1997-98 American Basketball League season: Difference between revisions
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| rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference | | rowspan="4" |Eastern Conference | ||
|'''Columbus Quest''' | |||
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| | |'''New England Blizzard''' | ||
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|Atlanta Glory | |||
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|29 | |||
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| | |Philadelphia Rage | ||
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| | | rowspan="5" |Western Conference | ||
| | |'''Portland Power''' | ||
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| | |'''Long Beach StingRays''' | ||
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| | |'''Colorado Xplosion''' | ||
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| | |'''San Jose Lasers''' | ||
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| | |Seattle Reign | ||
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! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three) | |||
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three) | ! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three) | ||
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five) | ! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five) | ||
!Champions | !Champions | ||
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| | | colspan="3" |'''Columbus Quest''' | ||
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| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" |'''Columbus Quest''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="3" |'''3''' | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="6" |'''Columbus Quest''' | ||
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|New England Blizzard | |||
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| rowspan="2" |San Jose Lasers | |||
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|'''San Jose Lasers''' | |||
|'''2''' | |||
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| | | colspan="3" |Portland Power | ||
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| rowspan="3" |Long Beach StingRays | |||
| rowspan="3" |2 | |||
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| | |'''Long Beach StingRays''' | ||
| | |'''2''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |'''Long Beach StingRays''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |'''2''' | ||
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| | |Colorado Xplosion | ||
| | |1 | ||
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|ABL All-Star Game | |ABL All-Star Game | ||
|Western Conference | |Western Conference | ||
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|Eastern Conference | |'''Eastern Conference''' | ||
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!Total | !Total | ||
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|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area | |||
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division | |||
|Fulton County, Georgia | |||
|Atlanta | |||
|Forbes Arena | |Forbes Arena | ||
|Atlanta Glory | |Atlanta Glory | ||
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|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area | |Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Battelle Hall | |Battelle Hall | ||
|Columbus Quest | |Columbus Quest | ||
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| rowspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="2" |Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Denver Coliseum | |Denver Coliseum | ||
|Colorado Xplosion | |Colorado Xplosion | ||
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| | |One | ||
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|McNichols Sports Arena | |McNichols Sports Arena | ||
|Colorado Xplosion | |Colorado Xplosion | ||
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| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | |||
|Orange County, California | |||
|Anaheim, California | |||
|Honda Center | |||
|Long Beach StingRays | |||
|One | |||
|Two | |||
|Three | |||
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|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | |||
|Los Angeles County, California | |||
|Long Beach, California | |||
|LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid | |||
|Long Beach StingRays | |||
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|Three | |||
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|New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan | | colspan="2" |Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut | |||
|Hartford, Connecticut | |||
|PeoplesBank Arena | |||
|New England Blizzard | |New England Blizzard | ||
|16 | |||
|One | |||
|17 | |||
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|Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" |Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Osceola County, Florida | |||
|Unincorporated | |||
|State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | |||
|ABL All-Star Game | |||
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|One | |||
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| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | |||
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | |||
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia | |||
|Liacouras Center | |||
|Philadelphia Rage | |||
|Three | |||
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|Three | |||
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| | |The Palestra | ||
| | |Philadelphia Rage | ||
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|19 | |||
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|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area | |Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
|Portland Power | |Portland Power | ||
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| | |One | ||
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| | | rowspan="2" |San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
| | | rowspan="2" |Santa Clara County, California | ||
| | | rowspan="2" |San José, California | ||
| | |Provident Credit Union Event Center | ||
| | |San Jose Lasers | ||
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|San Jose | |SAP Center at San Jose | ||
|San Jose Lasers | |San Jose Lasers | ||
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|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area | |Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Mercer Arena | |Mercer Arena | ||
|Seattle Reign | |Seattle Reign | ||
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|Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area | |Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Arena at MassMutual Center | |Arena at MassMutual Center | ||
|New England Blizzard | |New England Blizzard | ||
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| colspan="7" |'''Total''' | | colspan="7" |'''Total''' | ||
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[[Category:American Basketball League (1996-1998) seasons]] | |||
Revision as of 04:56, 31 October 2026
| 1996-97 | 19967-98 | 1998 |
Teams and Alignment
| Conference | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Atlanta Glory | Forbes Arena | Atlanta |
| Columbus Quest | Battelle Hall | Columbus, Ohio | |
| New England Blizzard | PeoplesBank Arena | Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Philadelphia Rage | The Palestra | Philadelphia | |
| Western Conference | Colorado Xplosion | Denver Coliseum | Denver |
| Long Beach StingRays | LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid | Long Beach, California | |
| Portland Power | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Oregon | |
| San Jose Lasers | Provident Credit Union Event Center | San José, California | |
| Seattle Reign | Mercer Arena | Seattle |
Changes
- Long Beach StingRays enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach, California.
- New England Blizzard relocate from Arena at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts to PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Richmond Rage relocate from Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia to The Palestra in Philadelphia and renamed Philadelphia Rage.
Regular Season Results
| Conference | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Columbus Quest | 36 | 8 | |
| New England Blizzard | 24 | 20 | 12 | |
| Atlanta Glory | 15 | 29 | 21 | |
| Philadelphia Rage | 13 | 31 | 23 | |
| Western Conference | Portland Power | 27 | 17 | |
| Long Beach StingRays | 26 | 18 | 1 | |
| Colorado Xplosion | 21 | 23 | 6 | |
| San Jose Lasers | 21 | 23 | 6 | |
| Seattle Reign | 15 | 29 | 12 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Best-of-Five) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Quest | 2 | Columbus Quest | 3 | Columbus Quest | ||
| New England Blizzard | 0 | San Jose Lasers | 0 | |||
| San Jose Lasers | 2 | |||||
| Portland Power | 0 | Long Beach StingRays | 2 | |||
| Long Beach StingRays | 2 | Long Beach StingRays | 2 | |||
| Colorado Xplosion | 1 | |||||
Special Event Venues
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABL All-Star Game | Western Conference | 73-102 | Eastern Conference |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division | Fulton County, Georgia | Atlanta | Forbes Arena | Atlanta Glory | 22 | 22 | |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area | Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Franklin County, Ohio | Columbus, Ohio | Battelle Hall | Columbus Quest | 22 | Four | 26 | |
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Denver Coliseum | Colorado Xplosion | 16 | One | 17 | |
| McNichols Sports Arena | Colorado Xplosion | Six | Six | ||||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Orange County, California | Anaheim, California | Honda Center | Long Beach StingRays | One | Two | Three |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Long Beach, California | LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid | Long Beach StingRays | 21 | Three | 24 | ||
| New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area | Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut | Hartford, Connecticut | PeoplesBank Arena | New England Blizzard | 16 | One | 17 | |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Osceola County, Florida | Unincorporated | State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | ABL All-Star Game | One | |||
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Liacouras Center | Philadelphia Rage | Three | Three | |
| The Palestra | Philadelphia Rage | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Multnomah County, Oregon | Portland, Oregon | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Portland Power | 22 | One | 23 | |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Santa Clara County, California | San José, California | Provident Credit Union Event Center | San Jose Lasers | 18 | Two | 20 | |
| SAP Center at San Jose | San Jose Lasers | Four | Four | ||||||
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division | King County, Washington | Seattle | Mercer Arena | Seattle Reign | 22 | 22 | |
| Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area | Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hampden County, Massachusetts | Springfield, Massachusetts | Arena at MassMutual Center | New England Blizzard | Six | Six | ||
| Total | 198 | 14 | 213 | ||||||
