This is a list of the former teams of the American Basketball Association (2000–present). This page reflects teams that are either defunct or left the ABA for other leagues.
A
- ABA Australia
 - ABA Mexico
 - Aberdeen Attack
 - Alaska 49ers
 - Alaska Dream
 - Alaska Quake
 - Alaska Stars
 - Albany Shockwave
 - Albany Thunderdawgs
 - Albuquerque Aliens
 - Alexandria Wind Jammers [1]
 - Anaheim Roadrunners
 - Anderson Champions
 - Aoshen Dragons
 - Applachian Rapids
 - Arcata 49ers
 - Arizona Beast
 - Arizona Rhinos
 - Arizona Scorpions
 - Arkansas Aeros
 - Arkansas Fantastics
 - Arkansas RimRockers – joined NBA Development League
 - Arkansas Rivercatz
 - Arkansas Scorpions
 - Atlanta Experience
 - Atlanta Mustangs
 - Atlanta Vision
 - Augusta 706ers
 - Austin Boom
 - Austin Capitals
 
B
- Bahama All-Pro Show
 - Ball World Peace
 - Baltimore Bay Lions → Baltimore Pearls
 - Bay Area Matrix
 - Baytown Bandits
 - Beijing Aoshen Olympians – joined West Coast Pro Basketball League
 - Bellevue Blackhawks
 - Bellevue Nighthawks
 - Bellingham Slam – joined International Basketball League
 - Big Valley Shockwave – expansion team that did not begin play in 2006–2007 season [2][3]
 - Birmingham Blitz
 - Birmingham Magicians
 - Bluegrass Stallions – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Bluff City Reign
 - Boriquen Puerto Rico
 - Boston Blizzard
 - Boston Defenders
 - Boston Liberators
 - Bowling Green Bandits
 - Brooklyn Blackout
 - Brooklyn Heat
 - Brooklyn Skyrockets
 - Buckeye Show
 - Buffalo 716ers – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Buffalo Blue Hawks → Buff City Braves
 - Buffalo Rapids → Buffalo Silverbacks → Buffalo Sharks
 
C
- Calgary Crush
 - Calgary Drillers
 - California Eagles
 - California Golden Tigers
 - California Sea Kings
 - California Terminators
 - Canada Revolution – never played
 - Cape Cod Frenzy
 - Carolina Cheetahs
 - Carolina Cougars
 - Carolina Coyotes
 - Carolina Destiny
 - Carolina Jaguars
 - Carolina Kings
 - Carolina Thunder
 - Carson Buzz → Maywood Buzz
 - Centinelas de Mexicali
 - Central Cali Cats
 - Central Coast Chaos
 - Central Florida Marvel – joined NEBA
 - Central Valley Dawgs
 - Central Valley Titans
 - Charleston Charcoal
 - Charleston City Lions
 - Charlotte Crossovers
 - Charlotte Dynasty
 - Charlotte Krunk – joined Continental Basketball Association → Atlanta Krunk, joined Premier Basketball League → Augusta Groove
 - Charlotte Rams
 - Chattanooga Steamers
 - Chi-Town Bulldogs
 - Chicago Court Kingz
 - Chicago Knights
 - Chicago Rockets
 - Chicago Rockstars
 - Chicago Skyliners → Las Vegas Rattlers
 - Chicago Soldiers – joined Independent Basketball Association
 - Chicago Stars
 - Chicago Steam
 - Chicago Throwbacks – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Chico Rage
 - Cicero Cometas USA
 - Cincinnati Blaze
 - Cincinnati Monarchs
 - Clayton Showtime
 - Cleveland Rockers
 - College Park Spyders
 - Colorado Cougars
 - Colorado Gray Wolves [4]
 - Colorado Kings
 - Colorado Springs Crusaders
 - Colorado Storm
 - Columbia Axemen
 - Columbus Blackhawks
 - Columbus Crush
 - Columbus Life
 - Columbus Riverballers
 - Columbus Wolves
 - Compton Cobras
 - Connecticut Topballerz
 - Conway Cyclones
 - Corning Bulldogs – joined Eastern Basketball Alliance → Elmira Bulldogs
 - Cypress Express
 
D
- Dallas Generals
 - Dallas Impact
 - Daytona Beach Sharks
 - Delta Storm – joined Elite Basketball League
 - Denton Destroyers
 - Detroit Coast II Coast All-Stars
 - Detroit Dogs → Detroit Wheels → Detroit Panthers, joined Premier Basketball League
 - Detroit Hoops
 - Detroit Zafir
 - DMV Warriors
 
E
- East Bay Pit Bulls
 - East Carolina Trojans
 - East Kentucky Energy
 - East Kentucky Miners
 - East Point Jaguars
 - Edmonton Cheetahs
 - Electric City Lions → Charleston City Lions
 - Everett Evolution
 - Everett Longshoremen
 - Everett Revolution
 
F
- Fairfield Funky Fresh
 - Flint Fire [5]
 - Flint-Vehicle City Chargers
 - Florida All-Stars
 - Florida Makos
 - Florida Native Pride
 - Florida Pit Bulls – joined Continental Basketball Association → East Kentucky Miners, rejoined ABA
 - Florida Thundercats
 - Fort Smith Firebirds
 - Fort Worth Energy
 - Fresno Farmdogs
 - Fresno Griffins
 - Fresno Heatwave → Sacramento Heatwave → California Heatwave
 - Fresno-Washington Raptors
 
G
- Gallup Talons → Gallup Outlaws
 - Garland Hoyas – Joined NEBA
 - Gatos del Miami
 - Gem City Hall O' Famers
 - Georgia Bearcats → Georgia Wildcats
 - Georgia Knights – joined Universal Basketball Association → Georgia Lions
 - Georgia Razors – joined Continental Basketball League
 - Georgia Kingz
 - Georgia Predators
 - Georgia Roadrunners
 - Georgia-Lina Hurricanes
 - Gomez Palacio Thundercats
 - Grande Prairie Cowboys
 - Grand Rapids Cyclones
 - Grand Rapids Danger – joined another league [6]
 - Greenville Down East
 - Greencastle Golden Knights
 - Greenville Galaxy
 - Gulf Coast Flash
 
H
- Halifax Rainmen – joined Premier Basketball League, joined National Basketball League of Canada
 - Hamilton Rockstars
 - Hammond Rollers
 - Hampton Charters
 - Hampton Roads Sharks
 - Hampton Roads Stallions
 - Hampton Roads Titans
 - Hampton Street Pros
 - Harbor Shore Dreams
 - Harlem Revs
 - Hartford Hurricanes
 - Hattiesburg Hornets
 - Hawaii Hammerheads
 - Hawaii Hurricanes
 - Hawaii Mega Force
 - Heartland Heat
 - Heartland Prowl – joined Continental Basketball League,[7] joined Florida Basketball Association
 - Henderson All-Starz
 - Hermosillo Seris
 - Hollywood Fame
 - Hollywood Magic
 - Hollywood Showstoppers
 - Honolulu Pegasus → Cypress Pegasus
 - Houston Hounddogs
 - Houston Undertakers → Houston Takers → Houston Red Storm
 - Hub City Warriors
 
I
- Ill City Beast
 - Illinois BallDogz
 - Indiana Alley Cats – joined Continental Basketball Association
 - Indiana Diesels – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Indiana Legends
 - Indiana State Warriors
 - Indianapolis Drive
 - Indy Naptown All-Stars
 - Inglewood Cobras
 - Inland Empire 5LINX
 - Inland Empire Invaders → Yuma Invaders
 
J
- Jacksonville Bluewaves
 - Jacksonville Giants
 - Jacksonville Jackals
 - Jacksonville JAM – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Jacksonville Wave
 - Jersey Jaguars
 - Juarez Gallos
 
K
- Kalamazoo Pure → Kalamazoo Cobras → Kalamazoo Giant Knights
 - Kansas Kagerz
 - Kansas City Knights
 - Kansas City Soul
 - Kansas City Spartans
 - Kansas City Stars
 - Katy Katz
 - KC Clubbin
 - Kent Chiefs
 - Kentucky Bisons
 - Kentucky Enforcers
 - Kentucky Mavericks
 - Kentucky Pro Cats
 - Kentucky Retros
 - King County Rampage
 - King County Royals
 - Kitsap Admirals – became independent team [8]
 - Knoxville Colonels
 - Knoxville Noise
 - Knoxville Warriors
 
L
- Lake Charles Corsairs – expansion team that did not begin play in 2012–2013 season
 - Lake Charles Hurricanes – expansion team that did not begin play
 - Lake City Kingdom Riders → Gulf Coast Kingdom Riders → Louisiana Kingdom Riders
 - Lake Erie Rockers
 - Lake Michigan Admirals – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Lakewood Panthers
 - Lancaster Wolfpack
 - Lansing Law
 - Lansing Sting
 - Laredo Swarm → Am-Mex Swarm → Cen-Tex Swarm [9]
 - Las Estrellas de Chicago (Chicago Stars)
 - Las Vegas Aces
 - Las Vegas Defenders [10]
 - Las Vegas Jokers
 - Las Vegas Knights
 - Las Vegas PROLYMs
 - Las Vegas Rattlers
 - Las Vegas Wizards
 - Libertyville Vipers → Vipers Pro Basketball
 - Lima Explosion – joined Premier Basketball League → Lima Express
 - Lincoln Thunder
 - Little Italy Buffaloes
 - Little Rock Lightning
 - LI Whoshoseballers
 - Long Beach Breakers
 - Long Beach Jam – joined NBA Development League → Bakersfield Jam → Northern Arizona Suns → Motor City Cruise
 - Long Beach Laguneros
 - Long Island Sounders
 - Los Angeles Aftershock
 - Los Angeles Palms
 - Los Angeles Push
 - Los Angeles Slam
 - Los Angeles Slam of Antelope Valley
 - Los Angeles Stars
 - Los Borregos Tecate
 - Los Diablos Tijuana
 - Louisiana Cajun All Stars
 - Louisiana Cajun Pelicans
 - Louisiana Gators
 - Louisiana Kingdom Riders
 - Louisiana Soul – joined Universal Basketball Association
 - Louisiana United
 
M
- Manchester Millrats – joined Premier Basketball League,[11] joined National Basketball League of Canada → Saint John Mill Rats
 - Maryland Marvels – joined Eastern Basketball Alliance
 - Maryland Nighthawks – joined Premier Basketball League, joined Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League → Washington GreenHawks
 - Mayas-USA
 - Memphis Dons
 - Memphis Houn'Dawgs
 - Metroplex Lightning
 - Miami Flame
 - Miami Midnites
 - Miami Storm
 - Miami Tropics
 - Michiana Ballaholix
 - Mid-South Echoes
 - Midwest Flames
 - Milwaukee Blast
 - Milwaukee RimRattlers
 - Minnesota Blizzards
 - Minnesota Rattlers
 - Minnesota Ripknees
 - Minnesota Slamma Jamma
 - Minot City Freeze
 - Mississippi Blues
 - Mississippi Miracles
 - Missouri Rhythm → Kansas City Soul
 - Mobile Bay Hurricanes
 - Mobile Bay Tornados
 - Modesto Bearcats
 - Modesto Hawks
 - Monroe Magicians
 - Montreal Matrix
 - Motown Jammers
 
N
- Nashville Broncs → Music City Stars
 - Nashville Nighthawks
 - Nashville Rhythm
 - Nashville Soul
 - Native America
 - Native Pride
 - NEA Swag
 - Nevada Senators
 - New England Anchors → Providence Anchors
 - New England Outtatowners [12]
 - New Mexico Style
 - New Orleans Blues/Louisiana Blues – expansion team that did not begin play in 2006–2007 season
 - New Orleans Cougars
 - New York Court Kings
 - New York Jamm
 - New York Lightning
 - New York Pharoahs [13]
 - New York Red Riders
 - New York State Jaguars
 - Niagara Daredevils
 - NorCal Bears
 - Norfolk Ballerz
 - Norfolk Navigators
 - Norfolk Sharks
 - North Carolina Renegades
 - North Dallas Vandals
 - North Shore Tides
 - North Texas Fresh – joined Universal Basketball Association
 - Northeast Pennsylvania Breakers – joined United States Basketball League
 - Northern Indiana Monarchs → Michiana Monarchs → King City Monarchs → Southern Illinois Monarchs [14]
 - Northwestern Indiana Magical Stars – joined Premier Basketball League → Northwest Indiana Stars
 - NoVA Wonders
 - NYC Internationalz
 - NYC Thunder
 
O
- Oakland Bayhawks → Oakland TownHawks
 - Oceanside A-Team
 - Ohio Aviators
 - Oklahoma Cavalry - joined Continental Basketball Association → Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry, joined Premier Basketball League
 - Oklahoma City Ballhawgs → Louisiana Cajun Pelicans
 - Oklahoma Stallions
 - Olympia Rise
 - Ontario Red Wolves
 - Ontario Warriors
 - Orange County Buzz
 - Orange County Crush → Orange County Buzz → Carson Buzz → Maywood Buzz
 - Orange County Gladiators
 - Orlando Kings
 - Orlando Waves
 - Outtatowners of New York City
 - Owensboro Colonels
 
