2008 Premier Basketball League season
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The 2008 Premier Basketball League
season was the first in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Razorsharks
winning the inaugural PBL championship. Ten teams played a 20-game regular season schedule, and all ten teams would qualify for the league playoffs.
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
season was the first in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Razorsharks
Rochester Razorsharks
The Rochester Razorsharks are a professional basketball team based in Rochester, New York. They are members of the Premier Basketball League and play their home games at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester. The Razorsharks were founded in 2005 as a member of the American Basketball...
winning the inaugural PBL championship. Ten teams played a 20-game regular season schedule, and all ten teams would qualify for the league playoffs.
Final standings
| Eastern Division | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Razorsharks Rochester Razorsharks The Rochester Razorsharks are a professional basketball team based in Rochester, New York. They are members of the Premier Basketball League and play their home games at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester. The Razorsharks were founded in 2005 as a member of the American Basketball... |
18 | 2 | .900 | — |
| Wilmington Sea Dawgs Wilmington Sea Dawgs The Wilmington Sea Dawgs are a team of the Tobacco Road Basketball League in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Sea Dawgs began play in 2006 as a member of the American Basketball Association and later played as a founding member of the Premier Basketball League and a founding member of the... |
11 | 9 | .550 | 7 |
| Reading Railers Reading Railers The Reading Railers are a team of the Premier Basketball League that began play in 2007. They play their home games at the Sovereign Center. The team was originally going to play in the American Basketball Association.... |
11 | 9 | .550 | 7 |
| Jacksonville SLAM Jacksonville SLAM The Jacksonville SLAM was a team in the Premier Basketball League. They were a successor of sorts to the Jacksonville JAM.The SLAM came into existence after a public dispute between the owner of the JAM and his players and coaches on getting payment for services... |
8 | 12 | .400 | 10 |
| Maryland Nighthawks Maryland Nighthawks The Washington GreenHawks were a team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League based in Washington, D.C.. As the Maryland Nighthawks they were formerly part of the American Basketball Association and a founding member of the Premier Basketball League , in which they later played as... |
6 | 14 | .300 | 12 |
| Western Division | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad Cities Riverhawks | 15 | 5 | .650 | — |
| Arkansas Impact Arkansas Impact The Arkansas Impact was a team in the Premier Basketball League that played in the league's inaugural 2008 season. They played their home games at the Barton Coliseum in Little Rock... |
10 | 10 | .500 | 5 |
| Rockford Fury | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 |
| Dallas Defenders Dallas Defenders The Dallas Defenders were a team in the Premier Basketball League which began play in 2008. The team was owned by Erin Patton, brand expert and owner of The Mastermind Group.... |
8 | 12 | .400 | 7 |
| Chicago Throwbacks Chicago Throwbacks The Chicago Throwbacks are a team of the Premier Basketball League that begin play in fall 2007. Their home arena is Attack Athletics on Chicago's West Side.... |
5 | 15 | .250 | 10 |