The Eastern Basketball Alliance was a semi-professional men's winter basketball league. Games were played on the weekends and the season was approximately four months long (January through April).
History The EBA was formed in 1996 from the fledgling Atlantic Basketball Association. The league played its first season with seven teams. In 1997, the league expanded to ten teams and was incorporated. In 1998, the first EBA commissioner was elected.
From 1999 to 2001, the EBA joined with four ABA teams to form the United Basketball Alliance, but in 2002 they returned to being the EBA.
The EBA took a one-year (2015-16 season) hiatus. The league never returned.
Teams Teams (2016) DivisionTeamCityArena NorthernColumbia All-Stars Columbia, Maryland Harrisburg Horizon Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Rowland AcademySchuylkill Firedogs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Simon Kramer Community and Recreation CenterWestern Maryland Elite Hagerstown, Maryland Martin Luther King Jr. CenterYork Mighty Ants York, Pennsylvania New Hope AcademyTravel/Southern teamsDMV KingsBaltimore, MarylandMarietta Tarantulas Marietta, Georgia MetroWest Ballas MetroWest, Massachusetts Maryland Bayraiders Gwynn Oak, Maryland Silver Spring Barracudas Silver Spring, Maryland
Former teams Bad News Ballers Beltway Bombers Carolina Gladiators Diamond City Playaz Elmira Bulldogs Garden State Rebels Hudson Valley Hype Lancaster Storm Maryland Marvels Mercer Marauders Metropolitan All-Stars Morris Revolution New Jersey Bullets New York City Jaguars New York Wizards North Jersey Lakers Portsmouth Cavaliers Scranton Blast South Jersey Enterprise Springfield Slamm The Destroyers Tru Hope Trailblazers Virginia Wolverines Washington Americans Washington Madness Washington Warriors Westchester Dutchmen
Champions SeasonChampionRunner-upResult1997Scranton Blast1998Springfield Slamm1999Lancaster Storm2000Morris Revolution2001Morris RevolutionNew Philadelphia Firedogs90-802002Harrisburg HorizonNew Philadelphia Firedogs2-0 (best-of 3)2003Harrisburg Horizonno playoffs2004Harrisburg Horizonno playoffs2005Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyersno playoffs2006Harrisburg HorizonDelaware Destroyers2007Harrisburg Horizon & Delaware Destroyersno playoffs2008Harrisburg HorizonNorth Jersey Lakers98-962009Delaware DestroyersElmira Bulldogs115-1032010Delaware DestroyersTru Hope Trailblazers114-972011Metropolitan All-StarsMaryland Marvels118-982012Hudson Valley HypeMetropolitan All-Stars103-922013New York WizardsHarrisburg Horizon118-1162014Harrisburg HorizonYork Mighty Ants101-922015Harrisburg HorizonYork Mighty Ants93-85
See also List of developmental and minor sports leagues
References
External links
EBA on USBasket