas 118 Bellevue 103 | |
| 05-06 | 34 | See below | Rochester 117 Southern California 114 | |
| 06-07 | 36 | See below | Vermont 143 Texas 95 | |
| 07-08 | 21 | See below | Vermont 87 San Diego 84 | |
| 08-09 | 34 | See below | Kentucky 127 Maywood 120 | |
| 09-10 | 55 | See below | Southeast Texas d’d Kentucky 96-99; 104-83; 85-76 | |
| 10-11 | 55 | See below | Southeast Texas d’d Gulf Coast 114-97; 109-95 | |
| 11-12 | 88 | See below | Jacksonville d’d South Carolina 106-101; 100-91 | |
| 12-13 | 115 | See below | Jacksonville d’d North Dallas 85-84; 110-109 | |
| 13-14 | 94 | See below | Shreveport-Bossier d’d Jacksonville 136-127; 105-103 | |
| 14-15 | 104 | See below | Shreveport-Bossier d’d Miami 109-81; 116-91 | |
| 15-16 | 98 | See below | Jacksonville d’d Windy City 92-80; 93-90 | |
| 16-17 | See below | Jacksonville 120 Windy City 102 | ||
| 17-18 | 110 | See below | Jacksonville 119 Austin 114 | |
| 18-19 | 125 | See below | Jacksonville 116 South Florida 112 | |
| 19-20 | Non-operational | |||
| 20-21 | Jacksonville Giants 111 Chicago Fury 108 | Jerry Williams | ||
| 21-22 | 123 | See below | Steel City Yellow Jackets 125 Team Trouble 121 | |
| 22-23 | 132 | See below | Indiana Lyons v the Burning River Buckets (final not played) | |
| 23-24 | Chicago Fury 126 Mississippi Silverbacks 123. | |||
For standings in years in which there were no Canadian teams.
04-05
Final regular season standings:
Red Division (12): Utah Snowbears (25-1); Long Beach Jam (18-10); Las Vegas Rattlers (9-6); Los Angeles Stars (13-12); Ontario Warriors (15-14); Orange County Buzz (10-10); Bellevue Blackhawks (10-6); Tijuana Dragons (10-16); Calgary Drillers (5-10); Portland Reign (4-8); Fresno Heatwave (4-9); Central Valley Dawgs (3-20)
White Division (13): Arkansas RimRockers (28-5); Kansas City Knights (17-8); Texas Tycooons (17-9); Kentucky Colonels (16-11); Cincinnati Monarchs (7-7); Detroit Wheels (4-8); St. Louis Flight (9-19); Colorado Storm (3-13); Louisiana Cajun Pelicans (2-10); Hermosillo Series (3-6); Chicago Soldiers (1-2); Oklahoma City Ballhawgs (0-1); Juarez Gallos (0-0)
Blue Division (12): Mississippi Stingers (20-3); Harlem Strong Dogs (14-6); Nashville Rhythm (18-10); Maryland Nighthawks (15-9); New Jersey SkyCats (12-9); Pennsylvania Pit Bulls (8-9); Carolina Thunder (9-14); Atlanta Vision (5-13); Boston Frenzy (5-15); Reigning Knights of Georgia (2-16); Jacksonville Wave (2-1); Philadelphia Fusion (3-10).
The Calgary Drillers did not qualify for the postseason playoffs.
