The American Professional Basketball League (APBL) is a semi-professional men's basketball league that began play in 2010. Originally known as the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL), the league changed their name before the 2012-13 season.
Teams are located up and down the Atlantic Coast from New York to Northern Virginia.
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History
Formed in 2010 as the ACPBL, the league initially was made up of two teams (Buffalo Stampede, Washington GreenHawks) formerly of the Premier Basketball League, three teams (Beltway Bombers, Garden State Rebels, Tru Hope Trailblazers) formerly of the Eastern Basketball Alliance, and three expansion teams (Hudson Valley Kingz, New York Lions, Westchester Wildkatz).
For the 2016-17 season the APBL narrowed its footprint, with the majority of teams in the New York City metro area. Teams departing included the Bay Area Shuckers, Brooklyn Blazers, D.C. Funkhouse, NoVA Hawks, Rockville Victors and Winchester Storm. New teams joining for 2016-17: APBL United (a league-operated free agent team) and the New York Crusaders.
Beltway Bombers captured their second league title in 2017 defeating APBL United 123-105 in the championship game. Derrell Armstrong was named game MVP.
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Teams
Former teams
- Bay Area Shuckers (2011-16)
- Brooklyn All Game (2012-14)
- Brooklyn Blazers (2012-16)
- Brooklyn Firebirds (2012-13)
- Buffalo Stampede (2010-11)
- Capital City Express (2012-14)
- D.C. Drew All Stars (2014)
- D.C. Funkhouse Piranhas (2013-16)
- Garden State Rebels (2010-12)
- Gotham City Revolution (2013-14)
- Hartford Lightning (2011-12)
- Hudson Valley Hype (2014)
- Hudson Valley Kingz (2010-16)
- Long Island United (2014)
- Metropolitan All-Stars (2012-14)
- New Jersey Thunder (2013-16)
- New York Lions (2010-11)
- North Jersey Pros (2011-12)
- NoVA Hawks (2012-16)
- Philadelphia Destroyers (2011-14)
- Toms River Shooters (2011-12)
- Tri-City Suns (2011)
- Tru Hope Trailblazers (2010-11)
- Washington GreenHawks (2010) - team dissolved and replaced by Tri-City Suns in January 2011
- Westchester Wildkatz (2010-11)
- Winchester Storm (2012-16)
Champions
League Awards
Notable players
Lonny Baxter, Rockville Victors
Adrian Bowie, Bay Area Shuckers
Elyon Bush, Metropolitan All-Stars
Terrance Carter, Metropolitan All-Stars
Fahreed Cheatham, The Destroyers
Kevin Clark, Bay Area Shuckers
Aaron Collins, NYC 524
Edward Jones, NoVA Hawks
Phil Grant, NYC 524
Camontae Griffin, Beltway Bombers, Bay Area Shuckers
Doug Herring Jr., Hudson Valley Kingz
Semaj Inge, New Jersey Thunder
Hugh "Baby Shaq" Jones, Rockville Victors
Antoine Morgano, New Jersey Pros
William "Smush" Parker, NYC 524
Dele Ojo, Rockville Victors
Chaz Williams, Brooklyn Blazers
James "Stixx" Williams, NYC 524
References
External links
- Official APBL website
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