Continental Basketball Association

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The Continental Basketball Association (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. Tracing the league's operation back to its Pennsylvania origins, it claims to be the oldest professional basketball league in the world (the NBA's predecessor, the Basketball Association of America, also began operations in 1946, but in June of that year). Its first commissioner was Harry Rudolph, the father of Mendy Rudolph, one of the first great referees of the National Basketball Association.

In 1999, all the league's teams were purchased by an investment group led by former NBA star Isiah Thomas. The combined ownership plan was unsuccessful and the CBA declared bankruptcy and ceased operations on February 8, 2001. Some of its teams moved briefly to the International Basketball League (IBL).

In the fall of 2001, CBA and IBL teams merged with the International Basketball Association and purchased the assets of the defunct CBA, including its name, logo and records from the bankruptcy court and re-started operations, calling itself the CBA.

1 List of champions
2 MVPs
3 50th Anniversary Team
4 See Also
5 External Links

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List of champions

Season	Champion	Champion’s coach	runner up	runner up’s coach
1947	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????	Lancaster Red Roses	???????
1948	Reading Keys	???????	Hazleton Mountaineers	???????
1949	Pottsville Packers	???????	Harrisburg Senators	???????
1950	Williamsport Billies	???????	Harrisburg Senators	???????
1951	Sunbury Mercuries	Stan Novak	York Victory A.C.	???????
1952	Pottsville Packers	???????	Sunbury Mercuries	Stan Novak
1953	Williamsport Billies	???????	Berwick Carbuilders	???????
1954	Williamsport Billies	???????	Lancaster Red Roses	???????
1955	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????	Hazelton Hawks	???????
1956	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????	Williamsport Billies	???????
1957	Scranton Miners	???????	Hazelton Hawks	???????
1958	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????	Easton Madisons	???????
1959	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????	Scranton Miners	???????
1960	Easton Madisons	???????	Baltimore Bullets	???????
1961	Baltimore Bullets	???????	Allentown Jets	???????
1962	Allentown Jets	???????	Williamsport Billies	???????
1963	Allentown Jets	???????	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????
1964	Camden Bullets	???????	Trenton Colonials	???????
1965	Allentown Jets	???????	Scranton Miners	???????
1966	Wilmington Blue Bombers	???????	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????
1967	Wilmington Blue Bombers	???????	Scranton Miners	???????
1968	Allentown Jets	Bob Mantz	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????
1969	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Stan Novak	Wilmington Blue Bombers	???????
1970	Allentown Jets	Bob Raskin	Wilmington Blue Bombers	???????
1971	Scranton Apollos	Stan Novak	Hamden Bics	???????
1972	Allentown Jets	???????	Scranton Apollos	Stan Novak
1973	Wilkes-Barre Barons	???????	Hartford Capitols	???????
1974	Hartford Capitols	???????	Allentown Jets	Howie Landa
1975	Allentown Jets	Chick Craig	Hazelton Bullets	???????
1976	Allentown Jets	???????	Lancaster Red Roses	Larry Cannon
1977	Scranton Apollos	Stan Novak	Allentown Jets	???????
1978	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Pete Monska	Lancaster Red Roses	Bob Raskin
1979	Rochester Zeniths	Mauro Panaggio	Anchorage Northern Knights	George Milby
1980	Anchorage Northern Knights	Bill Klucas	Rochester Zeniths	???????
1981	Rochester Zeniths	Mauro Panaggio	Montana Golden Nuggets	George Karl
1982	Lancaster Lightning	Cazzie Russell	Billings Volcanos	Bill Klucas
1983	Detroit Spirits	???????	Montana Golden Nuggets	George Karl
1984	Albany Patroons	Phil Jackson	Wyoming Wildcatters	???????
1985	Tampa Bay Thrillers	Bill Musselman	Detroit Spirits	???????
1986	Tampa Bay Thrillers	Bill Musselman	La Crosse Catbirds	???????
1987	Rapid City Thrillers	Bill Musselman	Rockford Lightning	Mauro Panaggio
1988	Albany Patroons	Bill Musselman	Wyoming Wildcatters	Cazzie Russell
1989	Tulsa Fast Breakers	Henry Bibby	Rockford Lightning	Charlie Rosen
1990	La Crosse Catbirds	Flip Saunders	Rapid City Thrillers	Eric Musselman
1991	Wichita Falls Texans	John Treloar	Quad City Thunder	Mauro Panaggio
1992	La Crosse Catbirds	Flip Saunders	Rapid City Thrillers	Eric Musselman
1993	Omaha Racers	Mike Thibault	Grand Rapids Hoops	Gerald Oliver/Bruce Stewart
1994	Quad City Thunder	Dan Panaggio	Omaha Racers	Mike Thibault
1995	Yakama Sun Kings	Morris McHone	Pittsburgh Piranhas	Don Zierden
1996	Sioux Falls Skyforce	Morris McHone	Fort Wayne Fury	Gerald Oliver
1997	Oklahoma City Cavalry	Russ Bergman	Florida Beachdogs	Eric Musselman
1998	Quad City Thunder	Dan Panaggio	Sioux Falls Skyforce	Morris McHone
1999	Connecticut Pride	Tyler Jones	Sioux Falls Skyforce	Morris McHone
2000	Yakama Sun Kings	Paul Woolpert	La Crosse Bobcats	Dennis Johnson/BillKlucas
2001	Idaho Stampede	Rory White	Connecticut Pride	Tyler Jones
2002	Dakota Wizards	David Joerger	Rockford Lightning	Stacey King
2003	Yakama Sun Kings	Bill Bayno	Grand Rapids Hoops	Rod Baker
2004	Dakota Wizards	David Joerger	Idaho Stampede	Larry Krystkowiak
2005	Sioux Falls Skyforce	David Joerger	Rockford Lightning	Chris Daleo
2006	Yakama Sun Kings	Paul Woolpert	Gary Steelheads	Jaren Jackson
2007	Yakama Sun Kings	Paul Woolpert	Albany Patroons	Micheal Ray Richardson
2008	Oklahoma Cavalry	Micheal Ray Richardson	Minot Skyrockets	Chris Daleo
2009	Oklahoma Cavalry	Micheal Ray Richardson	Albany Patroons	Derrick Rowland