The league is centered in the Carolinas with teams also in Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Former American Basketball Association team Savannah Storm were admitted to enter the ECBL for Season 1.

Former Catawba College forward Donald Rutherford[3] scored 34 points while grabbing 16 rebounds for PrimeTime and was named game MVP.

[4] At the August 2016 AGM, league board of directors unanimously accepted the expansion application of the Florence Wildcats for 2017.

[5] Two teams also announced name changes: Peterburg Cavaliers (formerly Revolution) and North Carolina Coyotes (formerly RDU Raptors).