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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| Ceased | 2019 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Last champion(s) | St. Louis Trotters (Fall 2019) |
| Most titles | St. Louis Trotters (2) |
| Official website | midsouthball.com |
The Mid-South Basketball Association (MSBA) was a minor league men's basketball circuit that began play in the spring of 2019 with teams in Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. The league has two seasons (spring and fall) per calendar year.
The inaugural spring season of 2019 began with seven member teams. In addition two teams (Cincinnati Movement, Louisville Diesel) played as affiliates with their games counting in the regular season standings was played with seven teams. Following a 10-game regular season the St. Louis Trotters defeated Tennessee Sting to win the first MSBA championship. It was a third league title for the Trotters who won championships in the Independent Basketball Association in Spring 2015 and Spring 2017. [1]
MSBA sat out 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 13, 2021 the MSBA and its teams merged with the Pro Basketball Association. [2] Less than two months later four of the original MSBA teams left the PBA to form the New Nation Basketball Association.
| Team | City | Home facility | First MSBA season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Hornets | Henderson, KY | Henderson County High School | Fall 2019 |
| Memphis Blues | Memphis, TN | Juvenile Intervention and Faith-based Follow-Up | Fall 2019 |
| St. Louis Trotters | St. Louis, MO | Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club | Spring 2019 |
| Tennessee Sting | Nashville, TN | St. Pius X Classical Academy | Spring 2019 |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2019 | St. Louis Trotters | Tennessee Sting | 120-108 [3] |
| Fall 2019 | St. Louis Trotters | Memphis Blues | 109-105 |
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