The Eastern Basketball Association was a professional basketball league based in the United States. The league began in 1946 and was known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League. After one season the league changed its name to the Eastern Professional Basketball League. In 1979, the league changed its name again to the Continental Basketball Association.
Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League / Eastern Professional Basketball League (1946–1970)
1946–47 season
Teams
Allentown Rockets
Binghamton Triplets
Hazleton Mountaineers
Lancaster Red Roses
Pottsville Pros
Reading Keys
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
Notes
The Binghamton Triplets re-located to Pottsville, Pennsylvania in December 1946.
1947–48 season
Teams
Harrisburg Senators
Hazleton Mountaineers
Lancaster Red Roses
Philadelphia Lumberjacks
Pottsville Packers
Reading Keys
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
1948–49 season
Teams
Harrisburg Senators
Lancaster Rockets
Pottsville Packers
Reading Keys
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
York Victory A.C.
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
1949–1950 season
Teams
Berwick Carbuilders
Harrisburg Senators
Lancaster Rockets
Pottsville Packers
Reading Rangers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
York Victory A.C.
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
1950–51 season
Teams
Berwick Carbuilders
Harrisburg Senators
Lancaster Rockets
Pottsville Packers
Reading Rangers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
York Professionals
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
1951–52 season
Teams
Ashland Greens
Lancaster Rockets
Hazleton Mountaineers
Pottsville Packers
Reading Merchants
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
York Cleaners
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
1952–53 season
Teams
Berwick Carbuilders
Harrisburg Capitols
Lancaster Rockets
Lebanon Seltzers
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
1953–54 season
Teams
Berwick Carbuilders
Lancaster Rockets
Lebanon Seltzers
Hazleton Hawks
Sunbury Mercuries
Williamsport Billies
Regular season standings
Postseason
League map
1954–55 season
Teams
Carbondale Celtics
Lancaster Rockets
Hazleton Hawks
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
Regular season standings
Notes
William Morgan, the league commissioner since its inception, was succeeded by Harry Rudolph.
1955–56 season
Teams
Hazleton Hawks
New York–Harlem Yankees
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Trenton Capitols
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
Regular season standings
1956–57 season
Teams
Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons
Hazleton Hawks
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
Regular season standings
1957–58 season
Teams
Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons
Hazleton Hawks
Reading Keys
Scranton Miners
Sunbury Mercuries
Wilkes-Barre Barons
Williamsport Billies
Wilmington Jets
Regular season standings
Notes and events
Two expansion franchises were admitted to the league in September 1957. They were clubs in Reading, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware which would become the Reading Keys and Wilmington Jets, respectively. Harry Rudolph was elected league president in September 1957. Barry Sherman was elected secretary and public relations director. Elected members of the board of governors were Clem Palevitch, Richard Smith and Jack Agnor.