Eastern Basketball Association (1970-1978)

Tombstone

Formed: May 1970 – Re-branded from Eastern Professional Basketball League
Re-branded: 1978 (Continental Basketball Association)

First Game: December 12, 1970
Last Game: May 7, 1978

Seasons: 8
States: 8 plus the District of Columbia
(AK, CT, DC, DE, MA, NJ, NY, PA, RI)

Leadership

Trophy Case

 

Editor's Pick

Boxed Out

Remembering The Eastern Professional Basketball League
By Syl Sobel & Jay Rosenstein
 

In Boxed out of the NBA: Remembering the Eastern Professional Basketball League, Syl Sobel and Jay Rosenstein tell the fascinating story of a league that was a pro basketball institution for over 30 years, showcasing top players from around the country. During the early years of professional basketball, the Eastern League was the next-best professional league in the world after the NBA. It was home to big-name players such as Sherman White, Jack Molinas, and Bill Spivey, who were implicated in college gambling scandals in the 1950s and were barred from the NBA, and top Black players such as Hal “King” Lear, Julius McCoy, and Wally Choice, who could not make the NBA into the early 1960s due to unwritten team quotas on African-American players.

 

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Background

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Eastern Basketball Association Franchise List

Franchise Years Active League Champions
Allentown Jets 1970-1978 1972-1975-1976
Anchorage Northern Knights 1977-1978
Brooklyn Dodgers 1977-1978 None
Brooklyn Pros 1976 None
Camden Bullets 1970-1971 None
Cherry Hill Rookies 1973-1975 None
Connecticut Gold Coast Stars 1975-1976 None
Delaware Blue Bombers 1970-1971 None
East Orange Colonials 1973-1974 None
Garden State Colonials 1972-1973 None
Hamburg Bullets 1972-1973 None
Hamden Bics 1970-1971 None
Hamilton Pat Pavers 1972-1974 None
Hartford Capitols 1970-1974 1974
Hartford Downtowners 1976-1977 None
Hazleton Bits 1971-1972 None
Hazleton Bullets 1973-1977 None
Jersey Shore Bullets 1977-1978 None
Lancaster Red Roses 1975-1978 None
Long Island Ducks 1977-1978 None
Long Island Sounds 1975-1976 None
Providence Shooting Stars 1977-1978  None
Quincy Chiefs 1977-1978 None
Scranton Apollos 1970-1977 1971-1977
Shore Bullets 1977 None
Sunbury Mercuries 1970-1971 None
Syracuse Centennials 1976-1977 None
Trenton Capitols 1975-1976 None
Trenton Pat Pavers 1970-1972 None
Washington Metros 1977-1978 None
Wilkes-Barre Barons 1970-1976 & 1977-1978 1973-1978
Wilkes-Barre Pros 1977 None

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