The Continental Basketball League (CBL) was a men's basketball minor league in the United States that began play in April 2010. The league was headquartered in Florida .
16-615: The Savannah Wildcats are a charter member of the Continental Basketball League based in Savannah, Georgia which began play in 2010. They played their games at Alfred E. Beach High School during their inaugural season, but switched to Armstrong Atlantic State University for year two. They won the league championship in their first year. This article about a basketball team in Georgia (U.S. state)
32-546: A replacement for the Johnston County Nighthawks and added the Palmetto Flight. Changes were put in place for the 2014-15 season, primarily with the new flex-schedule. Games are played between November 1 and April 30 against "TRBL-sanctioned" teams. League teams are free to schedule as many games as they choose. All teams who play at least 10 sanctioned games are eligible for the playoffs. As
48-772: A result of the change, five members (Carolina Gladiators, Fayetteville Crossover , PrimeTime Players , Queen City Express, and South Carolina All-Stars) left the league. Those teams would go on to form the East Coast Basketball League . In August 2015 the Premier Basketball League and TRBL announced an expanded partnership which included six TRBL teams to compete as the PBL South East Division. Teams included are Cary Invasion , Charlotte Elite, Durham Legacy , Huntersville HoopForLyfe and Wilmington Sea Dawgs . After
64-627: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Continental Basketball League In 2009, Dennis Truax, who was previously affiliated with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), was named the first commissioner of the CBL. Gary Perry, an owner of the Augusta Groove when it was in the Premier Basketball League (PBL), was named the first director of basketball operations. On November 2, 2009,
80-773: Is centered in the Carolinas . In November 2014 the TRBL entered into an affiliation agreement with the Premier Basketball League (PBL). In 2011, the Wilmington Sea Dawgs and the Cary Invasion announced the formation of the Tobacco Road Basketball League and their membership therein, thus leaving the Continental Basketball League . The Fayetteville Crossover then announced their move to this league as well. On 2 December 2011,
96-563: The Bull City Legacy as a provisional team, and noted that Johnston County would be a travel team. It also said that the league would move to divisional play for the 2013 season. In October 2013, the league announced four additions, promoting the Bull City Legacy and South Carolina All-Stars to full members, after both having played 2013 as travel teams. The league added the Neuse River Basketball Club as
112-782: The Heartland Prowl announced they had left the ABA to join the CBL. In the announcement of the Prowl, the absence of the Carolina Cougarz as a listed team coupled with their removal from the CBL website indicated that they had folded. In April 2011, the Gainesville Galaxy joined. On 13 April 2011, the Cary Invasion was added. Sometime between April and early May, the Fayetteville Crossover
128-783: The Palm Beach Titans from the team list for the 2011 season. The Port City Sharks failed to play the complete schedule and were replaced in later games by travel teams. In 2011, the league once again played just a championship game, this time between the winner of the North Division, the Cary Invasion and the South runner-up, the Florida Flight, which was won by the Invasion, 131-101. No official explanation
144-658: The Wilmington Sea Dawgs were the first team to announce joining the league. On February 16, 2010, the Carolina Cougarz became the second team to join the CBL. On February 18, 2010, the Savannah Wildcats became the third team in the CBL. and the Georgia Gwizzlies left the ABA to become the fourth. On March 5, 2010, the Birmingham Steel joined the league. Two weeks into the 2010 season,
160-540: The Carolina Gladiators and PrimeTime Players joined the league. In January 2012, the league announced the addition of three travel/exhibition teams: Team Macleem, Queen City Express, and Big Texas. After the league's first season, the Carolina Gladiators moved to Robeson County, North Carolina and a new team called the Johnston County Nighthawks took their place in Smithfield . In October 2012,
176-755: The Gwizzlies, the schedule and playoff structure were truncated and adjusted. The playoffs became a one game championship between the first and second place teams, the Sea Dawgs and Wildcats respectively, which was won by the Wildcats 96-86 in overtime. In July 2010 the Florida Flight moved from the WBA to the CBL. In September 2010, the Miami Stars and Palm Beach Titans joined. On March 28, 2011,
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#1732787874057192-701: The Miami Stars and Palm Beach Titans went with them. In 2012, the Raleigh Rough Riders were added to the league. However, the 2012 season was never played. The league planned to return in the spring of 2013, but a lack of teams prevented that. Tobacco Road Basketball League The Tobacco Road Basketball League (TRBL) was a professional men's basketball minor league in the United States that began play in April 2012. The league
208-737: The Steel left the league for the World Basketball Association (WBA) and was replaced by the Birmingham Sabers On 1 June 2010, the Georgia Gwizzlies were removed from the league for failure to meet operating standards, after having missed games against Birmingham and Wilmington The league championship in 2010 was to be decided by a single elimination tournament in June. However, after the removal of
224-836: The league provisionally added the Blue Ridge Bison of Hendersonville , the Spartanburg Silver Lakers of South Carolina, the Greensboro Cobras , and a travel team, Team HoopForLyfe. They also said that the Express and Big Texas had found home venues and would play a full schedule. In December 2012, the league announced venues for Greensboro and the Hub City Lakers (renamed from the Spartanburg Silver Lakers), added
240-466: Was added. Before the 2011 season was to start, the owners of the Savannah Wildcats announced the team would be sitting out the season due to a family matter affecting the owners' ability to lead the team. Shortly after this announcement, the CBL announced the addition of the Port City Sharks as a replacement for the Wildcats in Savannah, Georgia . The league also removed the Miami Stars and
256-632: Was given why the winner of the South Division, the Heartland Prowl, did not play in the game. The Wilmington Sea Dawgs and the Cary Invasion announced the formation of the Tobacco Road Basketball League and their membership therein, thus leaving the CBL. The Fayetteville Crossover then announced their move to this league as well. The Florida Flight moved to the newly formed Florida Basketball Association, and
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