2008 Premier Basketball League season

The 2008 Premier Basketball League season was the first in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Razorsharks winning the inaugural PBL championship. Ten teams played a 20-game regular season schedule, and all ten teams would qualify for the league playoffs.

## Final standings

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Eastern Division  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB

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Rochester Razorsharks | 18 | 2 | .900 | —
Wilmington Sea Dawgs | 11 | 9 | .550 | 7
Reading Railers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 7
Jacksonville SLAM | 8 | 12 | .400 | 10
Maryland Nighthawks | 6 | 14 | .300 | 12
Western Division  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB

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Quad Cities Riverhawks | 15 | 5 | .650 | —
Arkansas Impact | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5
Rockford Fury | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6
Dallas Defenders | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7
Chicago Throwbacks | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10

## Playoff Bracket

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| First Round
Tuesday, March 18
Attack Athletics, Chicago | | | Division Semifinals
Wednesday, March 19
Attack Athletics, Chicago | | | Division Finals
Thursday, March 20
Blue Cross Arena, Rochester
and Wharton Field House, Moline | | | PBL Championship Game
Sunday, March 30
Blue Cross Arena, Rochester |

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| 2 | Wilmington | 112 | | | |
| 5 | Maryland | 125 |
| | 5 | Maryland | 96 |
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| | | 3 | Reading | 105 |
| 3 | Reading | 135 |

| 4 | Jacksonville | 119 |
| | 1 | Rochester | 100 |
| Eastern Division |
| | | 3 | Reading | 76 |
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| | E1 | Rochester | 142 |
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| | | W2 | Arkansas | 112 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 115 | | |

| 5 | Chicago | 102 |
| | 2 | Arkansas | 112 |
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| | | 3 | Rockford | 108 |
| 3 | Rockford | 121 |

| 4 | Dallas | 108 |
| | 1 | Quad Cities | 93 |
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| | | 2 | Arkansas | 102 |

## External links

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* 2008 PBL Playoffs - Official Website
* PBL Weekly Press Release – March 24, 2008[permanent dead link]
* 2008 PBL Official Site