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Eastern Basketball Alliance
(EBA)
Homepage: http://www.easternbasketballalliance.com/
History:
The Eastern Basketball Alliance
(EBA) traces its beginnings in 1946, with the
aim of providing high quality basketball among
professional players within the middle eastern
states who were not able to play in the NBA.
It was only in the fall of 1997 when the EBA
was formally organized and incorporated, with
10 franchise teams from five states. In its
1998 season, EBA showcased teams from Lancaster,
PA; York, PA; Reading, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Wilkes-Barre,
PA; Mercer County, NJ; Springfield, MA; Brooklyn,
NY; Hudson Valley, NY; and New Haven, CT. This
season jump started strings of positive developments
for EBA, such as the appointment of its first
commissioner and the establishment of the EBA
office.
In 1999, EBA and ABA teams
collaborated to form the United Basketball Alliance
(UBA). Four EBA and two EBA teams participated
during the first season, which carried on in 2000
and 2001 with two more teams participating. Today,
EBA is known for the strength of its franchises
and high caliber plays. EBA serves as training
ground for many promising players from Division
I, II, and III collegiate programs aiming to make
it in the Over Seas league and in the NBA.
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