Sports in Maryland
Former professional and semi-pro teams -- Basketball
Table:
Team name

Years present

League

Current status

Baltimore Bayrunners

1999

International Basketball League

Defunct

Baltimore Blaze

2000–2001

National Rookie League

Defunct

Baltimore Bullets

1944–1954

National Basketball Association
Basketball Association of America
American Basketball League

Defunct

Baltimore Bullets

1958–1961

Eastern Professional Basketball League

Defunct

Baltimore Bullets

1963–1973

National Basketball Association

Washington Wizards

Baltimore Claws

1975–1976

American Basketball Association

Defunct

Baltimore Clippers

1939–1941

American Basketball League

Defunct

Beltway Bombers

2016

American Professional Basketball League

Defunct

Baltimore Lightning

1985–1986

Continental Basketball Association

Defunct

Baltimore Metros

1978–1979

Continental Basketball Association

Defunct

Baltimore Orioles

1926–1927

American Basketball League

Defunct

Baltimore Pearls/Bay Lions

2005–2006

American Basketball Association

Defunct

Cumberland Dukes

1947–1948

All-American Professional Basketball League

Defunct

Maryland Bayriders

2007–2008

National Professional Basketball League

Defunct

Maryland GreenHawks

2004–2011

Premier Basketball League

Defunct

Maryland Mustangs

2001

United States Basketball League

Defunct

Metropolitan All-Stars

2009 - 2015

American Professional Basketball League

Defunct

Rockville Victors

2012

American Professional Basketball League

Defunct

Tri-City Suns

2009–2010

American Professional Basketball League

Defunct

Washington Madness

2008–2012

Eastern Basketball Alliance

Relocated to DC

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The Baltimore Bayrunners were a professional basketball team in the International Basketball League ( IBL ) from 1999 to 2000 . The Bayrunners were the first professional basketball team in Baltimore , Maryland since the Bullets re-located to Washington , D.C. in 1973 . The Memphis franchise of the former American Basketball Association had intended to move to Baltimore for what turned out to be that league 's final season , 1975-76 , but then folded without playing a game in Baltimore . The Bayrunners were owned in-part by Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken . The Bayrunners played in the 1st Mariner Arena ( formerly the Baltimore Arena ) . The Bayrunners were a charter member of the IBL but lasted only one of the league 's two seasons and were not in existence when the surviving IBL teams merged with teams that had moved over to it from the defunct Continental Basketball Association to form a revitalized CBA .
The International Basketball League ( IBL ) was a short-lived professional men 's basketball league in the United States . The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore , Maryland . The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001 .
The Baltimore Blaze were a professional basketball team in the National Rookie League based in Baltimore , Maryland . The team is notable for winning the only NRL Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Force 100 to 93 on August 9 , 2001 . With the collapse of the National Rookie League , the team ceased operations .
The National Rookie League ( NRL ) was an American unaffiliated minor league for the National Basketball Association that completed its inaugural season in August , 2000 . The NRL was exclusive to players under the age of 24 and was designed to help prepare the nation 's most talented young athletes for a professional basketball career . It consisted of just four teams , located on the eastern side of the country : Baltimore Blaze , Washington Justice , Philadelphia Force and the Delaware Destroyers . The National Rookie League was disbanded in 2002 .
The Baltimore Bullets were an American Basketball League ( 1944-1947 ) team , and later , a Basketball Association of America ( 1947-1949 ) , and ( beginning in 1949 , following the BAA 's absorption of the National Basketball League ) a National Basketball Association team based in Baltimore . The team folded November 27 , 1954 , with a 3-11 record , making the Bullets the last NBA franchise to do so , as of 2018 . [ citation needed ] Out of all defunct NBA teams , the Bullets were members of the association for the longest time and the only defunct team to win a championship . [ citation needed ] The Baltimore Bullets acquired their name in reference to the Phoenix Shot Tower .
The National Basketball Association ( NBA ) is a men 's professional basketball league in North America , composed of 30 teams ( 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada ) . It is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada , and is widely considered to be the premier men 's professional basketball league in the world . [ better source needed ] The league was founded in New York City on June 6 , 1946 , as the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) . It changed its name to the National Basketball Association on August 3 , 1949 , after merging with the competing National Basketball League ( NBL ) . The NBA 's regular season runs from October to April , with each team playing 82 games . Its playoffs extend into June . NBA players are the world 's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player . The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball ( USAB ) , which is recognized by FIBA ( also known as the International Basketball Federation ) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States . The league 's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices in Midtown Manhattan , while its NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus , New Jersey .
The Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) was a professional basketball league in North America , founded in 1946 . Following its third season , 1948-49 , the BAA and the National Basketball League ( NBL ) merged to create the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The Philadelphia Warriors won the inaugural BAA championship in 1947 , followed by the Baltimore Bullets and the Minneapolis Lakers in 1948 and 1949 , respectively . Six teams from the BAA remain in operation in the NBA as of the 2017-18 season , three that co-founded the league in 1946 and three that joined it from the NBL in 1948 ( below ) . The inaugural BAA season began with 11 teams , of which four dropped out before the second season . One ABL team joined to provide 8 teams for 1947-48 and four NBL teams joined to provide 12 for 1948-49 . The records and statistics of the BAA and NBL prior to the merger in 1949 are considered in official NBA history only if a player , coach or team participated in the newly formed NBA after 1949 for one or more seasons . The NBA generally claims the BAA 's history as its own . For example , at NBA History online its table of one-line NBA Season Recaps begins 1946-47 without comment . It celebrated NBA at 50 in 1996 , with announcement of its 50 Greatest Players among other things .
The American Basketball League ( ABL ) was an early professional basketball league . During six seasons from 1925-26 to 1930-31 , the ABL was the first attempt to create a major professional basketball league in the United States . Joseph Carr , who was , in 1925 , the president of the recently founded , three year old National Football League , organized the ABL from nine of the best independent pro teams from the East and the Midwest . George Halas of the NFL Chicago Bears was the owner of the Chicago Bruins , and department store magnate Max Rosenblum , a part owner of the NFL 's Cleveland Bulldogs , financed the Cleveland Rosenblums . Future NFL ( Washington Redskins ) owner George Preston Marshall , the owner of a chain of laundries , was owner of the Washington Palace Five . Other teams were the Boston Whirlwinds , Brooklyn Arcadians , Buffalo Bisons , Detroit Pulaski Post Five , Fort Wayne Caseys , and Rochester Centrals . With the exception of 1927-28 , the ABL season was divided into two halves , with the winner of the first half playing the winner of the second half for the championship . Five games into the 1926-27 season , the Original Celtics were admitted to replace the Brooklyn franchise , and won 32 of the remaining 37 games , then shifted to New York the following season . For the 1927-28 season , the ABL had an Eastern ( New York , Philadelphia , Rochester and Washington ) and Western ( Chicago , Cleveland , Detroit and Fort Wayne ) division , with the two best teams in each division going to playoffs , and a championship between the playoff winners . Playing in Madison Square Garden , the New York Celtics had a 40-9 record in the regular season and won the championship . At season 's end , the champions were voted out of the league by the other owners . The ABL played three more seasons and then , with only five teams playing at the end of 1930-31 , folded during the Great Depression .
The Baltimore Bullets were an American basketball team based in Baltimore , Maryland that was a member of the Eastern Professional Basketball League . The Bullets played in the Eastern League for three seasons , and its roster of players included former University of Kentucky center Bill Spivey , who helped the Bullets win the league championship in the 1960-61 season . After the 1960/61 season , the team became the Camden Bullets .
The Continental Basketball Association ( CBA ) ( also known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League , the Eastern Professional Basketball League , and the Eastern Basketball Association ) was a men 's professional basketball minor league in the United States from 1946 to 2009 .
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C . The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena , in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington , D.C . The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago , Illinois , and were renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season . In 1963 , they relocated to Baltimore , Maryland , and became the Baltimore Bullets , taking the name from a previous team of the same name . In 1973 , the team changed its name to the Capital Bullets to reflect their move to the Washington metropolitan area , and then to Washington Bullets in the following season . In 1997 , they rebranded themselves as the Wizards . The Wizards have appeared in four NBA Finals , and won in 1978 . They have had a total of 28 playoff appearances , won four conference titles ( 1971 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 ) , and seven division titles ( 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1979 , 2017 ) . Their best season came in 1975 with a record of 60-22 . Wes Unseld is the only player in franchise history to become the MVP ( 1969 ) , and win the Finals MVP award ( 1978 ) . Four players ( Walt Bellamy , Terry Dischinger , Earl Monroe and Wes Unseld ) have won the Rookie of the Year award .
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C . The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena , in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington , D.C . The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago , Illinois , and were renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season . In 1963 , they relocated to Baltimore , Maryland , and became the Baltimore Bullets , taking the name from a previous team of the same name . In 1973 , the team changed its name to the Capital Bullets to reflect their move to the Washington metropolitan area , and then to Washington Bullets in the following season . In 1997 , they rebranded themselves as the Wizards . The Wizards have appeared in four NBA Finals , and won in 1978 . They have had a total of 28 playoff appearances , won four conference titles ( 1971 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 ) , and seven division titles ( 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1979 , 2017 ) . Their best season came in 1975 with a record of 60-22 . Wes Unseld is the only player in franchise history to become the MVP ( 1969 ) , and win the Finals MVP award ( 1978 ) . Four players ( Walt Bellamy , Terry Dischinger , Earl Monroe and Wes Unseld ) have won the Rookie of the Year award .
