Burning River Buckets Explained

The Burning River Buckets were a professional basketball team based in Lake County, Ohio. The team was a member of the American Basketball Association from 2021 to 2024.^[2]

In their second season, the River Buckets captured the 2023 ABA championship, being declared co-champions with the Indiana Lyons.^[3] ^[4]

Season-by-season record

Season	W	L	Result	Playoffs
2021-22			1st in North Central	Lost quarter-finals (Team Trouble)
2022-23	11	4	1st in North Central	Won quarter-finals 100–92 (Team Trouble) Won semi-finals 103–99 (Suns) ABA Co-Champions
2023-24	6	6	1st in Blue Central	Won division semi-finals 110–99 (Aviators) Won division finals 101–84 (Wizards) Lost region semi-finals 90–117 (Fury)

Web site: Buster The Bucket . BurningBuckets.com . May 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130110403/https://burningbuckets.com/buster-the-bucket . November 30, 2023.
Web site: Vanderhaven . Mimi . Burning River Buckets: A Freshly Minted Basketball Team Has Slam-dunked Its Way Into Lake County . Mimi Vanderhaven . October 13, 2021 . July 10, 2023.
News: Podolski . Mark . Burning River Buckets win ABA's North Central Regional championship . . . April 4, 2023 . July 10, 2023 . live . limited . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204548/https://www.news-herald.com/2023/04/04/burning-river-buckets-win-abas-north-central-regional-championship/ . April 4, 2023.
News: Podolski . Mark . Burning River Buckets share ABA championship after tornadoes in St. Louis made venue unplayable . The News-Herald . Willoughby, Ohio . April 16, 2023 . July 10, 2023 . live . limited . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416200543/https://www.news-herald.com/2023/04/16/burning-river-buckets-shares-aba-championship-after-tornadoes-in-st-louis-made-venue-unplayable/ . April 16, 2023.