P
- Pacific Rim Rockers
 - Palm Beach Imperials
 - Palmetto State Rizers
 - Panama City Dream
 - Pee Dee Pride
 - Pensacola Aviators
 - Peoria Kings
 - Peoria Pride
 - Permian Basin Obvious Culture [15]
 - Philadelphia Cannon
 - Philadelphia Colonials
 - Philadelphia Fusion
 - Philadelphia Sounds
 - Philadelphia Spirit
 - Phoenix City Bombers
 - Phoenix Eclipse
 - Phoenix Fury
 - Pittsburgh Hardhats → Pittsburgh Xplosion – joined Continental Basketball Association
 - Pittsburgh Patriots
 - Pittsburgh Phantoms
 - Plano Mighty Kings
 - Polk County Flame
 - Port City Pirates
 - Port City Tornadoes
 - Porter County Punishers → Indiana State Warriors
 - Portsmouth Cavaliers – joined American Professional Basketball League
 - Portland Reign
 - Pottstown Flames
 - Pennsylvania Pride
 - Pro Elite Flyers
 - Providence Sky Chiefs → Providence Anchors – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Puro Money [16]
 
Q
- Quad City Riverhawks – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Quebec Kebs – joined Premier Basketball League, joined National Basketball League of Canada → Laval Kebs
 - Queens Kings
 
R
- Raleigh Renegades
 - Reading Railers – joined Premier Basketball League, folded
 - Reading Wizards
 - Reigning Knights of Georgia
 - Reno Rockers
 - Reno Sharpshooters
 - Richmond Generals
 - Richmond Rockets
 - Rio Grande Valley Silverados → Southeast Texas Mavericks → Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks
 - Riverside Rainmakers
 - Riverside Rage
 - Rochester Fire
 - Rochester Ravens → Roc City Ravens [17]
 - Rochester Razorsharks – joined Premier Basketball League
 - Rockford Riverdawgs – joined Independent Basketball Association
 - Rock River Fury – joined Premier Basketball League → Rockford Fury
 - Rocky Mountain Stampede
 - Rome Legions
 - Roswell Grays
 
S
- Sacramento KnightCats
 - Salem Sabres
 - Salem Storm
 - Salina Saints
 - Salt Lake City Saints
 - Salt Lake Dream
 - San Antonio Stallions
 - San Diego B-Kings
 - San Diego Guardians - joined another league
 - San Diego Sol
 - San Diego Wildcats
 - San Diego Wildfire
 - San Francisco Pilots
 - San Francisco Rumble
 - San Jose SkyRockets – joined Continental Basketball Association → Minot SkyRockets
 - Schertz Kings – joined NEBA
 - Scranton Shamrock
 - Seattle Zhen Gan
 - Shreveport-Bossier Flight
 - Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks – joined Premier Basketball League → Kentucky Mavericks
 - Silver Springs Barracudas
 - Sioux City Hornets
 - Smoky Mountain Jam
 - SoCal Legends – joined Continental Basketball Association
 - SoCal Surf
 - Sonora Mexicanos
 - South Carolina Warriors
 - South Jersey Knights
 - South Houston Assault
 - South Texas Showboats → Texas Fuel
 - South Texas Stingrays
 - South Valley Fever
 - Southcoast Fire
 - Southern Alabama Bounce
 - Southern California Surf
 - Southern Kansas Thunder
 - Southwest Florida Spartans
 - Spokane Sunz
 - Springfield Sting → Western Mass Zombies
 - St. Louis Flight
 - St. Louis Rotweilers
 - St. Louis Stunners
 - Stanislaus County Super Kats
 - Staten Island Vipers
 - Steel City Yellow Jackets
 - Strong Island Sound
 - Sugar Land Legends
 - Syracuse Raging Bullz → Rochester Raging Bullz
 - Syracuse Shockwave[18]
 
