The Birmingham Sabers are a team of the Continental Basketball League

Continental Basketball League

The Continental Basketball League is a professional men's basketball minor league in the United States that began play in April of 2010. The league is headquartered in Florida.- History :...

 based in Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

, Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

 that began play in 2010

The team was born when the Birmingham Steel

Birmingham Steel (basketball)

The Birmingham Steel were a team that was scheduled to play in the World Basketball Association based in Leeds, Alabama . They were also a charter member of the Continental Basketball League....

 moved to the WBA

World Basketball Association

The World Basketball Association, often abbreviated to the WBA, is a professional men's spring basketball league in the United States.-History:The WBA was conceived in 2004, with seven teams scheduled to play...

.The CBL commissioner, Dennis Truax, announced that Paul Smith would take over as owner of the Birmingham franchise. Several Steel players stayed with the Sabers, who also retained the team records and statistics of the Steel.

Season-by-season record

Season	W	L	Win %	Result
2010	5	5	.500	4th

External links

• Birmingham Sabers official website