Drillers roster:
05-06
Final regular season standings:
Red/Ron Boone Division (7): San Jose Skyrockets (29-5); Bellingham Slam (18-14); Tacoma Navigators (10-6); San Francisco Pilots (7-5); Fresno Heatwave (2-20); Bellevue Blackhawks (1-10); Hawaii Mega Force (0-0)
Red/Spencer Haywood Division (8): Southern California Legends (19-5); Beijing Aoshen Olympian (19-13) Gallup Talons (16-4); Los Angeles Aftershock (11-15); Tijuana Dragons (9-20); Orange County Buzz (9-22); New Mexico Style (1-10); Inglewood Cobras (0-0)
White/Freddie Lewis Division (6): Indiana Alley Cats (27-4); Pittsburgh Xplosion (18-11); Toledo Ice (16-13); Detroit Wheels (6-17); Cleveland Rockers-ABA (5-6); Ohio Aviators (3-13)
Blue/Connie Hawkins Division (4): Rochester Razorsharks (24-4); Maryland Nighthawks (25-11); Buffalo Rapids (11-16); Baltimore Pearls (2-23)
Blue/Barnes-Malone Division (4): Florida Pit Bulls (19-9); Atlanta Vision (15-7); Birmingham Magicians (6-13); Charlotte Krunk (0-0)
Blue/Roger Brown Division (5); Harlem Strong Dogs (19-13); Strong Island Sound (16-14); Newark Express (14-16); Montreal Matrix (14-16); Boston Frenzy (2-20)
The St. Catharines-based Niagara Daredevils were ostensibly to have been added to the league in 2005-06 but never played a game.
In the opening round of the postseason playoffs, the 5th-seeded Maryland Nighthawks bombed the 12th-seeded Montreal Matrix 145-114.
Montreal Matrix roster:
06-07
Final regular season standings:
Red/North Division (3): Bellingham Slam (21-10); Sacramento Heatwave (11-9); King County Royals (6-9)
Red/South Division (6): Beijing Aoshen Olympian (21-9); San Diego Wildcats (15-9); Hollywood Fame (14-11); Gallup Outlaws (9-9); Maywood Buzz (12-15); Dragones de Tijuana (5-14)
White/North Division (3); Detroit Panthers (16-10); Sauk Valley Rollers (13-14); Twin City Ballers (6-19)
Central (5): Quad City Riverhawks (22-7); Minnesota Ripknees (21-8); Peoria King (15-15); St. Louis Stunners (8-17); Aurora Force (0-1).
White/South Division (5): Arkansas Aeros (13-2); Texas Tycoons (21-5); Veneno de Monterrey (12-12); Waco Wranglers (7-17); Houston Takers (4-16);
Blue/North Division (6): Vermont Frost Heaves (27-5); Rochester Razorsharks (19-6); Quebec City Kebekwa (17-11); Buffalo Silverbacks (14-10); Cape Cod Frenzy (10-18); Montreal Royal (6-18)
Blue/Central Division (5): Wilmington Sea Dawgs (15-8); Strong Island Sound (16-11); Maryland Nighthawks (13-16); Brooklyn Comets (7-3); Newark Express (2-21)
Blue/South Division (5): Mississippi Miracles (17-10); Tennessee Mud Frogs (10-12); Atlanta Vision (9-15); Southern Alabama Bounce (7-22); Knoxville Noise (5-9)
Blue/Southeast Division (3): Jacksonville Jam (25-8); Palm Beach Imperials (10-16); Orlando Aces (8-17)
The Montreal Matrix changed their name to the Montreal Royals for the 2006-07 campaign.
After the season, the Quebec City Kebekwa (Kebs) left the ABA for the Premier Basketball League.
Neither of the Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs, although the Quebec Kebs (a phonetic spelling of the word Quebecois), claimed that they lost 108-97 to the Strong Island Sound. League records do not appear to support that claim.
Canadian rosters:
Montreal Royal:
Quebec City Kebekwa:
07-08
Final regular season standings:
Blue/Central Division (3): Manchester Millrats (27-11); Weschester Phantoms (8-6); Boston Blizzard (8-16)
Blue/North Division (2): Jersey Express (7-10); Delaware First State Fusion (1-7)
Blue/Northeast Division (4): Vermont Frost Heaves (26-4); Quebec Kebs (11-16); Montreal Matrix (8-17); Halifax Rainmen (8-18)
Blue/South Division (3): Atlanta Vision (6-2); Bahama All-Pro Show (1-5); Georgia Gwizzlies (1-9)
Red/Northwest Division (3): Beijing Aoshen Olympians (19-1); San Francisco Rumble (5-10); Maywood Buzz (3-23)
Red/South Division (3): Texas Tycoons (10-1); West Texas Whirlwinds (3-6); Houston Takers (3-8)
Red/Southwest Division (3): San Diego Wildcats (21-7); Orange County Gladiators (14-12); Long Beach Breakers (10-7)
In the opening round of the postseason playoffs: …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded San Francisco Rumble stunned the 8th-seeded Long Beach Breakers 129-115. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Montreal Royal clipped the 10th-seeded Jersey Express 118-110.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Vermont Frost Heaves whipped the 11th-seeded San Francisco Rumble 118-93.
