The Mass Monarchs are an American professional basketball team based in

Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Settled by E ...

, and a member of

The Basketball League The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a minor league basketball organization. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams, and expanded to over 44 teams as of 2022. The Bask ...

(TBL).

History

On July 16, 2020, Evelyn Magley, CEO of

, announced a new franchise called the South Shore Monarchs owned by Damon Harper would be located in the South Shore area of Boston. On May 15, 2021 the league announced the team would be owned by Dwayne Thomas. He is the founder, chief executive officer, and chief learning strategist for ACES Network. The team announced that they would rebrand as the Massachusetts Monarchs for the 2022 season.

References

{{The Basketball League Basketball teams established in 2020 2020 establishments in Massachusetts Former The Basketball League teams Basketball teams in Massachusetts Sports in Lynn, Massachusetts Sports clubs and teams in Essex County, Massachusetts