National Basketball League

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defunct sports league professional basketball league

The National Basketball League was a professional basketball league in the United States that operated primarily in the Midwest from the 1930s until it merged with the Basketball Association of America in 1949 to form the NBA.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
National Basketball League canonical 28
American Basketball League 1
National Basketball League (United States) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league ⓘ
professional basketball league ⓘ
alsoKnownAs NBL ⓘ
competitionFormat regular season and playoffs ⓘ
contributedTo formation of the National Basketball Association ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1949 ⓘ
era pre-NBA era ⓘ
featuredPlayers Al Cervi ⓘ
Arnie Risen ⓘ
Bobby McDermott ⓘ
Buddy Jeannette ⓘ
George Mikan ⓘ
Red Holzman ⓘ
founded 1937 ⓘ
gender men ⓘ
governedBy team owners ⓘ
headquartersLocation Midwestern United States ⓘ
homeCountryLeagueLevel top tier ⓘ
inception 1937 ⓘ
influenced early professional basketball rules ⓘ
lastSeason 1948–49 NBL season ⓘ
mergedInto National Basketball Association ⓘ
mergedWith Basketball Association of America ⓘ
notableChampionTeam Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers

Rochester Royals ⓘ
notableFranchise Akron Firestone Non-Skids ⓘ
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots ⓘ
Anderson Packers ⓘ
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers

Oshkosh All-Stars ⓘ
Rochester Royals ⓘ
Sheboygan Red Skins ⓘ
Syracuse Nationals ⓘ
Tri-Cities Blackhawks ⓘ
numberOfTeamsAtPeak 12 ⓘ
originType industrial-sponsored league ⓘ
playedIndoor true ⓘ
primarySeason winter ⓘ
professionalLevel major ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor National Basketball Association ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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Buffalo Bisons → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Chicago American Gears → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Mr. Basketball → playedIn → National Basketball League ⓘ
subject surface form: George Mikan
Buddy Jeannette → leaguePlayedIn → National Basketball League ⓘ
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Oshkosh All-Stars → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Akron Firestone Non-Skids → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots → formerLeague → National Basketball League ⓘ
Sheboygan Red Skins → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Sheboygan Red Skins → historicalLeague → National Basketball League ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Basketball League (United States)
Anderson Packers → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Anderson Packers → playedBeforeMerger → National Basketball League ⓘ
Al Cervi → leaguePlayedIn → National Basketball League ⓘ
Edgerton Park Sports Arena → leagueHosted → National Basketball League ⓘ
Bobby McDermott → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Bobby McDermott → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Basketball League
Buffalo Bisons (NBL) → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Don Otten → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Bob Davies → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Murray Wier → participantIn → National Basketball League ⓘ
Murray Wier → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Dolph Schayes → leaguePlayedIn → National Basketball League ⓘ
Denver Nuggets (NBL) → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Denver Nuggets (NBL) → playedIn → National Basketball League ⓘ
Denver Nuggets (NBL) → associatedWith → National Basketball League ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Basketball League–BAA merger that formed the NBA
Indianapolis Kautskys → leagueParticipation → National Basketball League ⓘ
Waterloo Hawks → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
Kenny Sailors → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
National Basketball League 1946–47 season → league → National Basketball League ⓘ
National Basketball League 1946–47 season → isInauguralSeasonOf → National Basketball League ⓘ
National Basketball League 1946–47 season → governingBody → National Basketball League ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Basketball League organization