American Professional Basketball League


The American Professional Basketball League was a semi-professional men's basketball league that began play in 2010. Originally known as the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League, the league changed their name before the 2012-13 season. The league ceased operations after the 2019 season.
Teams were located up and down the Atlantic Coast from New York to Northern Virginia.

History

Formed in 2010 as the ACPBL, the league initially was made up of two teams formerly of the Premier Basketball League, three teams formerly of the Eastern Basketball Alliance, and three expansion teams.
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 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.

Teams

Former teams

League Awards

Notable players

, Rockville Victors
, Bay Area Shuckers
, Metropolitan All-Stars
, Metropolitan All-Stars
, The Destroyers
, Bay Area Shuckers
, NYC 524
, NoVA Hawks
, NYC 524
, NYC Black Eagles
, Beltway Bombers, Bay Area Shuckers
, Hudson Valley Kingz
, New Jersey Thunder
, Rockville Victors
, New Jersey Pros
William "Smush" Parker, NYC 524
, Rockville Victors
Chaz Williams, Brooklyn Blazers
, NYC 524