Indianapolis Jets
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The Indianapolis Jets were a short-lived professional basketball team based in Indianapolis that competed in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a predecessor to the NBA, during the late 1940s.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct basketball team
ⓘ
professional basketball team ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IND ⓘ |
| basedIn | Indianapolis ⓘ |
| color |
gold
ⓘ
green ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbandedIn | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | late 1940s ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Indianapolis Kautskys ⓘ |
| homeArena | Butler Fieldhouse ⓘ |
| homeCity |
Indianapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
| joinedBAAIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| league | Basketball Association of America ⓘ |
| madePlayoffs1948–49 | false ⓘ |
| mergedLeagueInto | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Arnie Risen
ⓘ
Kenny Sailors ⓘ Leo Klier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Frank Kautsky ⓘ |
| playedInConference | Western Division ⓘ |
| predecessorLeagueOf | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| preNBAFranchise | true ⓘ |
| previousName | Indianapolis Kautskys ⓘ |
| reasonForDisbanding | BAA–NBL merger and franchise reorganization ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord1948–49 | 18–42 ⓘ |
| seasonPlayed | 1948–49 BAA season ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| successorTeamInCity | Indianapolis Olympians ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Division (BAA)