St. Louis Bombers

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The St. Louis Bombers were a professional basketball team based in St. Louis, Missouri, that played in the late 1940s and early 1950s and were part of the early history of what became the NBA.

Observed surface forms (1)

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St. Louis Bombers (BAA) 0 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct basketball team
professional basketball team
basedIn St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
city St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis
conference Western Division
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1950
division Western Division of BAA
Western Division of NBA
founded 1946
historicalEra early 1950s
late 1940s
homeArena St. Louis Arena
homeGamesLocation St. Louis Arena
surface form: St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
joinedLeague BAA in 1946
NBA in 1949
league Basketball Association of America
National Basketball Association
madePlayoffs 1946–47 BAA season
1947–48 BAA season
1948–49 BAA season
notableCoach Grady Lewis
Ken Loeffler
notablePlayer Ed Macauley
Johnny Logan
Red Rocha
partOf early history of the NBA
playedIn United States professional basketball system
playedInSeason 1946–47 BAA season
1947–48 BAA season
1948–49 BAA season
1949–50 NBA season
predecessorOf later professional basketball in St. Louis
roleInLeagueHistory charter-era BAA franchise
early NBA franchise
shortName Bombers
sport basketball
state Missouri
status defunct
teamColors blue
white
withdrewFromLeague NBA in 1950

Referenced by (10)

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Ken Loeffler coachOf St. Louis Bombers
this entity surface form: St. Louis Bombers (BAA)
Ken Loeffler employer St. Louis Bombers
Bombers fullName St. Louis Bombers
subject surface form: St. Louis Bombers
1946–47 BAA season hadTeam St. Louis Bombers
Western Division of BAA hasTeam St. Louis Bombers
subject surface form: Western Division (BAA)
Johnny Logan memberOfSportsTeam St. Louis Bombers
Red Rocha memberOfSportsTeam St. Louis Bombers
1948–49 BAA season newTeam St. Louis Bombers
Johnny Logan playedFor St. Louis Bombers