The 4th-seeded Quebec Tycoons edged the 6th-seeded Quebec Kebs 122-120.
The 2nd-seeded Manchester Millrats dispatched the 9th-seeded Montreal Royal 146-140.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded San Diego Wildcats blasted the 7th-seeded Atlanta Vision 145-99.
In the semis, the top-seeded Vermont Frost Heaves defeated the 4th-seeded Texas Tycoons 106-100.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded San Diego Wildcats dispatched the 2nd-seeded Manchester Millrats 115-109.
In the final, the top-seeded Vermont Frost Heaves defeated the 3rd-seeded San Diego Wildcats 87-84.
After the season, the Montreal Royal franchise folded.
The Mississauga-based Ontario Red Wolves were ostensibly to have launched a franchise in 2007-08 but never played a game and folded.
Canadian rosters:
Halifax Rainmen: Peter Benoite (CIS standout at Memorial), Jermaine Anderson (Canadian national team member and star at Fordham), Eric Crookshank, Brian Silverhorn, Chad Eichelberger,
Coach Kevin MaBone (resigned early in season because of family illness), coach Rick Lewis, assistant Shannon Hansen, assistant Daniel Frieberg
Montreal Royal:
Quebec Kebs:
After their sole season in the league, the Halifax Rainmen announced that they were leaving the league because of serious concerns with ABA management. The Rainmen explored participation in the NBA Development League, but were rejected, and so joined the Premier Basketball League.
08-09
The Hamilton Rockstars had been granted a franchise commencing in 2008-09 but folded without playing a game.
10-11
The ABA announced that it was planning to open a Canadian division in 2010-11. It never materialized. Among teams that had been promoted as participants were the Hamilton-based ABA-Canada, Mississauga, Oshawa, Ottawa and Thunder Bay. Plans dissolved and the ostensible teams disappeared into oblivion.
11-12
Final regular season standings:
Atlantic South (10): Athens Razors (14-2); Jacksonville Giants (11-3); Gulf Coast Flash (7-3); Atlanta Experience (4-2); Heartland Heat (3-0); Atlanta Aliens (2-1); Georgia Gwizzliers (1-3); East Point Jaguars (0-9); Columbus Riverballers (0-3); Panama City Dream (0-3)
California Northwest (4): Central Valley Titans (5-4); Modesto Hawks (3-2); NorCal Bears (1-9); Chico Rage (0-2)
California South (8): Arizona Scorpions (19-3); San Diego Sol (18-2); San Diego Surf (8-7); Los Angeles Slam (6-12); Riverside Rainmakers (1-7); Las Vegas Aces (0-2); SoCal Swish (0-4); Shizuoka Gymrats (0-14)
Colonial (5): Lynchburg Legends (11-6); Richmond Elite (10-2); NoVA Wonders (4-1); Portsmouth Cavaliers (2-4); West Virginia Blazers (5-9)
Great Lakes (4): Chicago Steam (10-0); Cleveland Hotcards (0-1); Milwaukee Blast (3-0); Porter County Punishers (0-3)
Mid-Atlantic (9): South Carolina Warriors (14-0); Carolina Cougars (9-5); Carolina Cheetahs (8-6); East Carolina Trojans (4-7); Nashville Soul (3-0); Tennesse Mad Hatters (2-10); Fayetteville Flight (2-13); Carolina Jaguars (0-8); Clarksville Cavaliers (0-2)
Mid-Central (7): Lima Explosion (10-5); Detroit Hoops (5-4); Michiana Monarchs (3-4); Greencastle Golden Knights (2-0); Indianapolis Drive (2-0); Lansing Law (1-1); Gem City Hall O’Famers (0-2)
Northeast (5): Connecticut Topballerz (10-1); Jersey Express (5-7); Staten Island Vipers (3-8); NYC Thunder (0-3); New York Charters (0-1)
