Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League

The Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League (EPCBL), also known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) and Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate League, was a collegiate basketball league that began in the 1931–32 season.[1]

The original seven teams included:

  • Gettysburg
  • Franklin & Marshall
  • Albright
  • Ursinus
  • Muhlenberg
  • Lebanon Valley
  • Drexel

Member schools

Institution Location Nickname First Season Last Season
Albright College Reading, Pennsylvania Lions 1931–32 1941–42
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dragons 1931–32 1938–39
Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania Diplomats 1931–32
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Bullets 1931–32 1941–42
Lebanon Valley College Annville, Pennsylvania Flying Dutchmen 1931–32
Muhlenberg College Allentown, Pennsylvania Mules 1931–32
Ursinus College Collegeville, Pennsylvania Bears 1931–32 1940–41
Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Bison 1939–40

Champions

Season Champion
1931–32 Gettysburg
1932–33 Gettysburg
1933–34 Gettysburg
1934–35 Gettysburg
1935–36 Franklin & Marshall
1936–37 Franklin & Marshall
1937–38 Gettysburg
1938–39 Gettysburg
1939–40 Franklin & Marshall
1940–41 Franklin & Marshall
1941–42 Franklin & Marshall
1942–43 *None

*In March 1942, it was decided that no 1943 league champion would be recognized since all the teams would not be able to play each other.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Full text of "Quittapahilla"". archive.org. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ "League Elects Mr. Afflerbach As President". The Muhlenberg Weekly. 20 March 1942. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

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