Monthly Archives: July, 2011
New Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Premier Basketball League Team Looks to Community for Name, Mascot, and Logo; Contest Launching July 28th, 2011
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA – 7/27/2011 – A contest for a team nickname, mascot, and logo begins today for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s new professional basketball team. Team Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, one of the Premier Basketball League’s newest additions to its upcoming 2012 season. Team Scranton Wilkes-Barre is asking all interested community members and fans to participate in the contest. Those interested [...]
The Premier Basketball League Announces Paul Carter as the Director of Officials; Referee Training and Certification Camp set for October 1st-2nd, 2011
Chicago – 7/25/2011 – The Premier Basketball League is proud and excited to announce its new Director of Officials, Paul Carter. Carter brings to the PBL over 16 years of officiating experience and has worked in various college and minor league settings over the past 12 years. “We are happy to bring Paul Carter into [...]
Premier Basketball League Welcomes the Sauk Valley Predators to the 2012 Season
The Premier Basketball League is excited to welcome its newest addition to the PBL team roster with the Sauk Valley Predators. Â The Sauk Valley area covers all of Northwest Illinois, a great sports community that loves and supports professional basketball. Brad Grenoble, owner and general manager of the team, is looking forward to the upcoming [...]
PBL’s Locked-Out Players’ Draft a Success; Contracts to be sent
Chicago, IL – 7/22/2011 –(Reuters.com Release) The Premier Basketball League’s online lockout draft proved to be a great success.  The draft began on the afternoon of Tuesday July 19th and ended at 9am Thursday July 21st.  Fans from all over the United States and the cities of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Ontario, and Seoul, South [...]
PBL Announces National Combine Tryout Weekend
Chicago, IL – 7/20/2011 – The Premier Basketball League is gearing up for its 5th season and will host its 2011/2012 National PBL Player Combine weekend set for Saturday August 27th & Sunday August 28th, 2011 at the Attack Athletics facility in Chicago, IL. The Combine will consist of the following events: On Saturday August [...]
Dayton Air Strikers return for the Premier Basketball League’s 2012 Season
Chicago, IL – 7/18/2011- The Premier Basketball League (PBL) announced that the Dayton Air Strikers will be returning to the PBL for its upcoming 2012 Season. The Dayton Air Strikers, led by Coaches Chris McGuire and Darnell Hoskins, marks the fourth team to be a part of the PBL for the 2012 season and this [...]
Premier Basketball League adds the “Chicago Muscle” to their 2012 Team Roster
Chicago, IL 7/14/2011 – The Premier Basketball League (PBL) announced league expansion into the Chicago, Illinois market.  The “Chicago Muscle” will join the PBL for the 2012 season. The Muscle’s announcement comes just one week after announcing the PBL’s expansion to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. “We are thrilled to welcome the Chicago Muscle to the PBL.  Chicago’s [...]
Premier Basketball League adds Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
CHICAGO, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Premier Basketball League announces its latest addition to their new regional play model in professional basketball. Team Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA has been approved and have established their venue for the 2012 season. The new team will be playing their home games at the recently remodeled 2500 seat Lackawanna College [...]
Premier Basketball League to Hold “Lockout Draft” (Sports Business Digest)
Are you a locked-out NBA Player looking to play this fall? The Chicago-based Premier Basketball League (PBL) may be your answer. The PBL, a minor basketball league which came into the existence as a Continental Basketball League replacement in 2008, has developed a special “lockout draft” concept, that will take place on Tuesday July 19th. [...]
The Premier Basketball League to Hold Special NBA Players’ Interactive “Lockout” Draft
CHICAGO, July 5, 2011 /via CNBC.com/ — Chicago based Premier Basketball League (PBL) with teams throughout the United States will be giving locked out NBA Players an opportunity to play this fall. The concept behind the special lockout draft will give fans the ability via the internet to pick players and place them onto PBL [...]
