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Markets and Venues

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	\| colspan="3" rowspan="2" \|Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area		\| colspan="3" rowspan="2" \|Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
	\| colspan="2" rowspan="2" \|		\| colspan="2" rowspan="2" \|Richmond, Virginia
	\| ~~rowspan="2"~~ \|		\|Richmond Coliseum
	\|		\|Richmond Rage
	\|		\|14
	\|		\|Three
			\|17
			\|-
			\|Robins Center
			\|Richmond Rage
			\|Six
	\|		\|
			\|Six
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
	\|		\| colspan="2" \|San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
	\|		\|Santa Clara County, California
	\|		\|San José, California
			\|Provident Credit Union Event Center
			\|San Jose Lasers
			\|20
			\|One
			\|21
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	\|~~Sacramento~~-~~Roseville~~, CA Combined Statistical Area		\|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
	\| ~~colspan="2" \|Sacramento~~-~~Roseville~~-~~Folsom~~, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		\|Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
	\|~~Sacramento County~~, ~~California~~		\|Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division
	\|~~Sacramento~~, ~~California~~		\|King County, Washington
	\|~~ARCO Arena (1988)~~		\|Seattle
	\|~~Sacramento Monarchs~~		\|Mercer Arena
	\|		\|Seattle Reign
	\|		\|20
	\|		\|
			\|20
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Salt Lake City~~-~~Provo~~-~~Orem~~, ~~UT-ID~~ Combined Statistical Area		\|Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area
	\| colspan="2" \|~~Salt Lake City-Murray~~, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area		\| colspan="2" \|Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
	\|~~Salt Lake~~ County, ~~Utah~~		\|Hampden County, Massachusetts
	\|~~Salt Lake City~~		\|Springfield, Massachusetts
	\|~~Delta~~ Center		\|Arena at MassMutual Center
	\|~~Utah Starzz~~		\|New England Blizzard
	\|		\|12
	\|
	\|		\|
			\|12
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="7" \|'''Total'''		\| colspan="7" \|'''Total'''
	\|		\|'''160'''
	\|		\|'''Nine'''
	\|		\|'''170'''
	\|}		\|}
			[[Category:1996-97]]
			[[Category:American Basketball League (1996-1998) seasons]]

Jackson Scofield: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |Inaugural season |'''1996-97''' |1997-98 |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Conference !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference |Atlanta Glory |Forbes Arena |Atlanta |- |Columbus Quest |Battelle Hall |Columbus, Ohio |- |New England Blizzard |Arena at MassMutual Center |Springfield, Massachusetts |- |Richmond Rage |Richmond Coliseum |Richmond, V..."

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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |Inaugural season |'''1996-97''' |1997-98 |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Conference !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference |Atlanta Glory |Forbes Arena |Atlanta |- |Columbus Quest |Battelle Hall |Columbus, Ohio |- |New England Blizzard |Arena at MassMutual Center |Springfield, Massachusetts |- |Richmond Rage |Richmond Coliseum |Richmond, V..."

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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|Inaugural season
|'''1996-97'''
|[[1997-98 American Basketball League season|1997-98]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference
|Atlanta Glory
|Forbes Arena
|Atlanta
|-
|Columbus Quest
|Battelle Hall
|Columbus, Ohio
|-
|New England Blizzard
|Arena at MassMutual Center
|Springfield, Massachusetts
|-
|Richmond Rage
|Richmond Coliseum
|Richmond, Virginia
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Conference
|Colorado Xplosion
|Denver Coliseum
|Denver
|-
|Portland Power
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Portland, Oregon
|-
|San Jose Lasers
|Provident Credit Union Event Center
|San José, California
|-
|Seattle Reign
|Mercer Arena
|Seattle
|}

=== Changes ===

* League established and aligned into Eastern Conference and Western Conference.
* Atlanta Glory enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Forbes Arena in Atlanta.
* Colorado Xplosion enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Denver Coliseum in Denver.
* Columbus Quest enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Battelle Hall in Columbus, Ohio.
* New England Blizzard enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Arena at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
* Portland Power enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.
* Richmond Rage enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.
* San Jose Lasers enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Provident Credit Union Event Center in San José, California.
* Seattle Reign enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Mercer Arena in Seattle.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference
|'''Columbus Quest'''
|'''31'''
|'''9'''
|
|-
|'''Richmond Rage'''
|'''21'''
|'''19'''
|'''10'''
|-
|Atlanta Glory
|18
|22
|13
|-
|New England Blizzard
|16
|24
|15
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Conference
|Colorado Xplosion
|25
|15
|
|-
|San Jose Lasers
|18
|22
|7
|-
|Seattle Reign
|17
|23
|8
|-
|Portland Power
|14
|26
|11
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
!Champions
|-
|'''Columbus Quest'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Columbus Quest'''
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Columbus Quest'''
|-
|San Jose Lasers
|0
|-
|Colorado Xplosion
|0
| rowspan="2" |Richmond Rage
| rowspan="2" |2
|-
|'''Richmond Rage'''
|'''2'''
|}

== Special Event Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|ABL All-Star Game
|'''Western Conference'''
|81-65
|Eastern Conference
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
| rowspan="2" |Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Fulton County, Georgia
| rowspan="2" |Atlanta
|Forbes Arena
|Atlanta Glory
|15
|
|15
|-
|Georgia State Sports Arena
|Atlanta Glory
|Five
|
|Five
|-
|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Franklin County, Ohio
|Columbus, Ohio
|Battelle Hall
|Columbus Quest
|20
|Four
|24
|-
| rowspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Denver County, Colorado
| rowspan="2" |Denver
|Denver Coliseum
|Colorado Xplosion
|16
|One
|17
|-
|McNichols Sports Arena
|Colorado Xplosion
|Four
|
|Four
|-
| rowspan="2" |New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut
| rowspan="2" |Hartford, Connecticut
| rowspan="2" |PeoplesBank Arena
|New England Blizzard
|Eight
|
|Eight
|-
|ABL All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Multnomah County, Oregon
|Portland, Oregon
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Portland Power
|20
|
|20
|-
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
|
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|-
|
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|-
|Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sacramento County, California
|Sacramento, California
|ARCO Arena (1988)
|Sacramento Monarchs
|
|
|
|-
|Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Salt Lake County, Utah
|Salt Lake City
|Delta Center
|Utah Starzz
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|
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|}

1996-97 American Basketball League season - Revision history

Jackson Scofield: /* Markets and Venues */