The Erie Wave were a professional basketball franchise based in

Erie, Pennsylvania Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...

from 1990–1992. The team played its inaugural season in the

World Basketball League World Basketball League (WBL) was a minor professional basketball league in the United States and Canada that ran from 1988 to 1992. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the ...

, which folded before the schedule ended. The Wave cheerleading squad was known as the "Eriesistibles". The Wave played its home games at the Louis J. Tullio Arena.

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History of The World Basketball League , apbr.org
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