The majority of the league's franchises were based in the Southern United States, with the remaining teams located in the Midwest.

The third and final round was the collegiate draft, where teams could pick players from colleges across the United States.

[14] They played a game on February 2, 1992 at the 11,000 seat Nashville Municipal Auditorium, which had a total attendance (including the players, referees and statisticians) of 136.

[15] The Louisville Shooters in October 1991 announced plans for a $125,000 to $175,000 marketing campaign to advertise the GBA's inaugural season.

The firm Bridgemon, James & Shawver Advertising Inc.—who also worked on marketing for the Louisville Redbirds professional baseball team—was contracted to run the campaign which consisted of newspaper ads, television and radio ads and a 30-minute infomercial on WAVE (TV).

A deal to sell the Shooters to an ownership group led by David Gleason fell through.

The team also had to forfeit their first round playoff series against the Mid-Michigan Great Lakers due to failure to pay rent on their home venue, Louisville Gardens.

[18] After the 1991–92 season, GBA commissioner Mike Storen announced he was stepping away from the league to focus on his sports marketing business.

He had to settle his account with Bridgemon, James & Shawver Advertising Inc. before they would agree to continue working for the team.