2021 POBA season

The 2021 POBA season is the 24th season of the Pacific Ocean Basketball Association (POBA).
== Format ==
* Single-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
* Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
* Quarterfinals (best-of 7 series):
** QF1: #1 vs #8
** QF2: #2 vs #7
** QF3: #3 vs #6
** QF4: #4 vs #5
* Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
** SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
** SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
* Finals (best-of-7 series)
** F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
==Pre-Season==
===Notable Events===
*January 26, 2021: The Terrible Travis lets go of his franchise and puts up the New Kelp Warriors for sale.
*January 26, 2021: ThePowerOfInfinity's contract was terminated due to inactivity with the Pampanga Dragons franchise.
*January 26, 2021: CoolJhepoy2 parts ways with the Sumatra Suns and acquires the Pampanga Dragons franchise.
*January 27, 2021: Legacy franchises Bikini Bottom Bulldogs and Toon Tomahawks are disbanded following termination of ownerships.
*January 27, 2021: The Pampanga Dragons were relocated to Kuala Lumpur and were renamed the Kuala Lumpur Dragons.
*February 7, 2021: The Denver Dolphins were rebranded as Granite's Dolphins.
*February 8, 2021: Maximum roster size is increased from 15 to 17 in order to compensate for the disbanding teams.
*February 9, 2021: The Sumatra Suns were relocated to Bangkok and were renamed the Thailand Tigers.
*February 16, 2021: The Granite's Dolphins were relocated to Piqua and were renamed the Ohio Captains.
===Name Changes===
Former Name 	New Name 	Reason
Pampanga Dragons 	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Relocation following acquisition by CoolJhepoy2
Denver Dolphins 	Granite's Dolphins 	Rebranding
Suamtra Suns 	Thailand Tigers 	Relocation
Krusty Krab Krushers	Krusty Krushers 	Rebranding
Granite's Dolphins 	Ohio Captains 	Relocation
===Disbanded Teams===
Franchise 	Years Active 	Reason
Bikini Bottom Bulldogs	1995–2021 	Termimated community ownership to observe legacy
Toon Tomahawks 	1995–2021 	Terminated Cobain&Co.'s ownership due to inactivity
New Kelp Warriors 	1995–19992019–2021	Failure to find a new owner after the team was put up for sale by The Terrible Travis
==Draft==
: Main Article: 2021 POBA Draft
==Games & Results==
: Main Article: 2021-22 POBA season/Games
==Regular Season==
===Standings===
Pos	Team 	W 	L
1 	Philadelphia Jewels (Q) 	11	1
2 	Rock Bottom Raiders (Q) 	9 	3
3 	Krusty Krushers (Q) 	8 	4
4 	Atlanta Hawks (Q) 	8 	4
5 	Manila Eagles (Q) 	8 	4
6 	Lasaga Launchers (Q) 	7 	5
7 	New England Seagulls (Q)	6 	6
8 	Kuala Lumpur Dragons (Q)	6 	6
9 	High Flying Hooplas 	4 	8
10 	Manchester Mermen 	3 	9
11 	Chicago Giants 	3 	9
12 	Thailand Tigers 	3 	9
13 	Ohio Captains 	2 	10
LEGEND:(Q) – Clinched playoff seed(E) – Eliminated from playoff contentionBold – Clinched top seed
==Playoffs==
===Bracket===
==Broadcast Rights==
Abbrv.	Network 	Area 	Home Team
LTV 	LTV Sports 	Asia–Pacific 	Manila Eagles
BP 	Box Productions Network	United States 	High Flying Hooplas
TD 	Tealevision 	Canada 	Lasaga Launchers
B! 	Bingo! 	North America 	N/A
UF 	UltraFuse 	North AmericaCentral Asia	Philadelphia Jewels
CTV 	Canary TV 	EuropeSouth America 	Krusty Krushers
T-V 	Tea-V 	United Kingdom 	Manchester Mermen
BSP 	Banana Sports 	Oceania 	New England Seagulls
PS 	Pluto Sports 	N/A 	Atlanta Hawks
PTV 	Purple TV 	N/A 	Rock Bottom Raiders
==Logos==
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