New Jersey Americans

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basketball team defunct basketball team

The New Jersey Americans were the original American Basketball Association franchise that later became the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball team ⓘ
defunct basketball team ⓘ
basedIn Teaneck, New Jersey ⓘ
competitionLevel professional ⓘ
conference ABA Eastern Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1968 ⓘ
division Eastern Division ⓘ
fullName New Jersey Americans self-link ⓘ
headCoach Max Zaslofsky ⓘ
homeArena Teaneck Armory ⓘ
homeCity Teaneck, New Jersey ⓘ
surface form: Teaneck
inception 1967 ⓘ
league American Basketball Association ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey
originalFranchiseOf Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey Nets

Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets
owner Arthur J. Brown ⓘ
playedIn 1967–68 ABA season ⓘ
relocatedTo Long Island ⓘ
surface form: Long Island, New York
relocationReason arena issues at Teaneck Armory ⓘ
seasonCount 1 ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
state New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey
successor Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets
teamColors blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Max Zaslofsky → coached → New Jersey Americans ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets → formerName → New Jersey Americans ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets → foundedAs → New Jersey Americans ⓘ
New York Nets (ABA) → foundedAs → New Jersey Americans ⓘ
New Jersey Americans → fullName → New Jersey Americans self-link ⓘ
New York Nets (ABA) → previousName → New Jersey Americans ⓘ