2022 TBL season

2022 TBL season
League	TBL
Sport	Basketball
Season MVP	Deshawn Munson (Potawatomi Fire)
Finals champions	Shrevport Mavericks
Runners-up	Albany Patroons
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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]

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

Final standings: ^[13]

x – qualified for playoffs; z – Conference champion

Central Conference

Central

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
z Enid Outlaws	24	20	4	.833
x Shreveport Mavericks	24	19	5	.792
x Potawatomi Fire	24	18	6	.750
x Dallas Skyline	24	18	6	.750
x Sugarland Imperials	24	11	13	.458
x Rockwell 7ers	24	8	16	.333
Beaumont Panthers	24	8	16	.333
Little Rock Lightning	24	3	21	.125
Waco Royals	24	1	23	.042

Eastern Conference

Northeast

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
z Albany Patroons	23	20	3	.870
x Atlantic City Gambits	24	18	6	.750
x Syracuse Stallions	23	17	6	.739
Reading Rebels	24	12	12	.500
Lancaster Kings	22	11	11	.500
Lehigh Valley Legends	24	11	13	.458
Tri-State Admirals	24	10	14	.417
Connecticut Cobras	23	5	18	.217
Massachusetts Monarchs	21	0	21	.000

Southeast

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
Central Alabama Jaguars	22	15	7	.682
x Huntsville Hurricanes	23	13	10	.565
x Tallahassee Southern Kings	22	12	10	.545
x Tampa Bay Titans	24	13	11	.542
Raleigh Firebirds	24	12	12	.500
Carolina Coyotes	23	13	11	.542
Gulf Coast Lions	20	5	19	.208

Midwest Conference

Lower Midwest

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
z Owensboro Thoroughbreds	24	17	7	.708
x Lebanon Leprechauns	24	16	8	.667
x Kokomo BobKats	23	12	11	.522
Indiana All-Americans	24	12	12	.545
Kentucky Enforcers	23	11	12	.478
Medora Timberjacks	24	8	16	.333

Upper Midwest

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
z Jamestown Jackals	24	19	5	.792
x Toledo Glass City B.C	24	16	8	.667
x Lansing Pharoahs	24	15	9	.625
Flint United	24	12	12	.500
Detroit Hustle	24	6	18	.250
Dayton Flight	24	6	18	.250
Cincinnati Warriors	24	6	19	.240

Western Conference

West

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
z California Sea-Kings	24	20	4	.833
x SoCal Moguls	24	16	8	.667
x Salem Capitals	24	17	7	.708
x Vancouver Volcanoes	24	7	17	.292
x San Diego Sharks	24	6	18	.250
x Bakersfield Magic	24	6	18	.250

Playoffs

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						Enid Outlaws		2
	Dallas Skyline		2			Dallas Skyline		0
	Sugarland Impearials		0								Enid Outlaws		1
											Shreveport Mavericks		2
						Shreveport Mavericks		2
	Potawatomi Fire		2			Potawatomi Fire		1
	Rockwell 7ers		0													Shreveport Mavericks		2
																SoCal Moguls		0
						California Sea-Kings		2
	Salem Capitals		2			Salem Capitals		0
	Vancouver Volcanoes		0								California Sea-Kings		1
											SoCal Moguls		2
						SoCal Moguls		2
	San Diego Sharks		2			San Diego Sharks		0
	Bakersfield Magic		0																		Shreveport Mavericks		2
																					Albany Patroons		1
						Albany Patroons		2
	Atlantic City Gambits		2			Atlantic City Gambits		1
	Syracuse Stallions		0								Albany Patroons		2
											Huntsville Hurricanes		0
						Huntsville Hurricanes		2
	Tallahassee Southern Kings		2			Tallahassee Southern Kings		0
	Tampa Bay Titans		0													Albany Patroons		2
																Kokomo BobKats		1
						Jamestown Jackals		0
	Lansing Pharaohs		0			Toledo Glass City B.C		2
	Toledo Glass City B.C		2								Toledo Glass City B.C		0
											Kokomo BobKats		2
						Owensboro Thoroughbreds		0
	Lebanon Leprechauns		1			Kokomo BobKats		2
	Kokomo BobKats		2

References

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