Basketball Association of America

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defunct sports organization professional basketball league

The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct sports organization → professional basketball league →
abbreviation	BAA →
champion1947	Philadelphia Warriors →
champion1948	Baltimore Bullets →
champion1949	Minneapolis Lakers →
championshipTrophy	BAA championship →
commissioner	Maurice Podoloff →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
dissolved	1949 →
firstSeason	1946–47 BAA season →
founded	1946 →
foundedBy	owners of major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States →
headquartersLocation	New York City →
historicalSignificance	helped establish major-market professional basketball in large U.S. cities →
inception	June 6, 1946 →
introducedFranchisesThatBecameNBAStaples	Boston Celtics → New York Knicks → Philadelphia Warriors →
lastSeason	1948–49 BAA season →
leagueFormat	regular season and playoffs →
legacy	one of the two direct predecessors of the NBA →
mediaCoverage	United States newspapers and radio →
mergedWith	National Basketball League →
mostSuccessfulFranchiseByTitles	Minneapolis Lakers →
notablePlayer	Bob Cousy → George Mikan → Joe Fulks →
notableTeam	Boston Celtics → Chicago Stags → New York Knicks → Philadelphia Warriors → St. Louis Bombers → Toronto Huskies → Washington Capitols →
numberOfSeasons	3 →
openedWithGame	Toronto Huskies vs. New York Knicks →
openingGameCity	Toronto →
openingGameDate	November 1, 1946 →
openingGameVenue	Maple Leaf Gardens →
playoffName	BAA playoffs →
predecessorOf	modern NBA structure and branding →
reasonForMerger	competition and overlapping markets with the National Basketball League →
ruleSet	professional basketball rules similar to modern NBA rules →
sport	basketball →
successor	National Basketball Association →
teamCountAtPeak	12 →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1946–47 BAA season → Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) → Chicago Stags → George Nostrand → Indianapolis Jets → Joe Fulks → Joe Fulks → Joe Fulks → Jumping Joe → Philadelphia Warriors → Providence Steamrollers → Rochester Royals → St. Louis Bombers → St. Louis Bombers → Toronto Huskies → Washington Capitols →	league
Bob Feerick → Bones McKinney → Butch van Breda Kolff → George Mikan → Max Zaslofsky → Red Holzman →	leaguePlayedIn
1946–47 BAA season → 1948–49 BAA season → Eastern Division → Western Division →	governingBody
Eastern Division → Western Division → Western Division (BAA) →	partOf
Maurice Podoloff → Maurice Podoloff →	employer
New York Knicks → New York Knicks →	foundingLeague
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) →	championshipLeague
George Nostrand →	draftLeague
1948–49 BAA season →	finalSeasonOf
National Basketball Association →	formedByMergerOf
Providence Steamrollers →	foundedInCompetition
Tri-Cities Blackhawks →	joinedLeague
Syracuse Nationals ("National Basketball League") →	joinedNBAFrom
Grady Lewis →	leagueCoachedIn
National Basketball League (NBL) ("Basketball Association of America (BAA)") →	mergedWith
Boston Celtics →	originalLeague
National Basketball Association →	originalName
Bob Feerick →	playedIn
Johnny Logan ("Basketball Association of America / NBA transition era") →	playedInLeague
Basketball Association of America ("BAA playoffs") →	playoffName
National Basketball Association →	predecessor
1948–49 BAA season →	sportsLeague
BAA →	standsFor