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.
League changes On September 27, the Albany Patroons rejoined the league after opting out of the 2021 season. 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. On October 4, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, near Shawnee, Oklahoma, announced a basketball team named the Potawatomi Fire would join the league. 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.
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. The Atlanta Empire claim to be returning 2023.
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.
Standings Final standings:
x – qualified for playoffs; z – Conference champion
Central Conference Central Team z Enid Outlaws 24 20 4 x Shreveport Mavericks 24 19 5 x Potawatomi Fire 24 18 6 xDallas Skyline 24 18 6 x Sugarland Imperials 24 11 13 x Rockwell 7ers 24 8 16 Beaumont Panthers 24 8 16 Little Rock Lightning 24 3 21 Waco Royals 24 1 23
Eastern Conference Northeast Team z Albany Patroons 23 20 3 x Atlantic City Gambits 24 18 6 x Syracuse Stallions 23 17 6 Reading Rebels 24 12 12 Lancaster Kings 22 11 11 Lehigh Valley Legends 24 11 13 Tri-State Admirals 24 10 14 Connecticut Cobras 23 5 18 Massachusetts Monarchs 21 0 21
Southeast Team Central Alabama Jaguars 22 15 7 x Huntsville Hurricanes 23 13 10 x Tallahassee Southern Kings 22 12 10 x Tampa Bay Titans 24 13 11 Raleigh Firebirds 24 12 12 Carolina Coyotes 23 13 11 Gulf Coast Lions 20 5 19
Midwest Conference Lower Midwest Team zOwensboro Thoroughbreds 24 17 7 x Lebanon Leprechauns24 16 8 x Kokomo BobKats 23 12 11 Indiana All-Americans24 12 12 Kentucky Enforcers 23 11 12 Medora Timberjacks 24 8 16
Upper Midwest Team z Jamestown Jackals 24 19 5 xToledo Glass City B.C 24 16 8 x Lansing Pharoahs 24 15 9 Flint United 24 12 12 Detroit Hustle 24 6 18 Dayton Flight 24 6 18 Cincinnati Warriors 24 6 19
Western Conference West Team z California Sea-Kings 24 20 4 x SoCal Moguls 24 16 8 x Salem Capitals 24 17 7 x Vancouver Volcanoes 24 7 17 x San Diego Sharks 24 6 18 x Bakersfield Magic 24 6 18
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