Midwest Basketball League

Midwest Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Founded 2015
No. of teams 18
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		 TC Elite (2018)
Official website officialMBL.org

The Midwest Basketball League (MBL) is a semi-professional men's basketball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.

History

Established in 2015, the Midwest Basketball League (MBL) is about providing fans with an exciting and entertaining experience. The Midwest Basketball League is for developing athletes, providing them exposure, and giving them the opportunity to move ahead in their career.

Eleven teams are scheduled to compete in the inaugural 2016 season. Regular season games began in April 2016[1] followed by a post-season in August 2016.[2]

After five games the Chicago Clovers were removed from the league. Lincoln Lions, who were playing a limited schedule as a "branding" team, took the place of the Clovers. Northern Indiana Monarchs also were removed after playing seven games although they would return to the league as Indy Show.

Teams

Division Team City Arena
Northwest Cedar Valley CourtKings Waterloo, Iowa Cedar Valley SportsPlex
Minnesota Broncos Saint Paul, Minnesota PACT Charter School
Minnesota Lakers Saint Paul, Minnesota High School for Recording Arts
Rochester Roadrunners Rochester, Minnesota Rochester Community and Technical College
TC Elite Minneapolis, Minnesota North Hennepin Community College
Division Team City Arena
Southwest Chicago Fury Chicago, Illinois Salvation Army Adele and Robert Stern Red Shield Center
Chicago Legends Chicago, Illinois
Lincoln Lions Lincoln, Illinois Lincoln College
North Minneapolis Eagles Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Sports Center
Springfield Panthers Springfield, Illinois Salvation Army
Division Team City Arena
Northeast Chicago Knights Chicago, Illinois Salvation Army Adele and Robert Stern Red Shield Center
Fort Wayne Vision Fort Wayne, Indiana
Indiana Dream Muncie, Indiana Northside School
Indiana Fury Fort Wayne, Indiana
Division Team City Arena
Southeast Dayton Air Strikers Dayton, Ohio Vandalia Recreation Complex
Illinois Bulldogs Chicago, Illinois
Indy Show Indianapolis, Indiana Municipal Gardens Family Center
Kentucky Flash Louisville, KY Griffin Elite Sports & Wellness

Former teams

  • Chicago Clovers (2016) - removed from the league after five games

Champions[3]

Season Winner Runner-up Result
2016 Cedar Valley CourtKings Minnesota Rangers 108-98
2017 Cedar Valley CourtKings Fort Wayne Vision 121-106
2018 Twin Cities Elite Fort Wayne Vision 106-104

References

  1. ↑ "Professional basketball returning to Cedar Valley". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. 18 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to the new home of the MBL". Midwest Basketball League. 23 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "CourtKings take down Vision to claim back to back championships - Midwest Basketball League". www.officialmbl.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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