# 2022 TBL season

The 2022 TBL season is the fifth season of The Basketball League (TBL). The league expanded from 29 teams in the 2021 season to 44. For the 2022 season, the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that they had agreed to inter-league series play with several teams from The Basketball League. The games played between the teams from the two leagues are included in their respective regular season standings for each league.

## League changes

On September 27, the Albany Patroons rejoined the league after opting out of the 2021 season. The 2021 teams that withdrew due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: the Salem Capitals (formerly the San Diego Waves from the 2019 season), Temecula Eagles, and Vancouver Volcanoes (previously announced as the Portland Storm), returned from hiatus.
On June 4, 2021, the Beaumont Panthers, led by retired basketball player Kendrick Perkins and his cousin, Jay McDonald, were added as an expansion team for the 2022 season. On October 4, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, near Shawnee, Oklahoma, announced a basketball team named the Potawatomi Fire would join the league. By the start of the season, the league had also added the Atlantic City Gambits, Bakersfield Magic, Central Alabama Jaguars, Cincinnati Warriors, Connecticut Cobras, Indiana All-Americans, Kentucky Enforcers, Lansing Pharaohs, Lebanon Leprechauns, Lehigh Valley Legends, Medora Timberjacks, Pennsylvania Kings, Reading Rebels, Rockwall 7ers, SoCal Moguls, Sugarland Imperials, Tallahassee Southern Kings, and Toledo Glass City B.C.
The league also lost ten teams from the 2021 season: Atlanta Empire, Columbus Condors, Houston Push, Indy Express, Lewisville Leopards, Midtown Prestige, Omaha's Finest, San Diego Guardians, Vegas Ballers, and West Coast Breeze. The Atlanta Empire claim to be returning 2023.
The Avon Aces, which had been announced as 2021 expansion team before withdrawing due to the pandemic, was not mentioned as returning. The Arizona HEET and Topeka Wizards were also announced as expansion teams, but were removed during the 2021 offseason.

## Standings

Final standings:
x – qualified for playoffs; z – Conference champion

### Central Conference
#### Central

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| z Enid Outlaws | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 |
| x Shreveport Mavericks | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 |
| x Potawatomi Fire | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 |
| xDallas Skyline | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 |
| x Sugarland Imperials | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 |
| x Rockwell 7ers | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 |
| Beaumont Panthers | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 |
| Little Rock Lightning | 24 | 3 | 21 | .125 |
| Waco Royals | 24 | 1 | 23 | .042 |

### Eastern Conference
#### Northeast

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| z Albany Patroons | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 |
| x Atlantic City Gambits | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 |
| x Syracuse Stallions | 23 | 17 | 6 | .739 |
| Reading Rebels | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Lancaster Kings | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 |
| Lehigh Valley Legends | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 |
| Tri-State Admirals | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 |
| Connecticut Cobras | 23 | 5 | 18 | .217 |
| Massachusetts Monarchs | 21 | 0 | 21 | .000 |

#### Southeast

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| Central Alabama Jaguars | 22 | 15 | 7 | .682 |
| x Huntsville Hurricanes | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 |
| x Tallahassee Southern Kings | 22 | 12 | 10 | .545 |
| x Tampa Bay Titans | 24 | 13 | 11 | .542 |
| Raleigh Firebirds | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Carolina Coyotes | 23 | 13 | 11 | .542 |
| Gulf Coast Lions | 20 | 5 | 19 | .208 |

### Midwest Conference
#### Lower Midwest

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| zOwensboro Thoroughbreds | 24 | 17 | 7 | .708 |
| x Lebanon Leprechauns | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 |
| x Kokomo BobKats | 23 | 12 | 11 | .522 |
| Indiana All-Americans | 24 | 12 | 12 | .545 |
| Kentucky Enforcers | 23 | 11 | 12 | .478 |
| Medora Timberjacks | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 |

#### Upper Midwest

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| z Jamestown Jackals | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 |
| xToledo Glass City B.C | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 |
| x Lansing Pharoahs | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 |
| Flint United | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Detroit Hustle | 24 | 6 | 18 | .250 |
| Dayton Flight | 24 | 6 | 18 | .250 |
| Cincinnati Warriors | 24 | 6 | 19 | .240 |

### Western Conference
#### West

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| z California Sea-Kings | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 |
| x SoCal Moguls | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 |
| x Salem Capitals | 24 | 17 | 7 | .708 |
| x Vancouver Volcanoes | 24 | 7 | 17 | .292 |
| x San Diego Sharks | 24 | 6 | 18 | .250 |
| x Bakersfield Magic | 24 | 6 | 18 | .250 |

## Playoffs

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | Enid Outlaws | Enid Outlaws | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dallas Skyline | Dallas Skyline | 2 | Dallas Skyline | Dallas Skyline | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sugarland Impearials | Sugarland Impearials | 0 | | | | Enid Outlaws | Enid Outlaws | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shreveport Mavericks | Shreveport Mavericks | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Shreveport Mavericks | Shreveport Mavericks | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Potawatomi Fire | Potawatomi Fire | 2 | Potawatomi Fire | Potawatomi Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rockwell 7ers | Rockwell 7ers | 0 | | | | | | | Shreveport Mavericks | Shreveport Mavericks | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | SoCal Moguls | SoCal Moguls | 0 | | | |
| | | | California Sea-Kings | California Sea-Kings | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Salem Capitals | Salem Capitals | 2 | Salem Capitals | Salem Capitals | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vancouver Volcanoes | Vancouver Volcanoes | 0 | | | | California Sea-Kings | California Sea-Kings | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | SoCal Moguls | SoCal Moguls | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | SoCal Moguls | SoCal Moguls | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego Sharks | San Diego Sharks | 2 | San Diego Sharks | San Diego Sharks | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bakersfield Magic | Bakersfield Magic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Shreveport Mavericks | Shreveport Mavericks | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Albany Patroons | Albany Patroons | 1 |
| | | | Albany Patroons | Albany Patroons | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlantic City Gambits | Atlantic City Gambits | 2 | Atlantic City Gambits | Atlantic City Gambits | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse Stallions | Syracuse Stallions | 0 | | | | Albany Patroons | Albany Patroons | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Huntsville Hurricanes | Huntsville Hurricanes | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Huntsville Hurricanes | Huntsville Hurricanes | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tallahassee Southern Kings | Tallahassee Southern Kings | 2 | Tallahassee Southern Kings | Tallahassee Southern Kings | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tampa Bay Titans | Tampa Bay Titans | 0 | | | | | | | Albany Patroons | Albany Patroons | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kokomo BobKats | Kokomo BobKats | 1 | | | |
| | | | Jamestown Jackals | Jamestown Jackals | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lansing Pharaohs | Lansing Pharaohs | 0 | Toledo Glass City B.C | Toledo Glass City B.C | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Toledo Glass City B.C | Toledo Glass City B.C | 2 | | | | Toledo Glass City B.C | Toledo Glass City B.C | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kokomo BobKats | Kokomo BobKats | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Owensboro Thoroughbreds | Owensboro Thoroughbreds | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lebanon Leprechauns | Lebanon Leprechauns | 1 | Kokomo BobKats | Kokomo BobKats | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kokomo BobKats | Kokomo BobKats | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |