Savoy Big Five
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The Savoy Big Five was a Chicago-based exhibition basketball team that served as the precursor to the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball team
ⓘ
exhibition basketball team ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Savoy Ballroom, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| competitionType | barnstorming games ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | segregated era of American sports ⓘ |
| entertainmentStyle | exhibition basketball ⓘ |
| era |
early 1930s
ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ |
| formedFrom | players associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Chicago ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | part of early professional Black basketball in the United States ⓘ |
| homeVenue | Savoy Ballroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Harlem Globetrotters’ style ⓘ |
| leagueType | independent barnstorming circuit ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as a forerunner of the Harlem Globetrotters franchise ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| notableFor |
being an early African American professional basketball team
ⓘ
serving as the nucleus for the Harlem Globetrotters ⓘ |
| playedAgainst | local and regional teams in the Midwest ⓘ |
| playedSport | basketball ⓘ |
| preceded | Harlem Globetrotters as a touring attraction ⓘ |
| precursorOf | Harlem Globetrotters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamType | African American team ⓘ |
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