American Professional Basketball League

The American Professional Basketball League (APBL) was a semi-professional men's basketball league that began play in 2010. Originally known as the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL), the league changed their name before the 2012–13 season. The league ceased operations after the 2019 season.
Teams were located up and down the Atlantic Coast from New York to Northern Virginia.
History.
Formed in 2010 as the ACPBL, the league initially was made up of two teams (Buffalo Stampede, Washington GreenHawks) formerly of the Premier Basketball League, three teams (Beltway Bombers, Garden State Rebels, Tru Hope Trailblazers) formerly of the Eastern Basketball Alliance, and three expansion teams (Hudson Valley Kingz, New York Lions, Westchester Wildkatz).
For the 2016-17 season the APBL narrowed its footprint, with the majority of teams in the New York City metro area. Teams departing included the Bay Area Shuckers, Brooklyn Blazers, D.C. Funkhouse, NoVA Hawks, Rockville Victors and Winchester Storm. New teams joining for 2016–17: APBL United (a league-operated free agent team) and the New York Crusaders.
Beltway Bombers captured their second league title in 2017 defeating APBL United 123-105 in the championship game. Derrell Armstrong was named game MVP.
Notable players.
Lonny Baxter, Rockville Victors
Adrian Bowie, Bay Area Shuckers
Elyon Bush, Metropolitan All-Stars
Terrance Carter, Metropolitan All-Stars
Fahreed Cheatham, The Destroyers
Kevin Clark, Bay Area Shuckers
Aaron Collins, NYC 524
Edward Jones, NoVA Hawks
Phil Grant, NYC 524
Roman Perez, NYC Black Eagles
Camontae Griffin, Beltway Bombers, Bay Area Shuckers
Doug Herring Jr., Hudson Valley Kingz
Semaj Inge, New Jersey Thunder
Hugh "Baby Shaq" Jones, Rockville Victors
Antoine Morgano, New Jersey Pros
William "Smush" Parker, NYC 524
Dele Ojo, Rockville Victors
Chaz Williams, Brooklyn Blazers
James "Stixx" Williams, NYC 524