2022 TBL season

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2022 TBL season
League TBL
Sport Basketball
Season MVPDeshawn Munson (Potawatomi Fire)
Finals championsShrevport Mavericks
  Runners-upAlbany Patroons
TBL seasons

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]

Contents

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

TeamGPWL PCT
z Enid Outlaws 24204.833
x Shreveport Mavericks 24195.792
x Potawatomi Fire24186.750
x Dallas Skyline 24186.750
x Sugarland Imperials241113.458
x Rockwell 7ers24816.333
Beaumont Panthers 24816.333
Little Rock Lightning24321.125
Waco Royals 24123.042


Eastern Conference

Northeast

TeamGPWL PCT
z Albany Patroons 23203.870
x Atlantic City Gambits 24186.750
x Syracuse Stallions 23176.739
Reading Rebels 241212.500
Lancaster Kings221111.500
Lehigh Valley Legends241113.458
Tri-State Admirals 241014.417
Connecticut Cobras 23518.217
Massachusetts Monarchs 21021.000

Southeast

TeamGPWL PCT
Central Alabama Jaguars22157.682
x Huntsville Hurricans231310.565
x Tallahassee Southern Kings221210.545
x Tampa Bay Titans 241311.542
Raleigh Firebirds 241212.500
Carolina Coyotes 231311.542
Gulf Coast Lions20519.208


Midwest Conference

Lower Midwest

TeamGPWL PCT
z Owensboro Thoroughbreds 24177.708
x Lebanon Leprechauns24168.667
x Kokomo BobKats231211.522
Indiana All-Americans 241212.545
Kentucky Enforcers 231112.478
Medora Timberjacks24816.333

Upper Midwest

TeamGPWL PCT
z Jamestown Jackals 24195.792
x Toledo Glass City B.C 24168.667
x Lansing Pharoahs24159.625
Flint United 241212.500
Detroit Hustle 24618.250
Dayton Flight 24618.250
Cincinnati Warriors24619.240

Western Conference

West

TeamGPWL PCT
z California Sea-Kings 24204.833
x SoCal Moguls24168.667
x Salem Capitals 24177.708
x Vancouver Volcanoes 24717.292
x San Diego Sharks24618.250
x Bakersfield Magic 24618.250

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

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