Team Franchise Information

The Virtual Basketball Association (VBA) is a premier esports basketball league featuring 30 competitive teams from across the United States, Canada, and the EMEA region, all battling for the championship title.

We’re currently seeking new franchise owners ready to build, lead, and grow a team from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to become part of a fast-growing digital sport and help shape the future of competitive virtual basketball.

As a VBA team owner, you’ll:

Take full control of a franchise and its brand
Build a roster, hire staff, and set your strategic direction
Compete in a structured, professionally managed league environment
Join a passionate community of players, coaches, and esports leaders

Whether you're an entrepreneur, a basketball mind, or an esports enthusiast, this role offers a chance to be part of something exciting, meaningful, and full of competitive energy.

Ready to lead your team to the top?

Apply now to become a franchise owner and make your mark in the world of esports basketball.

Vancouver Mounties

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Team Name: Vancouver Mounties
Color Scheme: Red, White, Black, Gold
Meaning: The Mounties identity represents Canadian pride, discipline, tradition, and authority. The branding gives the team a national identity with a strong professional presence and classic sports feel.

Seattle Renaissance

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Team Name: Seattle Renaissance
Colors: Blue, green, and silver
Explanation: The Seattle Renaissance represent the city's natural beauty and outdoor lifestyle. The team name and colors pay homage to the city's location in the Pacific Northwest and the region's high tech major city. Blue and green represent the city's lush forests and waterways, while silver symbolizes the city's innovative spirit.

Madison Madmen

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Team Name: Madison Madmen
Color Scheme: Neon Green, Black, Gray, White
Meaning: The Madmen identity symbolizes chaos, unpredictability, and relentless energy. The franchise branding embraces a fearless and aggressive competitive mindset.

Los Angeles Stars

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Team Name: Los Angeles Stars

Littlerock Titans

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Team Name: Littlerock Titans
Color Scheme: Maroon, Silver, Black, White
Meaning: The Littlerock Titans represent strength, resilience, and warrior mentality. Inspired by mythical titans and Arkansas toughness, the identity reflects physical and disciplined basketball.

Lansing Motorheads

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Team Name: Lansing Motorheads
Color Scheme: Electric Blue, Silver, White, Black
Meaning: The Lansing Motorheads represent the deep automotive and manufacturing culture of Michigan. The Motorheads identity gives the franchise a modern professional esports/sports feel while staying connected to Michigan’s automotive legacy.

Fresno Coyotes

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Team Name: Fresno Sunbirds
Colors: Golden yellow, deep purple, and white
Explanation: The Fresno Sunbirds represents the city's connection to nature and agriculture, as well as its vibrant and diverse community. The team name and colors are inspired by the sunbirds, colorful birds found in the Central Valley. Golden yellow represents the abundance of sunshine and crops in the area, deep purple symbolizes the city's cultural richness, and white represents the purity and beauty of the region's natural surroundings.

Des Moines Hawks

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Team Name: Des Moines Hawks
Color Scheme: Black, Gold, White, Gray
Meaning: The Hawks symbolize vision, speed, and precision. The team identity reflects sharp execution, defensive awareness, and aggressive transition basketball.

Crystal City Nationals

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Team Name: Crystal City Nationals
Color Scheme: Navy Blue, Red, Silver, White
Meaning: The Nationals identity reflects professionalism, leadership, and national pride. The branding gives the franchise a polished, traditional sports identity tied to structure and excellence.

Cincinnati Galaxy

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Team Name: Cincinnati Galaxy
Color Scheme: Purple, Black, Silver, White
Meaning: The Cincinnati Galaxy represent limitless potential, star power, and futuristic basketball. The identity reflects a team focused on innovation, spacing, and high-level skill.

Chicago Blaze

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Team Name: Chicago Blaze
Color Scheme: Red, Orange, Black, White
Meaning: The Chicago Blaze symbolize firepower, explosive offense, and intensity. Inspired by Chicago’s hard-nosed sports culture, the Blaze identity reflects a team capable of heating up quickly and overwhelming opponents.

Birmingham Hammers

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Team Name: Birmingham Hammers
Color Scheme: Steel Gray, Black, Crimson, White
Meaning: The Birmingham Hammers honor the city’s industrial and steel-working roots. The identity represents toughness, physicality, hard work, and blue-collar basketball built on strength and discipline.

Austin Bats

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Team Name: Austin Bats

Atlanta Thrashers

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Team Name: Atlanta Thrashers
Color Scheme: Red, Black, Silver, White
Meaning: The Atlanta Thrashers represent speed, aggression, and relentless pressure. Inspired by Atlanta’s fast-paced culture and competitive energy, the name symbolizes a team that attacks opponents with intensity on both ends of the floor.

Florida Panthers

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Coming SoonTeam Name: Florida Panthers
Color Scheme: Teal, Black, Orange, White
Meaning: The Panthers represent athleticism, stealth, and explosive power. Inspired by Florida wildlife and energy, the identity reflects a fast, dangerous team capable of striking quickly.

Red Practice Squad 1

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Salt Lake City Pioneers

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New Orleans Vipers

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Nashville Knights

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Newark Liberty

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Blue Practice Squad 2

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Salem Lumberjacks

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San Diego Rays

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San Jose Orcas

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Providence Reds

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New York Freedom

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Boise Bears

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Pittsburgh Phire

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Las Vegas Gamblers

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Myrtle Beach Force

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