The Chicago Throwbacks were a team of the
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is an American professional men's basketball minor league that began play in January 2008. The league folded after the 2017 season. It was announced that the league would be revived un ...
that begin play in fall 2007. Their home arena was Attack Athletics on Chicago's West Side.
They were originally part of the
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...
for the first part of the 2007–08 season, playing alongside their intra-city rivals the
Cicero Cometas USA and the South Chi-Land Infernos. When the Infernos never began play and the Cometas folded, the Throwbacks were left to play several games against exhibition teams that happened to count in the standings.
A second chance at stability came when the Chicago Aztecas of the PBL shut down and the PBL needed a replacement team. The Throwbacks took that opportunity and played in the PBL's inaugural season in its Central Division.
Roster
Head Coach: Joe Boylan
2009 Season Schedule
* Replacement game for a game at Mid-Michigan
External links
Official website
{{Illinois Sports
2007 establishments in Illinois
Basketball teams established in 2007
Throwbacks
Former Premier Basketball League teams
Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams