Rochester Royals

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defunct sports team professional basketball team

The Rochester Royals were a professional basketball team that played in the Basketball Association of America and early NBA, later becoming the franchise now known as the Sacramento Kings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports team ⓘ
professional basketball team ⓘ
basedIn Rochester ⓘ
surface form: Rochester, New York
championshipCount 1 NBA championship ⓘ
city Rochester ⓘ
coach Les Harrison ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
white ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disestablished 1957 ⓘ
division Western Division ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
founded 1945 ⓘ
franchiseContinuation Sacramento Kings ⓘ
homeArena Edgerton Park Sports Arena ⓘ
Rochester War Memorial ⓘ
joinedLeague BAA 1948 ⓘ
NBA 1949 ⓘ
NBL 1945 ⓘ
league Basketball Association of America ⓘ
National Basketball Association ⓘ
National Basketball League (NBL) ⓘ
surface form: National Basketball League
NBLTitleCount 2 ⓘ
nickname Royals ⓘ
notablePlayer Arnie Risen ⓘ
Bob Davies ⓘ
Bobby Wanzer ⓘ
Jack Coleman ⓘ
Red Holzman ⓘ
owner Les Harrison ⓘ
predecessor Rochester Seagrams ⓘ
reasonForRelocation arena limitations ⓘ
small market size ⓘ
relocatedTo Cincinnati Royals ⓘ
Sacramento Kings ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City Kings

Sacramento Kings ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City–Omaha Kings

Sacramento Kings ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
successor Cincinnati Royals ⓘ
Sacramento Kings ⓘ
wonChampionship NBA championship 1951 ⓘ
wonTitle NBL championship 1946 ⓘ
NBL championship 1947 ⓘ

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Red Holzman → draftedBy → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Sacramento Kings → formerName → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Cincinnati Royals → foundedAs → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Sacramento Kings → foundedAs → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Eastern Division → hasPart → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Western Division of BAA → hasTeam → Rochester Royals ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Division (BAA)
Western Division of NBA → includedFranchise → Rochester Royals ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Division (NBA)
Cincinnati Royals → joinedNBAAs → Rochester Royals ⓘ
1948–49 BAA season → newTeam → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Western Division of BAA → notableTeam → Rochester Royals ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Division (BAA)
Cincinnati Royals → predecessor → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Syracuse Nationals → rival → Rochester Royals ⓘ
Red Holzman → teamPlayedFor → Rochester Royals ⓘ