Minnesota Muskies
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The Minnesota Muskies were a short-lived professional basketball team based in Minnesota that competed in the original American Basketball Association during its inaugural season in the late 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Muskies canonical | 11 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Basketball Association team
ⓘ
basketball team ⓘ defunct basketball team ⓘ |
| basedIn | Minnesota ⓘ |
| conference | ABA Eastern Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1968 ⓘ |
| division | Eastern Division ⓘ |
| eliminatedBy | Kentucky Colonels ⓘ |
| founded | 1967 ⓘ |
| headCoach | Jim Pollard ⓘ |
| homeArena | Metropolitan Sports Center ⓘ |
| homeCity | Bloomington, Minnesota ⓘ |
| inauguralSeasonOfLeague | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Donnie Freeman
ⓘ
Les Hunter ⓘ Mel Daniels ⓘ |
| owner | Larry Shields ⓘ |
| playoffAppearance | 1968 ABA Playoffs ⓘ |
| reasonForRelocation |
financial losses
ⓘ
low attendance ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord1967–68 | 50–28 ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Miami Floridians ⓘ |
| seasonOfOperation | 1967–68 ABA season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| wonAwards | ABA Rookie of the Year Award (Mel Daniels, 1967–68) ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
American Basketball Association