2021 TBL season

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2021 TBL season
League TBL
Sport Basketball
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals champions Enid Outlaws
  Runners-up Syracuse Stallions
TBL seasons

The 2021 TBL season is the fourth season of The Basketball League (TBL). The season began in April and the teams are each scheduled to play 24 games. [1]

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The league announced several new teams for the 2021 season, expanding from 12 teams in the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed 2020 season to 36 teams as of December 30,2020. Several of the added teams came from the semi-professional American Basketball Association such as the California Sea-Kings, San Diego Guardians, and Syracuse Stallions. [2] [3] [4] The expansions included a new Shreveport Mavericks, [5] [6] as well as the Atlanta Empire, Charleston/Carolina Coyotes, Detroit Hustle, Enid Outlaws, Flint United, Houston Push, Kokomo BobKats, Little Rock Lightning, Midtown Prestige, Omaha's Finest, South Shore Monarchs, Vegas Ballers, Waco Royals, and West Coast Breeze.

In addition, this season marked the first time two female head coaches led professional men's basketball teams: Angela Weathers of the Dallas Skyline and Daria Carrington of the West Coast Breeze. [7] [8]

Due to difficult business conditions of certain markets and availability of venues due to the ongoing pandemic, the existing Albany Patroons, and the announced expansion teams the Avon Aces, Fresno Fire, Portland Storm, Salem Capitals, and Temecula Eagles opted not to play this season. [9] As of April 2021, all but the Fresno Fire are still listed as returning in 2022. [10]


Standings

Final standings: [11]

x – qualified for playoffs; z – Conference champion

Central Conference

TeamGPWL PCT
z Enid Outlaws 24222.917
x Houston Push 24222.917
x Shreveport Mavericks 24177.708
x Omaha's Finest 241212.500
Dallas Skyline 241113.458
Lewisville Leopards 24816.333
Little Rock Lightning24717.292
Waco Royals 24519.208
Midtown Prestige24420.167

East Conference

TeamGPWL PCT
z Syracuse Stallions 24204.833
x Jamestown Jackals 22166.727
x Carolina Coyotes 21147.667
x Raleigh Firebirds 21129.571
Atlanta Empire 21129.600
Tampa Bay Titans 21912.429
Tri-State Admirals 20614.300
Gulf Coast Lions20515.250
South Shore Monarchs22120.048

Midwest Conference

TeamGPWL PCT
z Kokomo BobKats24195.792
x Indy Express24168.667
x Owensboro Thoroughbreds 24168.667
x Dayton Flight 241014.417
Columbus Condors 231110.524
Detroit Hustle 23618.250
Flint United 23518.217

West Conference

TeamGPWL PCT
z San Diego Guardians 20137.650
Vegas Ballers21138.619
x California Sea-Kings 20911.450
West Coast Breeze21615.286

Playoffs

Round 1 Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Championship
            
1 Enid Outlaws 2
4 Omaha's Finest 0
1 Enid Outlaws 2
Houston Push 1
2 Houston Push 2
3 Shreveport Mavericks 0
Enid Outlaws 2
San Diego Guardians 0
San Diego Guardians 2
California Sea Kings 0
Enid Outlaws 2 [12]
Syracuse Stallions 0
1 Kokomo Bobkats 2
4 Dayton Flight 0
Kokomo Bobkats 0
Indy Express 2
2 Indy Express 2
3 Owensboro Thoroughbreds 1
Indy Express 0
Syracuse Stallions 2
1 Syracuse Stallions 2
4 Raleigh Firebirds 0
Syracuse Stallions 2
Jamestown Jackals 1
2 Jamestown Jackals 2
3 Carolina Coyotes 0

TBL Western Conference

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