Pacific North (6): Bay Area Matrix (20-9); Richmond Rockets (18-7); San Francisco Rumble (18-4); Port City Pirates (12-10; East Bay Pit Bulls (9-13); Sacramento Heatwave (2-16)
Pacific Northwest (4): Calgary Crush (0-4); Alaska Quake (4-7); Seattle Mountaineers (6-0); Washington Rampage (0-1)
Rocky Mountain (4): Colorado Kings (22-0); Colorado Cougars (4-8); Colorado Springs Crusaders (2-5); Wyoming Roughnecks (4-0)
South Central (5): Little Rock Lightning (15-6); Bluff city Reign (14-5); Conway Cyclones (11-7); NEA Swag (7-9); Missouri Rhythm (3-4)
Southwest (7); North Dallas Vandals (12-1); Texas Fuel (12-2); West Texas Whirlwinds (5-6); Oklahoma Stallions (4-7); Houston Red Storm (2-0); Dallas Impact (1-6); North Texas Fresh (1-7)
Travel Teams (6): Houston Experience (1-2); Rocky Mountain Stampede (0-1); Team Haiti (0-1); Appalachian Rapids (0-2); Florida Makos (0-4); Chicago Fury (0-6)
Teams that did not play a game (8): ABA-Canada; Mobile Bay Hurricanes; Delta Storm; Syracuse Shockwave; Orlando Kings; Savannah Storm; California Sea Kings; Norfolk Sharks; Seven City Knights
The winless Calgary Crush did not qualify for the playoffs.
Calgary Crush roster:
12-13
Final regular season standings:
Atlantic South (13): Jacksonville Giants (27-1); Albany Shockwave (10-2); Atlanta Aliens (9-3) Gainesville Heat (8-5); Gulf Coast Flash (7-3); Georgia Gwizzlies (5-7); Atlanta Wildcats (4-4); Phenix City Bombers (4-4); Birmingham Blitz (3-5); Tampa Bay Rain (2-1); Southwest Fellowship Warriors (2-13); East Point Jaguars (1-2); Bahama All-Pro Show (0-6)
California/Northwest Division (5): San Francisco Rumble (9-4); Bay Area Matrix (8-4); Central Valley Titans (3-7); Sacramento Heatwave (2-6); Port City Pirates (0-3)
Colonial Division (4): Richmond Elite (11-2); Lynchburg Legends (5-8); Seven City Knights (3-5); Hampton Road Stallions (0-7)
Mid-Atlantic Division (5): South Carolina Warriors (26-1); Greenville Galaxy (6-3); Fayetteville Flight (3-11); Plametto State Rizers (3-6); Tennesse Halo’s (1-1)
Mid-Central Division (8): Lima Explosion (12-6); Chicago Steam (14-1); Detroit Hoops (8-2); Indiana State Warriors (6-2); Pontiac Firebirds (6-7); Michiana Monarchs (1-5); Oakland County Cowboys (0-8); Peoria Pride (0-3)
Northeast Division (4): Jersey Express (8-3); Staten Island Vipers (3-2); Connecticut Topballerz (0-1); NYC Thunder (0-1)
Pacific Northwest Division (9): Seattle Mountaineers (13-1); Calgary Crush (12-0); Alaska Quakes (8-1); Olympia Rise (6-8); Kitsap Admirals (2-14); Alaska 49ers (2-2); Salem Sabres (3-1); Lakewood Panthers (1-11); Washington Rampage (0-3)
Rocky Mountain Division (2): Colorado Kings (13-3); Colorado Cougars (0-2)
South Central Division (4): Conway Cyclones (12-3); Jackson Showboats (7-3); Missouri Rhythm (4-3); Bluff City Reign (1-7)
SoCal Division (6): Arizona Scorpions (19-4); San Diego Surf (12-3); Fresno Flight (5-5); Los Angeles Slam (5-4); Orange County Novastars (2-10); Las Vegas Defenders (2-5)
Southwest Division (7): North Dallas Vandals (20-2); West Texas Whirlwinds (15-3); Texas Fuel (5-4) Dallas Impact (3-4); Oklahoma Stallions (1-4); Houston Xperience (1-0); Louisiana Gators (0-1)
Travel Teams (7): Electric City Lions (6-4); Cleveland Am Pro’ers (3-7); Shizuoka Gymrats (1-12); St. Louis Scorpions (1-1); Ill City Beast (1-0); Little Rock Lighting (0-2); Chicago Fury (0-1)
Teams that did not play a game (41): ABA-Canada Revolution; Aberdeen Attack; California Sea Kings; Carolina Destiny; Chico Rage; Colorado Springs Crusaders; Delta Storm; East Bay Pit Bulls; Gem City Hall O’Famers; Georgia Bearcats; Georgia Razors; Grand Rapids Cyclones; Greencastle Golden Knights; Hampton Charters; Hampton Road Sharks; Hollywood Magic; Houston Red Storm; Indianapolis Drive; Kentucky Crusaders; Lake Charles Corsairs; Las Estrella de Chicago; Las Vegas Knights; Miami Flame; Midwest Flames; Modesto Hawks; NEA Swag; Nashville Soul; New York Red Riders; NoVA Wonders; NorCal Bears; North Texas Fresh; Portsmouth Cavaliers; Richmond Rockets; San Diego Sol; Savannah Grizzles; SoCal Swish; South Valley Fever; West Virginia Blazers; Windy City Monsters; Wyoming Rednecks; Yakima Vipers
The undefeated Calgary Crush did not qualify for the playoffs under the league’s rating system.
Calgary Crush roster: Sean Peter, Keenan Milburn, Mike Kierstead, Joseph Atangana, Kelvin dela Pena, Allen Kadima, Jordan Rose, Tyler Fidler, John Riad, Duncan Milne, Jermaine Campbell, Chris Wright, Hidesh Bhardwaj, Kelly Lundgren, coach Eddie Richardson
13-14
Final regular season standings:
North Central Division (5): Chicago Steam (15-1); Oakland County Firebirds (9-3); West Michigan Lake Hawks (5-3); Midwest Flames (4-2); Detroit Hoops (0-1)
Northeast Division (5): Jersey Express (9-2); North Shore Tide (3-2); Staten Island Vipers (2-3); Bronx Holy Flames (0-4); New York Jamm (0-1)
Mid-Atlantic Division (7): Richmond Elite (15-1); Charleston City Lions (8-4); Fayetteville Flight (7-11); Carolina Coyotes (7-7; 7 City Knights (4-8); Hampton Roads Stallions (3-8); Greenville Galaxy (2-12)
Southeast Division-1 (5): Atlanta Wildcats (14-0); Birmingham Blitz (7-4); Atlanta Aliens (6-6); Gainesville Heat (5-10); Southwest Fellowship Warriors (2-9)
Southeast Division-2 (5): Jacksonville Giants (26-1); Montgomery Blackhawks (16-7); South Florida Gold (15-3); Georgia Roadrunners (6-2); South Coast Fire (0-7)
Gulf Coast Division (7): Shreveport/Bossier Mavericks (28-0); Mobile Bay Tornadoes (7-7); Jackson Showboats (3-7); Monroe Magicians (2-1); New Orleans Cougars (1-4); Gulf Coast Flash (0-3); Lake City Kingdom Riders (0-3)
Southwest Division (6): West Texas Whirlwinds (10-2); North Dallas Vandals (9-2); Texas FUEL (8-1); Conway Cyclones (6-2); South Texas Stingrays (5-0); Texarkana Panthers (1-5)
Southern California Division (5): Arizona Scorpions (16-4); Orange County Novastars (13-11); Inland Empire Invaders (8-10: Fresno Griffins (6-15); San Diego Surf (3-8)
Northern California Division (4): Bay Area Matrix (15-1); Central Valley Titans (6-7); San Francisco Rumble (3-6); California Heatwave (2-4)
Pacific Northwest Division (5): Washington Rampage (8-4); Seattle Mountaineers (6-3); Lakewood Panthers (10-8); Kitsap Admirals (5-10: Tacoma Rise (4-9)
At-Large Division (6): Colorado Kings (16-4); Georgia Gwizzlies (8-9); Calgary Crush (6-4); Missouri Rhythm (5-3); Grande Prairie Cowboys (0-8); Southern Illinois Monarchs (0-3)
Travel Teams (10): Team Network (6-7); Coast II Coast All-Stars (4-4); Chicago Fury (4-1); Chicago Court Kingz (2-3); Cleveland All-Pro’ers (1-2); South Houston Assault (1-2); Hattiesburg Hornets (1-3); Metroplex Lighting (1-4); Shizouka Gymrats (0-11); Denton Destroyers (0-1)
