# 2023 TBL season

The 2023 TBL season is the sixth season of The Basketball League (TBL). The league expanded from 44 teams in the 2022 season to over 50 in 2023. The National Basketball League of Canada once again will partner with The Basketball League in joint league expansion.

## League changes

The Connecticut Cobras relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina and became the Charlotte Purple Jackets.
On April 11, 2022, the league announced the return of professional basketball to Seattle.
On June 18, 2022 the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that TBL President David Magley, a former NBL Commissioner, will work alongside Audley Stephenson, the current National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) Commissioner in overseeing the growth of both leagues. Three Canadian basketball teams joined the league: the Newfoundland Rogues, Montreal Tundra, and L'Academie D'Alma.

## Standings
### Northeast

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Atlantic City Gambits | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | — |
| 2 | Albany Patroons | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 1 |
| 3 | Reading Rebels | 24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4 |
| 4 | Syracuse Stallions | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 5 |
| 5 | York Mighty Ants | 24 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 |
| 6 | Montreal Tundra | 25 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Lehigh Valley Legends | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 12 |
| 8 | L'Academie D'Alma | 23 | 6 | 17 | .261 | 14.5 |
| 9 | Virginia Valley Vipers | 24 | 5 | 19 | .208 | 16 |
| 10 | Tri-State Admirals | 24 | 3 | 21 | .125 | 18 |

### Southeast

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Georgia Soul | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | — |
| 2 | Raleigh Firebirds | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Newfoundland Rogues | 40 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Coastal Georgia Buccaneers | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Fayetteville Stingers | 25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7 |
| 6 | Gulf Coast Lions | 21 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 7 |
| 7 | Charlotte Purple Jackets | 19 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 11 |
| 8 | Central Florida Force | 20 | 3 | 17 | .150 | 13.5 |

### Central Conference
#### Central

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Potawatomi Fire | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | — |
| 2 | Shreveport Mavericks | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 1 |
| 3 | Wichita Sky Kings | 26 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 3 |
| 4 | Enid Outlaws | 24 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 |
| 5 | Little Rock Lightning | 22 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 12 |
| 6 | Rockwall 76ers | 25 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Panthers | 22 | 5 | 17 | .227 | 15 |
| 8 | Pearland Texas Warriors | 22 | 4 | 18 | .182 | 16 |

### Lower Midwest Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Medora Timberjacks | 24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | — |
| 2 | St. Louis Griffins | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 |
| 3 | Huntsville Hurricanes | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3 |
| 4 | Owensboro Thoroughbreds | 24 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4 |
| 5 | Cincinnati Warriors | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5 |
| 6 | Derby City Distillers | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 9 |
| 7 | Kentucky Enforcers | 24 | 3 | 21 | .125 | 14 |

### Upper Midwest Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Kokomo BobKats | 30 | 21 | 9 | .700 | — |
| 2 | Glass City Wranglers | 26 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2 |
| 3 | West Virginia Grind | 25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Jamestown Jackals | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7 |
| 5 | Kalamazoo Galaxy | 25 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Lebanon Leprechauns | 26 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 12 |
| 7 | Flint United | 25 | 4 | 21 | .160 | 14.5 |

### West Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Seattle Super Hawks | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | — |
| 2 | Long Beach Blue Waves | 24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4 |
| 3 | Salem Capitals | 25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 6.5 |
| 4 | San Diego Sharks | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 9 |
| 5 | South Bay Flash | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 9 |
| 6 | Bakersfield Majestics | 25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Vancouver Volcanoes | 23 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 12.5 |
| 8 | Wenatchee Bighorns | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 13 |
| 9 | West Coast Breeze | 22 | 1 | 21 | .045 | 19 |

## Playoffs

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Seattle Super Hawks | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Salem Capitals | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Salem Capitals | 1 | Seattle Super Hawks | 2 | | | | | |
| West | West | Seattle Super Hawks | 2 | | | | | |
| West | West | Long Beach Blue Waves | 0 | | | | | |
| Long Beach Blue Waves | 2 | Long Beach Blue Waves | 0 | | | | | |
| South Bay Flash | 1 | | | | | | | |
| South Bay Flash | 1 | | | Seattle Super Hawks | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Potawatomi Fire | 2 | | | |
| Potawatomi Fire | 2 | | | | | Potawatomi Fire | 2 | | | |
| Enid Outlaws | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Enid Outlaws | 0 | Potawatomi Fire | 2 | | | | | |
| Central | Central | Potawatomi Fire | 2 | | | | | |
| Central | Central | Shreveport Mavericks | 0 | | | | | |
| Wichita Sky Kings | 0 | Shreveport Mavericks | 0 | | | | | |
| Shreveport Mavericks | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Shreveport Mavericks | 2 | | | | | | Potawatomi Fire | 2 |
| | | | | | | | St. Louis Griffins | 1 |
| Atlantic City Gambits | 0 | | | | | | | | St. Louis Griffins | 1 |
| Albany Patroons | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Albany Patroons | 2 | Albany Patroons | 2 | | | | | |
| East | East | Albany Patroons | 2 | | | | | |
| East | East | Newfoundland Rogues | 0 | | | | | |
| Georgia Soul | 0 | Newfoundland Rogues | 0 | | | | | |
| Newfoundland Rogues | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Newfoundland Rogues | 2 | | | Albany Patroons | 1 | | | |
| | | | | St. Louis Griffins | 2 | | | |
| Kokomo Bobkats | 2 | | | | | St. Louis Griffins | 2 | | | |
| Glass City Wranglers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Glass City Wranglers | 0 | Kokomo Bobkats | 1 | | | | | |
| Midwest | Midwest | Kokomo Bobkats | 1 | | | | | |
| Midwest | Midwest | St. Louis Griffins | 2 | | | | | |
| Medora Timberjacks | 0 | St. Louis Griffins | 2 | | | | | |
| St. Louis Griffins | 2 | | | | | | | |