The Baltimore Claws was an American basketball team which was supposed to appear in the 1975-76 season in the American Basketball Association . The team collapsed before the season started , playing only three exhibition games , all losses , in its brief history .
The original American Basketball Association ( ABA ) was a men 's professional basketball league , from 1967 to 1976 . The ABA ceased to exist with the American Basketball Association-National Basketball Association merger in 1976 , leading to several teams joining the National Basketball Association and to the introduction of the 3-point shot in the NBA in 1979 .
The Baltimore Clippers were an American basketball team based in Baltimore , Maryland that was a member of the American Basketball League .
The American Professional Basketball League ( APBL ) was a semi-professional men 's basketball league that began play in 2010 . Originally known as the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League ( ACPBL ) , the league changed their name before the 2012-13 season . The league ceased operations after the 2019 season . Teams were located up and down the Atlantic Coast from New York to Northern Virginia .
The Rockford Lightning was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association . They were based in Rockford , Illinois .
The Baltimore Metros were an American basketball team based in Baltimore , Maryland that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association . The team was previously known as the Washington Metros . During the 1978/79 season , the team moved to Utica and became the Mohawk Valley Thunderbirds .
The Baltimore Orioles were an American basketball team based in Baltimore , Maryland that was a member of the American Basketball League .
The American Basketball Association ( ABA ) is an American semi-professional men 's basketball minor league that was founded in 1999 . The ABA has teams based in the United States and previously had international teams based in Canada and Mexico . In the past , there were traveling teams from countries such as Australia and Japan who played in the ABA . Additionally , there were players from other countries that were on a U.S. team to showcase other talented athletes in the country . The current ABA bears no relation to the original American Basketball Association ( 1967-1976 ) that was considered a major league , and merged with the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) in 1976 .
The National Professional Basketball League , often abbreviated to the NPBL , was an American men 's professional basketball minor league featuring teams from the East Coast of the United States which played for two seasons . A few of the teams in the NPBL left to join the Eastern Basketball Alliance ( EBA ) . The planned 2009 season was never actually played . Initially the league 's plan was to move the season to the fall and winter during the more traditional basketball season . The league never made any official announcement as to the cessation of its operations , but never resumed play .
The Washington GreenHawks were a team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League ( ACPBL ) based in Washington , D.C. As the Maryland Nighthawks they were formerly part of the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) and a founding member of the Premier Basketball League ( PBL ) , in which they later played as the Maryland GreenHawks . The team began play in the fall of 2004 .
The Premier Basketball League , often abbreviated to the PBL , is an American professional men 's basketball minor league that began play in January 2008 . The league folded after the 2017 season . It was announced that the league would be revived under new management for the 2020 season .
The United States Basketball League ( OTC Pink No Information : USBL ) , often abbreviated to the USBL , was a professional men 's spring basketball league . The league was formed in 1985 and ceased operations in 2008 . The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play a late-spring to early-summer schedule . The league quickly became known as a development league for players , with many players moving up to the NBA and many more playing in Europe after stints here . In 1996 , the league made a stock offering , a rarity among sports leagues . However , in later years , the league declined as rival leagues appeared and USBL had a tougher time replacing teams that folded . In the last two seasons , the league was mainly a midwestern league , with teams mainly in Kansas , Nebraska , and Oklahoma . After speculation that the USBL might fold after the 2007 season , the league announced that it would sit out the 2008 season and consider its options for the future . In January 2010 , the league expressed hopes to resume play in April 2010 . However , no further news has surfaced from the league . The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz , who won the title game on July 1 , 2007 .
The Tri-City Suns were a basketball team which played in the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) in the 2009-10 season and the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League ( ACPBL ) in 2011 . Home games were played on the campus of Progressive Christian Academy in Temple Hills , Maryland . The Suns were the only basketball team playing in Prince George 's County . The Maryland Nighthawks played the 2004-05 season at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro , but , prompted by poor attendance , moved to Rockville in Montgomery County the following season . In January 2011 , the Suns were recruited to replace the Washington GreenHawks ( formerly the same Maryland Nighthawks ) in the ACPBL which would be renamed the American Professional Basketball League ( APBL ) the following season . Despite a January 1 , 2013 announcement that the Suns would play in the ABA 's 2013-14 season , and an undated announcement that they 'd play in the APBL for the 2013-14 season , no reliable source indicates that they played after their 2011 ACPBL season .
The Eastern Basketball Alliance was a semi-professional men 's winter basketball league . Games are played on the weekends and the season is approximately four months long ( January through April ) .