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Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association or CBA is a professional men's basketball league in the United States. The league views itself as a minor league that develops talent for the National Basketball Association. It should not be confused with another CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association.

The CBA can date its origins back to April 23, 1946, when it was called the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League (1946-47). Between 1948 and 1970 it was called the Eastern Professional Basketball League, and then renamed the Eastern Basketball Association. On June 1, 1978, the league's name became the Continental Basketball Association.

Financial problems arising while Isiah Thomas was owner led to the CBA disbanding on February 8, 2001, with some of its teams moving briefly to the International Basketball League. CBA and IBL teams then merged later that year with the International Basketball Association, establishing a resurrected CBA.

Contents

4.1 Best-of-three games series
4.2 Best-of-five games series
4.3 Best-of-seven games series
4.4 Championship game

5 External links

6 See also

CBA Rules

The CBA follows the same basketball rules as does the NBA and most other professional leagues. However, in the late 1970's CBA commissioner Jim Drucker added several new rules to increase scoring and raise fan interest.

During each game, a team can win up to seven standings points - three points for winning the game, and one point for each quarter in which they outscore their opponent. The teams with the greatest number of standings points at the end of the year go to the playoffs.
A player cannot foul out of the game - after a player's sixth personal foul, the opposing team receives an automatic free throw.
During the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons, overtime games were decided by the team who scored the first three points in overtime. During the 1984-85 season, that rule was modified so that victory went to the first team to LEAD by three points in overtime. By the 1987-88 season, that rule was superseded by a standard five-minute overtime period to determine the winner.

CBA Teams 2004-05

Joining in 2005-06

Albany Patroons

CBA Champions

Best-of-three games series

1946-47 Wilkes-Barre Barons Lancaster Red Roses 2-1
1947-48 Reading Keys Hazelton Mountaineers 2-1
1948-49 Pottsville Packers Harrisburg Senators 2-1
1949-50 Williamsport Billies Harrisburg Senators 2-1
1950-51 Sunbury Mercuries York Victory A.C. 2-0
1951-52 Pottsville Packers Sunbury Mercuries 2-1
1952-53 Williamsport Billies Berwick Carbuilders 2-1
1953-54 Williamsport Billies Lancaster Red Roses 2-1
1954-55 Wilkes-Barre Barons Hazelton Hawks 2-1
1955-56 Wilkes-Barre Barons Williamsport Billies 3-1
1956-57 Scranton Miners Hazelton Hawks 2-1
1957-58 Wilkes-Barre Barons Easton Madisons 2-1
1958-59 Wilkes-Barre Barons Scranton Miners 2-1
1959-60 Easton Madisons Baltimore Bullets 2-1
1960-61 Baltimore Bullets Allentown Jets 1-0
1961-62 Allentwon Jets Williamsport Billies 2-1
1962-63 Allentown Jets Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
1963-64 Camden Bullets Trenton Colonials 2-0
1964-65 Allentown Jets Scranton Miners 2-1
1965-66 Wilmington Bl.Bombers Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-1
1966-67 Wilmington Bl.Bombers Scranton Miners 2-1

Best-of-five games series

1967-68 Allentown Jets Wilkes-Barre Barons 3-2
1968-69 Wilkes-Barre Barons Wilmington Blue Bombers 3-2
1969-70 Allentown Jets Wilmington Blue Bombers 3-2
1970-71 Scranton Apollos Hamden Bics 3-1
1971-72 Allentown Jets Scranton Apollos 3-2
1972-73 Wilkes-Barre Barons Hartford Capitals 3-2
1973-74 Hartford Capitals Allentown Jets 3-2
1974-75 Allentown Jets Hazelton Bullets 2-1
1975-76 Allentown Jets Lancaster Red Roses 3-2
1976-77 Scranton Apollos Allentown Jets 3-1
1977-78 Wilkes-Barre Barons Lancaster Red Roses 3-2

Best-of-seven games series

1978-79 Rochester Zeniths Anchorage Northern Nights 4-0
1979-80 Anchorage North. Nights Rochester Zeniths 4-3
1980-81 Anchorage North. Nights Rochester Zeniths 4-3
1981-82 Lancaster Lightning Billings Volcanos 4-1
1982-83 Detroit Spirits Montana Golden Nuggets 4-3
1983-84 Albany Patroons Wyoming Wildcatters 3-2
1984-85 Tampa Bay Thrillers Detroit Spirits 4-3
1985-86 Tampa Bay Thrillers La Crosse Catbirds 4-1
1986-87 Rapid City Thrillers Rockford Lightning 4-1
1987-88 Albany Patroons Wyoming Wildcatters 4-3
1988-89 Tulsa Fast Breakers Rockford Lightning 4-0
1989-90 La Crosse Catbirds Rapid City Thrillers 4-1
1990-91 Wichita Falls Texans Quad City Thunder 4-3
1991-92 La Crosse Catbirds Rapid City Thrillers 4-3
1992-93 Omaha Racers Grand Rapids 4-2
1993-94 Quad City Thunder Omaha Racers 4-1
1994-95 Yakima Sun Kings Pittsburgh Piranhas 4-2
1995-96 Sioux Falls Skyforce Fort Wayne Fury 4-1
1996-97 Oklahoma City Cavalry Florida Beach Dogs 4-2
1997-98 Quad City Thunder Sioux Falls Skyforce 4-3
1998-99 Connecticut Pride Sioux Falls Skyforce 4-1

Championship game

1999-2000 Yakima Sun Kings 109, LaCrosse Bobcats,93
2000-2001 Idaho Stampede (17-7) and Connecticut Pride (15-9) led their divisions when the league suspended operations.
2001-2002 Dakota Wizards 116, Rockford Lightning 109
2002-2003 Yakima Sun Kings 117, Grand Rapids Hoops 107
2003-2004 Dakota Wizards 132, Idaho Stampede 129

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