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Revision as of 05:18, 27 April 2024

Pacific Basketball League
File:Pacific Basketball League logo.svg
SportBasketball
Founded2033
CommissionerPreston Young
No. of teams20
CountriesNew California (11 teams)
Willamette (9 teams)
Headquarters840 T Street, Sacramento, Sacramento
Most recent
champion(s)
Golden State Warriors
(3rd title)
Most titlesGolden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
(3 titles each)

The Pacific Basketball League (PBL) is a men's professional basketball league in western North America, composed of 20 teams (11 in New California and 9 in Willamette) divided equally between the Northern and Southern Conferences. It is one of the "big five" major professional sports leagues in New California and Willamette, and is considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league on the West Coast.

The league was founded in 2033 in the wake of the Second American Civil War. In accordance with the Adversary Sports Act of the same year, five teams– the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers –were expelled from the National Basketball Association (NBA). The PBL's inaugural season came in 2034 after the addition of the refounded Seattle SuperSonics. Since then, 14 new teams have joined in four expansions. The most recent expansion came in 2046, with the additions of the Yakima Cranes, Fresno Ash, San Jose Winchesters, and the Coachella Valley Suns.

The team to most recently win the championship is the Golden State Warriors, having won their third title in 2047 and becoming record co-holders for most championships, along with the rival Los Angeles Clippers. The Sacramento Kings, having been a team since 1923, have never won a championship in almost 100 years, their last coming in 1951 as the Rochester Royals.

Teams

Overview of PBL teams
Conference Team City Arena
Northern Spokane Governors Spokane, Washington, Washington Spokane Arena
Seattle SuperSonics Seattle, Washington Climate Pledge Arena
Olympia Wardens Olympia, Washington Olympia Event Center
Yakima Cranes Yakima, Washington Yakima SunDome
Portland Trail Blazers Portland, Oregon Rose Garden
Salem Beat Salem, Oregon Oregon State Fairgrounds
Eugene Emeralds Eugene, Oregon Matthew Knight Arena
Bend Current Bend, Oregon Bend Arena
Medford Angels Medford, Oregon Compton Arena
Redding Colonels Redding, Shasta Sundial Arena
Southern Sacramento Kings Sacramento, Sacramento Downtown Plaza
Golden State Warriors San Francisco, San Francisco Mullin Arena
San Jose Winchesters San Jose, Santa Clara Winchester Arena
Fresno Ash Fresno, Fresno Bulldogs Arena
Bakersfield Oil Bakersfield, Kern Kern County Civic Center
Santa Barbara Coast Guards Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles, Angeles The Staples Center
Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles, Angeles The Staples Center
Coachella Valley Suns Thousand Palms, California, Riverside Palm Plaza
San Diego Conquistadors San Diego, San Diego San Diego Sports Arena