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August 19, 2021
The Maximum Basketball League announces they will put a team in the Magic City in time for their 2021-22 season.

The team will be named the Birmingham Miners.

The Miners will be owned by Tony Johnson.

No information was given on where they will play home games.

The MBL was founded in 2015 by Michael A. Wright as the Midwest Basketball League. The first season began in April 2016 with 11 teams.  When Wright stepped away from the league, it was rebranded the Maximum Basketball League for the 2020-21 season. The new management decided to drop the regional constriction of the old name was due to the league's expansion into the South.

The management team change wasn't the only shakeup after the 2019 season, as 13 teams decided to leave the league.

However, the newly renamed league played the 2020 season with 34 new teams.

October 2021

			2021-22                              Maximum Basketball League
xxx		xxx		xxx		xxx		xxx		xxx
	Atlanta Wildcats		Birmingham Miners		Bronx Holy Flames		Brooklyn Sentinels		Brownstown Bears
	Central Georgia Rattlers		Chicago Hornets		Chicago Legends		Chicago Raptors		Crotona Hawks
	DFW Just Hoops		Elkhart Mavericks		Fort Wayne Bubba Ballers		Fort Worth Wolves		Foundation Bulldogs
	Hills Have Eyes		Hub City Cyclones		Louisville Heat		Memphis Lions		Michigan Avengers
	Midwest Storm		Montrose Veterans		Mount Vernon Power		Music City Kings		New York City Black Eagles
	North Texas Prowlers		Texas Empire		Texas Tsunami		Ultra Instinct		Waco Terror
	Wayne County Road Runners		West Tennessee Heat

2021-22 Maximum Basketball League
North Conference	Northeast Conference	South Conference	Southeast Conference
Brownstown Bears	Bronx Holy Flames	DFW Just Hoops	Atlanta Wildcats
Chicago Hornets	Brooklyn Sentinels	Fort Worth Wolves	Birmingham Miners
Chicago Legends	Crotona Hawks	Foundation Bulldogs	Central Georgia Rattlers
Chicago Raptors	Montrose Veterans	Hills Have Eyes	Hub City Cyclones
Elkhart Mavericks	Mount Vernon Power	North Texas Prowlers	Louisville Heat
Fort Wayne Bubba Ballers	New York City Black Eagles	Texas Empire	Memphis Lions
Michigan Avengers		Texas Tsunami	Music City Kings
Midwest Storm		Ultra Instinct	West Tennessee Heat
Wayne County Road Runners		Waco Terror

Epilogue
At some point, the Birmingham Miners fold.

No official announcement was ever made by the team or league.

Champions of the   Midwest Basketball League/Maximum Basketball League
Year	Team	Year	Team
2016-17	Cedar Valley CourtKings	2020-21	Michigan Avengers
2017-18	Cedar Valley CourtKings (2nd)	2021-22	Chicago Legends
2018-19	Twin Cities Elite	2022-23	Chicago Fury
2019-20	Fort Wayne Vision	2023-24	???

	Years local team participated

			Teams of the                           Midwest BL/Maximum BL
xxx		xxx		xxx		xxx		xxx		xxx
	817 Diamonds 2022-23		Atlanta Jazz 2022-23		Atlanta Takeover 2023-24		Atlanta Wildcats 2021-22		ATS Hoops 2022-23
	Birmingham Miners 2021-22		Bluff City Spartans 2022-23		Bronx Holy Flames 2020-21 to 2022-23		Brooklyn Heatseekas 2022-23		Brooklyn Sentinels 2021-22 to 2022-23
	Brownstown Bears 2020-21 to 2022-23		Cedar Valley Court Kings 2016 to 2017; 2019		Carolina Showtime 2023-24		Central Georgia Rattlers 2020-21 to 2021-22		Central Indiana Crusaders 2017; 2019
	Chicago Fury 2016 to 2019; 2022-23		Chicago Hornets 2021-22		Chicago Knights 2018 to 2019; 2022-23		Chicago Legends 2018 to 2022-23		Chicago Raptors 2021-22
	Cinco Bayou Stingrays 2022-23		Crotona Hawks 2021-22 to 2022-23		Da Pack 2022-23		Dayton Air Strikers 2016 to 2019		Dearborn Wolfpack 2022-23
	Denton Destroyers 2022-23		Detroit Panthers 2022-23		DFW Cyclones 2022-23		DFW Gorillas 2022-23		DFW Just Hoops 2020-21 to 2021-22
	DLS Rockets 2022-23		Eagan Bulldogs 2019		Elkhart Mavericks 2020-21 to 2022-23		Fort Wayne Ballers 2022-23		Fort Wayne Bubba Ballers 2019 to 2021-22
	Fort Worth Ballers Elite 2022-23		Fort Worth Dream Team 2022-23		Fort Worth Ghoats 2022-23		Fort Worth Seawolves 2022-23		Fort Worth Wolves 2020-21 to 2021-22
	Foundation Bulldogs 2020-21 to 2022-23		Ft. Wayne Vision 2017 to 2019; 2022-23		Generation of Miracles 2022-23		Georgia Bombers 2022-23		Georgia Knights 2022-23
							NEED LOGO
	Glove State Pit Bulls 2022-23		Gotham City Unbreakable Talent 2022-23		Grand Rapids Fusion 2022-23		Green Bay Titans 2019		Hamilton Heroes 2016
	Hills Have Eyes 2021-22 to 2022-23		Hub City Cyclones 2021-22 to 2022-23		Illinois Bulldogs 2018		Indiana Dream 2016 to 2019		Indiana Fury 2016 to 2019
	Indy Show 2018 to 2019		Iowa Elite Pro 2019		Kentucky Flash 2017 to 2018		Kitsap Admirals 2022-23		Lincoln Lions 2016 to 2018
	Louisville Heat 2021-22		Memphis Lions 2020-21 to 2022-23		Michigan Avengers 2020-21 to 2022-23		Michigan Road Runners 2022-23		Midwest Storm 2021-22 to 2022-23
	Milwaukee Storm 2017		Minnesota Broncos 2016 to 2019		Minnesota Lakers 2018 to 2019		Minnesota Pitbulls 2017		Minnesota Rangers 2016 to 2017
	Mississippi Knights 2022-23		Mississippi Panthers 2022-23		Montrose Veterans 2021-22 to 2022-23		Mount Vernon Power 2020-21 to 2022-23		Music City Kings 2020-21 to 2022-23
	New York City Black Eagles 2020-21 to 2022-23		New York Court Kings 2022-23		New York Empire 2022-23		New York Rebels 2022-23		North Texas Prowlers 2020-21 to 2022-23
	Northern Indiana Monarchs 2016		Profit Society 2022-23		Rochester Roadrunners 2018 to 2019		Salutche Bears 2022-23		Savannah Cavaliers 2022-23
	NEED LOGO
	Shilo N Eagles 2019		Springfield Panthers 2017 to 2019		TC Elite 2018 to 2019		Team Takeover 2022-23		Tennessee Templars 2022-23
	Texas Empire 2020-21 to 2021-22		Texas Royals 2022-23		Texas Smoke 2022-23		Texas Tsunami 2020-21 to 2021-22		Twin City Flight 2022-23
	Ultra Instinct 2021-22		Vizionary 2022-23		Waco Terror 2020-21 to 2021-22		Wayne County Roadrunners 2020-21 to 2022-23		West Tennessee Heat 2020-21 to 2021-22
	NEED LOGO
	Wisconsin Storm 2016		Wolverton Wolves 2022-23		Young Onez 2022-23

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Last update: March 10, 2024