Teams that did not play a game (24): Bahama All-Pro Show; Ball World Peace; Bluff City Reign; Brooklyn Blackout; Carolina Cheetahs; Carolina Cougars (2011); Carolina Jaguars; Columbia Axemen; Columbus Life Bearcats; East Carolina Trojans; Gem City Hall O’Famers; Georgia-Lina Hurricanes; Ill City Beast; Indiana State Warriors; Lansing Law; Las Estrellas de Chicago; Long Beach Rockets; Los Angeles Slam; Milwaukee Blast; Phenix City Bombers; Polk County Flame; Pontiac Firebirds; Riverside Rainmakers; West Virginia Blazers
The Grande Prairie Cowboys were technically moved to Alberta from Oakland County, Michigan, following the 2012-13 campaign. But they never actually played any games in Grande Prairie.
Canadian rosters:
Calgary Crush:
2014-15
Final regular season standings:
Gulf Coast (7): Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks (28-0); Bowling Green Bandits (17-3); Memphis Lions (7-8); Mobile Bay Tornados (6-3); Montgomery Blackhawks (6-3); Birmingham Blitz Basketball (5-3); Jackson Showboats (3-6)
Mid-Atlantic (5): Baltimore Hawks (13-4); Richmond Elite (9-4); North Carolina Coyotes (8-4); Fayetteville Flight (3-8); Charleston City Lions (2-3)
North Central (12): Chicago Steam (10-1); West Michigan Lake Hawks (11-4); Coast II Coast All-Stars (7-3); Indy Naptown All-Stars (9-6); Motor City Firebiards (8-5); Team NetWork (9-5); Chicago Fury (6-7); Milwaukee RimRattlers (3-3); Libertyville Vipers (5-8); Southern Illinois Monarchs (0-9); Oakland County Cowboys (0-14); Detroit Hoops (0-1)
Northeast (7): Providence Sky Chiefs (12-7); Steel City Yellow Jackets (10-4); Jersey Express (8-7); Philadelphia Spirit (6-5); Staten Island Vipers (4-8); Bronx Holy Flames (2-6); Brooklyn SkyRockets (1-11)
Northern California (3): San Francisco Rumble (7-2); Central Valley Titans (6-3); Bay Area Matrix (2-4)
Pacific Northwest (5): Calgary Crush (6-4); Seattle Mountaineers (3-0); Lakewood Panthers (3-1); Vancouver Balloholics (2-6); Kitsap Admirals (2-8)
Southern California (6): Arizona Scorpions (15-2); Orange County Novastars (8-7); San Diego Surf (5-8); Inland Empire Invaders (3-3); Oceanside A-Team (3-4); Los Angeles Slam (0-2)
Southeast (7): Jacksonville Giants (25-4); Miami Midnites (17-3); South Florida Gold (15-9); Atlanta Wildcats (10-3); Georgia Gwizzlies (2-7); Southcoast Fire (1-10); Southwest Warriors (1-11)
Southwest (8): Sugarland Legends (11-10); Am-Mex Swarm (7-1); Texas Fuel (5-4); West Texas Whirlwinds (2-2); Austin Boom (2-5); Baytown Bandits (2-6); Louisiana Soul (1-3); Taxarkana Panthers (0-4)
At-Large (2): Missouri Rhythm (2-2); Colorado Kings (1-2)
Travel Teams (3): Metroplex Lightning (6-5); Shizuoka Gymrats (2-9); DMV Kings (3-2)
Teams that did not play a game (39): Atlanta Aliens; California Heatwave; Chicago Court Kingz; Chicago Stars; Colorado Cougars; Columbus Life Bearcats; Conway Cyclones; Dallas Impact; Fort Smith Firebirds; Fresno Griffins; Gainesville Heat; Gem City Hall O’Famers; Georgia Roadrunners; Greenville Galaxy; Gulf Coast Flash; Hampton Roads Stallions; Hattiesburg Hornets; Houston Red Storm; Illinois Balldogz; Indiana State Warriors; Las Vegas Defenders; Las Vegas Flames; Miami Storm; Minnesota Rattlers; Monroe Magicians; New Orleans Cougars; North Dallas Vandals; Permian Basin Obvious Culture; Salem Storm; Seven City Knights; South Houston Assault; South Texas Stingrays; Syracuse Shockwave; Tacoma Rise; Texas Cagers; Washington Rampage; West Virginia Blazers; William Tucker University Freedom Eagles; Wind River Bison
Neither the Calgary Crush nor the Vancouver Balloholics qualified for the playoffs.
