Burning River Buckets

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Burning River Buckets
Logo of the Burning River Buckets ABA franchise.jpg
SportBasketball
Founded2021
Folded2024
League ABA
Based in Willoughby
Championships1 (2023)
MascotBuster 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]

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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

SeasonWLResultPlayoffs
2021–221st in North CentralLost quarter-finals (Team Trouble)
2022–231141st in North CentralWon quarter-finals 100–92 (Team Trouble)
Won semi-finals 103–99 (Suns)
ABA Co-Champions
2023–24661st in Blue CentralWon 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.