T
- Tacoma Navigators
 - Tacoma Rise → Olympia Rise
 - Tampa Bay Rain
 - Tampa Bay Sharks
 - Tampa Bay Strong Dogs
 - Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs
 - Tampa Bay Tornadoes
 - Team Haiti
 - Team Nicaragua [19]
 - Tennessee Halo's
 - Tennessee Mad Hatters
 - Tennessee Mud Frogs
 - Texarkana Panthers
 - Texas Cagerz [20]
 - Texas Cardinals
 - Texas City Rangers
 - Texas Fuel
 - Texas Hurricanes [21]
 - Texas Red Wolves
 - Texas Skyriders
 - Texas Tycoons
 - The City Jazz
 - Dragones de Tijuana (Tijuana Dragons)
 - Toledo Royal Knights
 - Topeka Aviators → Topeka Steel → Kansas City Steel
 - Trenton Cagers [22]
 - Tri-City Racers
 - Tri-City Suns
 - Tucson Buckets
 - Tulsa Twisters
 - Turley 66ers
 - Twin City Ballers
 
U
- Universal City Seraphim
 - Utah Avalanche
 - Utah Snowbears
 - Utah Stars [23]
 
V
- Valdosta Warriors
 - Valley Legends
 - Vancouver Balloholics – became independent
 - Vancouver Dragons – joined MLBA, Rejoined ABA in 2019 but folded after 2019 season.
 - Vancouver Explorers – never played
 - Vehicle City Chargers
 - Veneno de Monterrey
 - Vermont Frost Heaves – joined Premier Basketball League
 
W
- Waco Wranglers – joined United Basketball League → Texas Wranglers
 - Washington Internationals
 - Washington Rampage
 - Washington Raptors
 - Washington (NJ) Senators
 - Washington Swarm
 - Weirton Widowmakers
 - Westchester Wildcats
 - West Chicago Wind
 - West Texas Whirlwinds
 - West Virginia Blazers
 - West Virginia Outlaws
 - West Virginia Wild
 - West Virginia Wildcatz → Twin City Jazz[24]
 - Westchester Phantoms
 - Wichita Falls
 - Wolverton Wolves
 - William Tucker University Freedom Eagles [25]
 - Wilmington Sea Dawgs – joined Premier Basketball League, joined Continental Basketball League, joined Tobacco Road Basketball League
 - Wind River Bison → Siouxland Bison
 - Windy City Monsters – joined Independent Basketball Association → Windy City Blazers
 - Winston-Salem Storm
 - Worcester 78s
 - Wyoming Roughnecks
 
Y
- Yakima Vipers
 - Youngstown Swish
 - Yuba City Gold Miners
 - Yuma Invaders
 
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- ↑ "Dead Balls". SLAMonline. 8 December 2008.
 - ↑ https://law.marquette.edu/assets/sports-law/pdf/sports-facility-reports/sfr-v07-basketball-other.pdf
 - ↑ http://www.europesummerleague.com/Player%20Bio%20Basketball%20Michael%20Adams.pdf
 - ↑ "ABA Adds Colorado Gray Wolves |".
 - ↑ "Men's ABA pro basketball team the Flint Fire expected to begin play in the 2011-2012 season". 3 September 2010.
 - ↑ "Grand Rapids Danger making the move to NABL". Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
 - ↑ Continental Basketball League Welcomes the HEARTLAND PROWL, Continental Basketball League, 2011-03-28, archived from the original on 2011-08-13, retrieved 2011-03-30
 - ↑ "Kitsap Admirals semi-pro basketball team continues to grow". Kitsap Sun. 8 February 2016.
 - ↑ "Swarm will not return this year". 20 October 2017.
 - ↑ "The ABA is Back In Vegas! Las Vegas Defenders Host Tryouts! — Las Vegas Sun News". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
 - ↑ "Premier Basketball League Welcomes Vermont Frost Heaves And Manchester Millrats". Our Sports Central. 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
 - ↑ "US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
 - ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSportsCentral. 12 August 2013.
 - ↑ https://law.marquette.edu/assets/sports-law/otherbball%20817.pdf
 - ↑ "Permian Basin Obvious Culture". USbasket.
 - ↑ "ABA Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - usbasket News". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
 - ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSportsCentral. 9 June 2014.
 - ↑ "The ABA's Syracuse Shockwave will not play in 2014-15 season". Syracuse.com. 24 October 2014.
 - ↑ "ABA adds a travel team from Nicaragua". LatinBasket. 7 October 2010.
 - ↑ "ABA EXPANDS AGAIN IN TEXAS". abalive.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
 - ↑ "US Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
 - ↑ "Meet Philly's least professional professional basketball team". 12 September 2016.
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 - ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSportsCentral. 2 December 2013.
 
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