Canadian rosters:
Calgary Crush:
Vancouver Balloholics:
2015-16
Final regular season standings:
Northeast 1 (5): Jersey Express (14-4); DMV Warriors (12-3); Baltimore Hawks (9-8); York Buccaneers (2-9); Brooklyn Skyrockets (2-3)
Northeast 2 (3): Bronx Holy Flames (5-2); New York Court Kings (3-9); Buffalo Blue Hawks (0-2)
Arizona/California (5): Arizona Scorpions (7-3); Orange County Novastars (7-1); Tucson Buckets (0-3); Las Vegas Jokers (0-3); Central Valley Titans (0-1)
Midwest (6): Chicago Steam (13-3); Chicago Fury (10-7); Windy City Grove (7-0); Northern Indiana Monarchs (1-6); Indy Naptown All-Stars (0-2); Indiana State Warriors (0-1)
North Central (8): West Michigan Lake Hawks (14-7); Kalamazoo Pure (12-5); Flint Chargers (10-6); Grand Rapids Danger (9-6); Team NetWork (8-6); Coast II Coast All-Stars (5-6); Lansing Sting (1-12); Oakland County Cowboys (0-10)
Mid-Atlantic (7): Richmond Elite (13-1); Charlotte Dynasty (4-3); Fayetteville Flight (3-3); Hampton Roads Stallions (2-3); Greenville Galaxy (1-6); Carolina Coyotes (0-3); Charleston Lions (0-5)
Gulf Coast (5): Mobile Bay Tornados (17-0); Georgia Gwizzlies (7-12); Atlanta Storm (4-4); Jackson Showboats; Gulf Coast Kingdom Riders (0-3)
Southwest-1 (6): West Texas Whirlwinds (11-3); Texas Sky Riders (10-12); Tulsa Twisters (7-2); Dallas Impact (0-8); Texarkana Panthers (0-6); Metroplex Lightning (0-3)
Southwest-2 (5): Laredo Swarm (19-1); Austin Boom (10-5); Texas Red Wolves (8-7); Texas FUEL (5-5); Texas Cardinals (0-1)
At-Large (3): Missouri Rhythm (2-2); Shizouka Gymrats (1-7); Topeka Aviators (0-2)
Georgia (8): Columbus Blackhawks (9-8); Georgia Kingz (9-1); Southwest Warriors (6-12); Atlanta Storm (4-4); Atlanta WildCats (3-4); Atlanta Aliens (1-3); Birmingham Blitz Basketball (1-2); Hampton Street Pros (0-3)
Florida (6): Jacksonville Giants (22-6); Miami Midnites (19-3); South Florida Gold (14-8); Daytona Beach Sharks (9-8); Native Pride (1-12); South Coast Fire (0-6)
Pacific Northwest (4): Everett Evolution (1-2); Vancouver Balloholics (1-0); San Francisco Rumble (1-0); Olympia Rise (0-1)
South Central (6): Bowling Green Bandits (12-3); Steel City Yellow Jackets (7-7); West Virginia Wildcatz (2-5); Columbus Wolves (2-0); Mid-South Echoes (1-2)
Teams that never played a game (26): Atlanta Red Warriors; Boston Defenders; Buckeye Show; Buffalo 716ers; Calgary Crush; California Seakings; Central Florida Marvel; Colorado Cougars; Garland Hoyas; Gem City Hall O’Famers; Georgia Pride; Georgia Thunder; Hartford Hurricanes; Jamestown Americans; Kitsap Admirals; Lakewood Panthers; Louisiana Cajun All-Stars; Memphis Dons; Oceanside A-Team; Philadelphia Spirit; Providence Anchors; Puro Money; Salt Lake City Dream; Schertz Kings; Seattle Mountaineers; Wind River Bison
The Vancouver Balloholics won the one game they played and did not qualify for the playoffs.
