History of PBL teams
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This is the year-to-year membership and makeup of the Premier Basketball League, including league divisional alignment and the circumstances of teams no longer in the league.
2008
2009
2010
2011
| East Division | West Division |
|---|---|
| Halifax Rainmen | Bluegrass Stallions |
| Quebec Kebs | Dayton Air Strikers |
| Saint John Mill Rats | Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry |
| Vermont Frost Heaves* | Rochester Razorsharks |
*The Frost Heaves folded partway through the 2011 season.
2012
| Eastern Division | Central Division |
|---|---|
| Charleston Gunners | Central Illinois Drive |
| Dayton Air Strikers | Chicago Muscle |
| Lake Michigan Admirals | Indiana Diesels |
| Rochester Razorsharks | Northwest Indiana Stars |
| Scranton/Wilkes- Barre Steamers | Sauk Valley Predators |
| St. Louis Phoenix |
Defunct Teams/Failed Expansion
- Arkansas Impact[1] (2008)
- Augusta Groove[2] (2008–09)
- Bridgeport, Connecticut[3]
- Buffalo Dragons (2008–10) – sold to the management of the Buffalo Sharks of the ABA to form the Buffalo Stampede.[4]
- Chicago Aztecas[5]
- Chicago Throwbacks (2008–09)
- Dallas Defenders (2008) – ownership revoked mid-season,[6] replaced by league-run replacement,[7] folded when no outside owner could be found
- Detroit Panthers (2008–09)
- Jacksonville JAM – expelled by league[8]
- Jacksonville SLAM (2008) – league-run replacement for JAM; folded when no outside owner could be found[1]
- Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry-(2009–11) left after losing in the controversial 2011 PBL Finals. Suspended operations.[9]
- Mid-Michigan Destroyers[1] (2009)
- Montreal Sasquatch[1] (2009)
- Pee Dee Vipers (2014)
- Philadelphia Flight (2014)
- Quad City Riverhawks[1] (2007–08)
- Reading Railers[1] (2007–08)
- Rockford Fury (2007–08) – folded when the PBL instituted a "one team per owner" rule[10]
- Southeast Asian All-Stars – announced by PBL, have not been heard from since and not on official website's team roster.[11]
- Toronto Lazers – PBL announced a Toronto expansion team but the team did not join the league for the 2009 season. No update from the league on their status.[12]
- Vermont Frost Heaves (2009–11) – folded from lack of funds.[13]
