The Mesquite Desert Dogs were an American professional basketball team based in Mesquite, Nevada .
16-536: On October 30, 2017, North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) announced a team would play in Mesquite, Nevada , for the league's inaugural 2018 season. On October 31, Paul Mokeski was named the head coach and general manager. On November 13, the team name was revealed as the Nevada Desert Dogs. After the inaugural NAPB season, the league was rebranded as The Basketball League (TBL) and on August 16, 2018, Mokeski
32-455: Is a professional basketball organization. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams, and expanded to 38 teams as of 2024 . The Basketball League is a professional basketball league providing player salaries from $ 500 to $ 6,500 per month, while teams operate on a budget of $ 125,000 to $ 250,000 per season. On July 7, 2017, Sev Hrywnak and Dave Magley announced
48-799: The Albany Patroons , Kansas City Tornados , Kentucky Thoroughbreds , Nevada Desert Dogs , Ohio Cardinals, Rochester Razorsharks , Vancouver Knights, and the Yakima SunKings . The Ohio Cardinals were replaced mid-season by the Ohio Bootleggers, a team operated by the former ownership of the Vancouver Knights. On February 25, 2018, Dave Magley announced that there were four more approved franchises in Bellevue, Washington ; Raleigh, North Carolina ; Tampa, Florida ; and San Diego, California ; with
64-457: The COVID-19 pandemic and have a four-team playoff on March 18 through 22. However, the tournament was also cancelled as most events throughout the country were closed to prevent the spread of the virus. The league then proceeded to announce several new teams for the 2021 season, expanding from 12 teams in the curtailed 2020 season to 35 teams by January 11, 2021. Several of the added teams came from
80-702: The Kansas City Tornadoes , Mesquite Desert Dogs , and Owensboro Thoroughbreds . The 2019 season commenced with ten teams. During the second season, there were many canceled and rescheduled games. The league cut its season short, with the New York Court Kings and Kansas City Tornadoes either folding or ceasing operations for the season. Prior to the third season, the league added the Columbus Condors, Dayton Flight , Dallas Skyline , Gulf Coast Lions, Indy Express, Lewisville Yellow Jackets , and
96-814: The Port City Power based in Saint John , New Brunswick was announced. League President David Magley also announced that TBL would be planning to further expand into The Maritimes for the 2025 season. On August 28, 2024, the Glass City Wranglers announced they would depart for the Basketball Super League for the 2024–2025 season. In October 2024, the Connecticut Crusaders announced they were relocating from Bridgeport, Connecticut to New Haven, Connecticut . Shortened season due to
112-540: The Premier Basketball League , defunct NBA teams and other potential sports markets. The purpose of the league is to provide opportunities for community involvement particularly schools from the elementary to high school levels. Programs include players reading to younger children, hosting basketball camps for teens, and speaking in school-wide assemblies about substance abuse and staying in school. The league launched its inaugural 2018 season with eight teams:
128-618: The 2016 season. After the 2017 season, the PBL folded. The Jackals then played the 2018 season in the semi-professional North American Basketball League (NABL) as part of a new Northeast Division. The Jackals won the division title in April 2018 to advance to the league championship, where they lost to the Dallas Mustangs. On August 29, 2018, The Basketball League (TBL) announced the Jackals would join
144-512: The COVID-19 pandemic, The Indy Express had the best overall record at the time of cancellation. Jamestown Jackals The Jamestown Jackals are a professional basketball team in Jamestown, New York , United States, and members of the Basketball Super League (BSL) The Jamestown Jackals were founded in 2015 by Kayla Crosby and joined the minor professional Premier Basketball League (PBL) for
160-658: The Tri-State Admirals as expansion teams. The San Diego Waves were replaced by expansion San Diego Armada while the Waves were being relocated, but neither team would make the 2020 schedule. Due to the lack of other western teams, the Yakima SunKings and the Mesquite Desert Dogs suspended operations. The third season started in January 2020, but on March 11, 2020, the league announced the season would end prematurely due to
176-619: The formation of a new professional basketball league. Magley previously served as commissioner for the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Hrywnak was the owner of the Rochester Razorsharks . Teams are based throughout the United States and Western Canada. Over the course of two years, the league administration located cities that formerly hosted basketball teams in the defunct Continental Basketball Association ,
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#1732858766003192-420: The goal of 16 total well-funded teams, for a 2019 season. After the first NAPB season, Magley acquired the league as sole owner, moved the headquarters to Indiana, and named Evelyn Magley—his wife—as the new CEO. On July 14, the league was re-branded as The Basketball League (TBL). Paul Mokeski , head coach and general manager of the Nevada Desert Dogs during the inaugural season, was then named commissioner of
208-613: The league for the 2019 season. During the league changes, the Ohio Bootleggers, Rochester Razorsharks, and Vancouver Knights folded while the Bellevue team never came to fruition. The league then added the existing teams, the Jamestown Jackals and New York Court Kings, in addition to the three previously announced expansion teams, the Raleigh Firebirds , San Diego Waves, and Tampa Bay Titans . Three teams also slightly re-branded with
224-719: The season, but the Desert Dogs qualified for a playoff spot. Prior to the 2020 season , all the other west coast teams in The Basketball League either ceased operations or folded. The Desert Dogs were the last to withdraw, citing travel costs as the last remaining west coast team on November 18, 2019. This article about a basketball team in Nevada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North American Premier Basketball The Basketball League ( TBL ), formerly North America Premier Basketball ( NAPB ),
240-485: The semi-professional American Basketball Association . In March, several teams began opting out of the season due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions. For the 2021–22 season, the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) announced that they had agreed to inter-league series play with several teams from The Basketball League. The games played between the teams from the two leagues are included in their respective regular season standings for each league. In July 2024,
256-595: Was named the commissioner of the league. The Nevada Desert Dogs were also renamed the Mesquite Desert Dogs and assistant coach Carlnel Wiley was promoted to head coach and general manager for the 2019 season. Sometime during the second season, the Desert Dogs changed its primary home venue to the Virgin Valley High School gymnasium, with at least one home game Hughes Middle School. The league and team continued to have issues with canceled games throughout
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