The Calgary Crush did not play any games.
Vancouver Balloholics roster:
18-19
Standings: http://pointstreak.com/basketball/standings.html?leagueid=1362&seasonid=567
The Vancouver Dragons had played one game. No roster listed at league website or Dragons website.
21-22
The Newfoundland Rogues played and won six games in the ABA Northeast division but then suspended operations, offering the rather lame rationale that “we have just run out of time.” Canadians on the team included Myles Charvis (Mississauga, Ont.), Daniel Gordon (Ajax, Ont.), Deng Ring (St. John’s, Nfld.) and Marcus Anderson (Brampton, Ont.).
2022-23
The almost incomprehensive league listed 132 teams in its seven divisions (https://realabaleague.com/teams/). None appear to have been Canadian teams.
In the postseason tournament quarterfinals, held in Hillsboro, Missouri, the Indiana Lyons dumped the Atlanta Aliens 121-107.
The Wyoming Valley Clutch clipped the Texas Seraphim 113-107.
The Chula Vista Suns defeated the Providence Pilots 101-92.
In the last quarterfinal, the Burning River Buckets defeated Team Trouble 110-92.
In the semis, the Indiana Lyons edged the Wyoming Valley Clutch 80-76.
In the other semi, the Burning River Buckets defeated the Chula Vista Suns 103-99.
The cancelled final was to seen the Indiana Lyons v the Burning River Buckets. But the final in the Jefferson College Gymnasium was delayed by a tornado warning and players were escorted to the basement. After the storm, the roof leaked and the floor became unplayable. The teams agreed to be co-champs.
For more detail about this almost incomprehensible league, see: https://realabaleague.com/
2023-24
No longer any Canadian teams in the league.
Regular season standings unavailable.
In postseason play:
In the Central region semis, the top-seeded Indiana Lyons defeated the 4th-seeded Peoria Pitbull 122-117.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Chicago Fury torched the 3rd-seeded Burning River Buckets 117-90.
In the Central region final, the Chicago Fury whipped the Indiana Lyons 102-80.
In the East region semis, the top-seeded Providence Pirates clocked the 4th-seeded Coney Island Thunder 149-111.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Binghamton Bulldogs clipped the 2nd-seeded Wyoming Valley Clutch 118-105.
In the East region final, the Binghamton Bulldogs edged the Providence Pirates 111-108.
In the South region semis, the 4th-seeded Mississippi Silverbacks stunned the top-seeded Atlanta Aliens 118-115.
In the other regional semi, the 2nd-seeded Nassau Pride defeated the 3rd-seeded Western Oklahoma Bulls 120-115.
In the South region final, the 4th-seeded Mississippi Silverbacks dispatched the 2nd-seeded Nassau Pride 117-108.
In the West region semis, the top-seeded Silicon Valley Panthers clipped 3rd-seeded Team Trouble 111-101.
In the other regional semi, the 4th-seeded New Mexico Bullsnakes defeated the 2nd-seeded Las Vegas Royals 128-123.
In the West regional final, the top-seeded Silicon Valley Panthers mauled the 4th-seeded New Mexico Bullsnakes 141-112.
The four regional champs are reseeded for the Final Four.
In the final four semis, the 4th-seeded Mississippi Silverbacks nipped the top-seeded Binghamton Bullets 105-104.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Chicago Fury nipped the 3rd-seeded Silicon Valley Panthers 91-90.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Chicago Fury edged the 4th-seeded Mississippi Silverbacks 126-123.