Tobacco Road Basketball League
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | November 18, 2011 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Raleigh Revolt (2016) |
| Most titles | PrimeTime Players (3) |
| Official website | TRBLProBall.com |
The Tobacco Road Basketball League (TRBL) is a professional men's basketball minor league in the United States that began play in April 2012. The league is centered in the Carolinas.
In November 2014 the TRBL entered into an affiliation agreement with the Premier Basketball League (PBL). The agreement classifies the TRBL as a "AA"-level (similar to professional baseball) league below the so-called "AAA" PBL.
In 2011, the Wilmington Sea Dawgs and the Cary Invasion announced the formation of the Tobacco Road Basketball League and their membership therein, thus leaving the Continental Basketball League. The Fayetteville Crossover then announced their move to this league as well. On 2 December 2011, the Carolina Gladiators and PrimeTime Players joined the league. In January 2012, the league announced the addition of three travel/exhibition teams: Team Macleem, Queen City Express, and Big Texas.
After the league's first season, the Carolina Gladiators moved to Robeson County, North Carolina and a new team called the Johnston County Nighthawks took their place in Smithfield.
In October 2012, the league provisionally added the Blue Ridge Bison of Hendersonville, the Spartanburg Silver Lakers of South Carolina, the Greensboro Cobras, and a travel team, Team HoopForLyfe. They also said that the Express and Big Texas had found home venues and would play a full schedule.
In December 2012, the league announced venues for Greensboro and the Hub City Lakers (renamed from the Spartanburg Silver Lakers), added the Bull City Legacy as a provisional team, and noted that Johnston County would be a travel team. It also said that the league would move to divisional play for the 2013 season.
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