The Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League (EPCBL), also known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) and Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate League, was a collegiate basketball league that began in the 1931–32 season.
The original seven teams included: Gettysburg Franklin & Marshall Albright Ursinus Muhlenberg Lebanon Valley Drexel
Member schools InstitutionLocationNicknameFirst seasonLast seasonAlbright CollegeReading, PennsylvaniaLions1931–321941–42Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDragons1931–321938–39Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PennsylvaniaDiplomats1931–32Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PennsylvaniaBullets1931–321941–42Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PennsylvaniaFlying Dutchmen1931–32Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PennsylvaniaMules1931–32Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PennsylvaniaBears1931–321940–41Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PennsylvaniaBison1939–40
Champions SeasonChampion1931–32Gettysburg1932–33Gettysburg1933–34Gettysburg1934–35Gettysburg1935–36Franklin & Marshall1936–37Franklin & Marshall1937–38Gettysburg1938–39Gettysburg1939–40Franklin & Marshall1940–41Franklin & Marshall1941–42Franklin & Marshall1942–43*None
*In March 1942, it was decided that no 1943 league champion would be recognized since all the teams would not be able to play each other.
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