The Baltimore Bay Lions are an expansion team of the American Basketball Association that was founded in 2005 as the Baltimore Pearls.

Baltimore Pearls

The Baltimore Pearls were a 2005 expansion team in the American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association (21st century)

The American Basketball Association, often abbreviated as ABA, is a semi-professional men's basketball league that was founded in 1999. The current ABA has no affiliation with the original American Basketball Association that merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976...

 playing in Baltimore, Maryland. The Pearls played inaugural season home games first at a local boys and girls club, before moving up to a local high school. The team finished a dismal 2-23 and missed the playoffs. The team played at the Coppin Center

Coppin Center

Coppin Center is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the former home of the Coppin State University Eagles basketball team and the Baltimore Pearls of the American Basketball Association. The venue was replaced at Coppin State by the Physical Education Complex....

 at Coppin State University

Coppin State University

Coppin State University is a historically black college located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the University System of Maryland...

 in Baltimore. The team suspended operations shortly after beginning the 2006-2007 season. http://www.examiner.com/a-399611~The_iron_unkind__Pearls_shut_down_for_season.html

Baltimore Bay Lions

The team's history was set to continue as the Baltimore Bay Lions after the 2007-08 season. However, the team has dissolved from the league.