Burning River Buckets

Burning River Buckets

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2021
Folded	2024
League	ABA
Based in	Willoughby
Championships	1 (2023)
Mascot	Buster the Bucket [1]

The Burning River Buckets were a professional basketball team based in Willoughby, Ohio from 2021 to 2024. ^[2] The team was a member of the American Basketball Association. ^[3]

In their second season, the Burning River Buckets captured the 2023 ABA championship, being declared co-champions with the Indiana Lyons. ^{[4] [5]}

Season-by-season record

Season	W	L	Result	Playoffs
2021–22			1st in North Central	Lost quarter-finals (Team Trouble)
2022–23	11	4	1st in North Central	Won quarter-finals 100–92 (Team Trouble) Won semi-finals 103–99 (Suns) ABA Co-Champions
2023–24	6	6	1st in Blue Central	Won division semi-finals 110–99 (Aviators) Won division finals 101–84 (Wizards) Lost region semi-finals 90–117 (Fury)

References

1. "Buster The Bucket". BurningBuckets.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
2. "Burning River Buckets basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-usbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
3. Vanderhaven, Mimi (October 13, 2021). "Burning River Buckets: A Freshly Minted Basketball Team Has Slam-dunked Its Way Into Lake County". Mimi Vanderhaven. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
4. Podolski, Mark (April 4, 2023). "Burning River Buckets win ABA's North Central Regional championship" . The News-Herald . Willoughby, Ohio. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
5. Podolski, Mark (April 16, 2023). "Burning River Buckets share ABA championship after tornadoes in St. Louis made venue unplayable" . The News-Herald. Willoughby, Ohio. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

External links

• Basketball portal

• Official website (archived)
• Team statistics from MyStatsOnline