List of Eastern Basketball Association seasons
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
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Wilkes-Barre Barons | 22 | 5 | .815 | — |
| Lancaster Red Roses | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3.5 |
| Reading Keys | 15 | 13 | .536 | 7.5 |
| Hazleton Mountaineers | 11 | 17 | .393 | 11.5 |
| Allentown Rockets | 8 | 18 | .308 | 13.5 |
| Binghamton/Pottsville | 7 | 20 | .259 | 15 |
;Postseason
;League map
;Notes
- The Binghamton Triplets re-located to Pottsville, Pennsylvania in December 1946.
1947–48 season
- Harrisburg Senators
- Hazleton Mountaineers
- Lancaster Red Roses
- Philadelphia Lumberjacks
- Pottsville Packers
- Reading Keys
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Williamsport Billies
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Pottsville Packers | 19 | 9 | .679 | — |
| Reading Keys | 19 | 9 | .679 | — |
| Hazleton Mountaineers | 18 | 10 | ..643 | 1 |
| Lancaster Red Roses | 14 | 14 | .500 | 5 |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 13 | 15 | .464 | 6 |
| Harrisburg Senators | 11 | 16 | .407 | 7.5 |
| Williamsport Billies | 9 | 18 | .333 | 9.5 |
| Philadelphia Lumberjacks | 8 | 20 | .286 | 11 |
;Postseason
;League map
1948–49 season
;Teams- Harrisburg Senators
- Lancaster Rockets
- Pottsville Packers
- Reading Keys
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Williamsport Billies
- York Victory A.C.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Williamsport Billies | 18 | 12 | .600 | — |
| Reading Keys | 18 | 12 | .600 | — |
| Harrisburg Senators | 18 | 12 | .600 | — |
| Pottsville Packers | 16 | 14 | .533 | 2 |
| York Victory A.C. | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3 |
| Lancaster Rockets | 11 | 19 | .367 | 7 |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 9 | 24 | .300 | 9 |
;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.
;Postseason
;League map
1950–51 season
;Teams- Berwick Carbuilders
- Harrisburg Senators
- Lancaster Rockets
- Pottsville Packers
- Reading Rangers
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Williamsport Billies
- York Professionals
;Postseason
;League map
1951–52 season
;Teams- Ashland Greens
- Lancaster Rockets
- Hazleton Mountaineers
- Pottsville Packers
- Reading Merchants
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Williamsport Billies
- York Cleaners
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Pottsville Packers | 21 | 9 | .700 | — |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1 |
| Williamsport Billies | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.5 |
| Lancaster Rockets | 13 | 16 | .448 | 7.5 |
| Reading Merchants | 11 | 17 | .393 | 9 |
| Hazleton Mountaineers | 6 | 20 | .200 | 15 |
;Postseason
;League map
1952–53 season
;Teams- Berwick Carbuilders
- Harrisburg Capitols
- Lancaster Rockets
- Lebanon Seltzers
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Williamsport Billies
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 17 | 3 | .850 | — |
| Williamsport Billies | 13 | 7 | .650 | 4 |
| Lancaster Rockets | 9 | 10 | .474 | 7.5 |
| Berwick Carbuilders | 8 | 12 | .400 | 9 |
| Harrisburg Capitols | 7 | 12 | .369 | 9.5 |
| Lebanon Seltzers | 5 | 15 | .333 | 12 |
;Postseason
;League map
1953–54 season
;Teams- Berwick Carbuilders
- Lancaster Rockets
- Lebanon Seltzers
- Hazleton Hawks
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Williamsport Billies
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 22 | 8 | .733 | — |
| Williamsport Billies | 20 | 10 | ..667 | 2 |
| Hazleton Hawks | 15 | 15 | .500 | 5 |
| Lancaster Red Roses | 15 | 15 | .500 | 5 |
| Berwick Carbuilders | 14 | 16 | .467 | 6 |
| Lebanon Seltzers | 4 | 26 | .133 | 16 |
;Postseason
;League map
1954–55 season
;Teams- Carbondale Celtics
- Lancaster Rockets
- Hazleton Hawks
- Scranton Miners
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Wilkes-Barre Barons
- Williamsport Billies
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Williamsport Billies | 19 | 11 | .633 | — |
| Wilkes-Barre Barons | 18 | 12 | .600 | 1 |
| Scranton Miners | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4 |
| Hazleton Hawks | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4 |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 13 | 17 | .433 | 6 |
| Lancaster Red Roses | 10 | 20 | .333 | 9 |
;Notes
- William Morgan, the league commissioner since its inception, was succeeded by Harry Rudolph.
1955–56 season
- Hazleton Hawks
- New York–Harlem Yankees
- Scranton Miners
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Trenton Capitols
- Wilkes-Barre Barons
- Williamsport Billies
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Williamsport Billies | 18 | 9 | .667 | — |
| Wilkes-Barre Barons | 18 | 12 | .600 | 1.5 |
| Scranton Miners | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4 |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4.5 |
| Hazleton Hawks | 11 | 15 | .423 | 6.5 |
| Trenton Capitols New York–Harlem Yankees | 2 | 14 | .125 | 10.5 |
1956–57 season
;Teams- Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons
- Hazleton Hawks
- Scranton Miners
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Wilkes-Barre Barons
- Williamsport Billies
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Scranton Miners | 21 | 9 | .700 | — |
| Hazleton Hawks | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1 |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 14 | 16 | .467 | 7 |
| Williamsport Billies | 13 | 17 | .433 | 8 |
| Wilkes-Barre Barons | 11 | 18 | .379 | 9.5 |
| Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | 10 | 19 | .345 | 10.5 |
1957–58 season
;Teams- Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons
- Hazleton Hawks
- Reading Keys
- Scranton Miners
- Sunbury Mercuries
- Wilkes-Barre Barons
- Williamsport Billies
- Wilmington Jets
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Wilkes-Barre Barons | 19 | 10 | .655 | — |
| Hazleton Hawks | 19 | 11 | .633 | .5 |
| Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons | 18 | 11 | .621 | 1 |
| Sunbury Mercuries | 18 | 11 | .621 | 1 |
| Scranton Miners | 18 | 12 | .600 | 1.5 |
| Williamsport Billies | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2 |
| Wilmington Jets | 6 | 22 | .214 | 12.5 |
| Reading Keys | 1 | 27 | .036 | 17.5 |
;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.