MBL Basketball League (Midwest Basketball League) History
Metropolitan Basketball League was created in 1921

League name history

1921-1933: Metropolitan Basketball League 
1978: All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA) 
2015 until now: Midwest Basketball League  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2020-2023: Maximum Basketball League  2020 2021 2022 2023
2024 until now: Midwest Basketball League  2024-2025
2015-2019
2020-

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
1Chicago F. 2022-23
1Chicago L. 2024-25
1Michigan A. 2023-24

Finals year-by-year

SeasonChampionResultRunner-Up
2022-23Chicago Fury1-0DFW Gorillas
2023-24Michigan Avengers97-90DFW Gorillas
SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2024-25Chicago Legends131-121DFW GorillasChicago Legends

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
DFW Gorillas033
Chicago F.101
Chicago L.101
Michigan A.101

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Michigan A.1001
Chicago F.1000
Chicago L.1000
DFW Gorillas0300
Mount Vernon P.0010
Z*Templars0010
Lehigh Valley0010
Crotona H.0001
Albany G.0001

Players with the most appearances in the MBL Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Chasten King22024, 2025
Gerard Andrus22024, 2025
Jalin Brown22024, 2025
Lemon Roberts22024, 2025
Montreal Scott22024, 2025

Players with the most MBL titles

PlayerCountYears Won