World Basketball Association

World Basketball Association (WBA)
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2004
Motto	"The next best thing to the NBA"
No. of teams	7
Country	USA
Continent	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent; champion(s)
Most titles	Gwinnett Majic (3)
Official website	www.WBAball.net

The World Basketball Association (WBA) was a semi-professional men's spring basketball league in the United States. The league suspended operations after the 2013 season.

History[]

The WBA was conceived in 2009, with seven teams scheduled to play. One of those original seven, the , did not start the season and was replaced by the .

Final teams[]

Team	City	Arena	Head Coach
Atlanta Blaze	Brookhaven, Georgia	Lynwood Gymnasium
	Conyers, Georgia	J.P. Carr Gynmnasium
	Gastonia, North Carolina	Ashbrook High School Gymnasium	TBA
Gwinnett Majic	Gwinnett County, Georgia	Bogan Park Gymnasium	David Akin
	Greenville, South Carolina	TBA	TBA
Rome Gladiators	Rome, Georgia	Winthrop-King Centre
	Anderson, South Carolina	Anderson Recreation Center

Former teams[]

Arkansas ArchAngels (2005–06)
Birmingham Bulldogs (2004–05) then (2005–06) (withdrew during season)
(never played)
(2004)
(never played)
Cleveland Majic (2005–06)
Druid City Dragons (2006)
(2010)
Franklin Knights (2010)
(2004) then Gainesville Knights (2005–06) (withdrew during season)
Georgia Warriors (2006–08) (formed as Cartersville Warriors in 2006)

Gulf Coast Bandits (2005)
(2004)
(2004–05)
(2005)
Mayas-USA
Marietta Storm (2006-08)
(2004–2009)
Mississippi Miracles (2007)
Murfreesboro Musicians (2006–08)
(never played)
North Mississippi Tornadoes
Southern Crescent Lightning (2004–05)
Texas Tycoons
(2004–05)
(2009–10)

Champions[]

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Result
2004	Southern Crescent Lightning		82-79
2005	Rome Gladiators		103-100
2006	Rome Gladiators	Cartersville Warriors	125-114
2007	Mayas-USA		114-104
2008		Buford Majic	131-128 (2OT)
2009	Buford Majic		95-93
2010	Gwinnett Majic	Franklin Knights	133-113
2011	Gwinnett Majic		113-91
2012	No championship
2013	^[1]	Rome Gladiators

References[]

^ "WBA league Championship". USbasket.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

External links[]

Official WBA website

[1] "WBA league Championship". USbasket.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

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