Delaware Destroyers
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The Destroyers are a basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. They play in the Eastern Basketball Alliance
. The team formerly played in the National Professional Basketball League
before it folded. They play their home games at the Gustine Recreation Center. They started playing in 1998 and won league championships in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010. The team previously played in Wilmington, Delaware
as the Delaware Destroyers and moved to Philadelphia prior to the 2010-2011 EBA season.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. They play in the Eastern Basketball Alliance
Eastern Basketball Alliance
The Eastern Basketball Alliance is a professional men's winter basketball league. Games are played on the weekends and the season is approximately 4 months long, January through April.-History:...
. The team formerly played in the National Professional Basketball League
National Professional Basketball League (2007-)
The National Professional Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NPBL, was an American men's professional basketball minor league featuring teams from the East Coast of the United States which played for two seasons....
before it folded. They play their home games at the Gustine Recreation Center. They started playing in 1998 and won league championships in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010. The team previously played in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
as the Delaware Destroyers and moved to Philadelphia prior to the 2010-2011 EBA season.