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Cleveland Rebels
The Cleveland Rebels were a basketball team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a forerunner of the modern National Basketball Association (NBA), based in Cleveland. Franchise history The Rebels were an inaugural franchise in the BAA's first season. In their only season, the team went 30–30, finishing 3rd in the Western Division and losing in the first round of the playoffs, two games to one to the New York Knickerbockers, in its only season before going out of business. The Rebels included notable early pro stars Big Ed Sadowski and Kenny Sailors. Cleveland would not have another team in what would become the NBA until the Cavaliers joined the league in 1970. , - !colspan=6, Cleveland Rebels (BAA) , - , 1946–47 , , 30 , , 30 , , .500 , , Lost First Round , , New York 2, Cleveland 1 , - All-time roster The following players are the all-time roster of the Cleveland Rebels. * Frank Baumholtz * Leon Brown * Ken Corley * Ned Endress * Bob Faught * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Division (NBA)
The Western Division was a division in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its forerunner, the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The division was created at the start of the 1946–47 BAA season, when the league was created, and was then kept as one of the divisions when BAA merged with the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL) to create the NBA on August 3, 1949. The division existed until the 1970–71 NBA season when the NBA expanded from 14 to 17 teams and realigned into the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern and Western Conference (NBA), Western conferences with two divisions each. Teams ;Notes * * denotes an expansion team. * denotes a team that merged from the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL) Team timeline DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:1150 height:auto barincrement:25 Period = from:1946 till:1970 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:60 left: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Faught
Robert Edward Faught (September 2, 1921 – April 23, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of America (now known as the National Basketball Association). High school career Bob attended Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. College career Bob attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Professional career Bob played 51 games for the Cleveland Rebels during the 1946–47 BAA season. When the Cleveland Rebels folded, Bob was drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the dispersal draft A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team ceases to exist or is merged with another team. Like most other sports drafts, most dispersal drafts are conducted in North America. ..., but did not go on to play for the team. BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Dehnert
Henry G. "Dutch" Dehnert (April 5, 1898 – April 20, 1979) was an American basketball player whose career lasted from 1915 to 1935. Dehnert, a bulky forward born in New York City, New York, is mostly known for his time with the Original Celtics and is sometimes credited with inventing the pivot play, which eventually led to the 3 second violation rule. He later coached several teams in the NBL, ABL and BAA. One of those teams Dehnert coached was the Sheboygan Red Skins, who won NBL divisional titles in 1944–45 and 1945–46 under Dehnert's guidance. Dehnert's greatest coup during his time in Sheboygan was his signing of three East Coast stars: Al Lucas of Fordham, Al Moschetti of St. John's and Bobby Holm of Seton Hall. Buoyed by this added strength, the Red Skins took a 2–0 lead over the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in the 1945 NBL championship series, only to be swept in the remaining three games. In 1946, Dehnert led Sheboygan to a meeting with the vaunted Rochester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Clifford
Roy A. Clifford (June 14, 1900 – June 12, 1996) was the 2nd head coach of the Cleveland Rebels. Clifford grew up in Lansing, Michigan graduating from Western Michigan University, known then as Western State Normal School, in 1924. That September he became the head basketball coach at Collinwood High School in Cleveland, coaching from 1924–1928. His 1928 Collinwood team had a perfect, undefeated season of 14–0. Clifford also coached the high school varsity soccer teams during this era. From 1929–1946 Clifford was the head basketball coach at Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) and was inducted into their hall of fame in 1981. During the 1946–47 BAA season, Clifford assumed the role as head coach of the Cleveland Rebels on February 12, 1947 after the resignation of Dutch Dehnert Henry G. "Dutch" Dehnert (April 5, 1898 – April 20, 1979) was an American basketball player whose career lasted from 1915 to 1935. Dehnert, a bulky forward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Wertis
Raymond A. Wertis (January 1, 1922 – January 19, 2006) was a professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels, Toronto Huskies, and Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America (now known as the National Basketball Association). College career Ray played college basketball at St. John's University. Professional career In the 1946–47 BAA season, Ray played for the Cleveland Rebels and Toronto Huskies. On November 1, 1946, Ray played in the first game in BAA league history in Toronto against the New York Knicks and then on December 16, 1947, Ray was traded by the Huskies with Ed Sadowski Edward Roman Sadowski (January 19, 1931 – November 6, 1993) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played in all or part of four seasons between and for the Boston Red Sox (1960), Los Angeles Angels (1961–1963) and Atlanta Braves (196 ... to the Cleveland Rebels for Leo Mogus, Dick Schulz, and cash. In the 1947–48 BAA season, Ray pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Shaback
Nicholas Shaback (September 10, 1918 – January 5, 2010) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels in the Basketball Association of America during the 1946–47 season. He was a 5'11" (1.80 m), 180 pounds (82 kg) guard. He attended James Monroe High School in The Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ..., New York.Nick Shaback BAA statistics ''basketball-reference.com'' BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Schulz
Richard A. Schulz (January 3, 1917 – June 26, 1998) was an American professional basketball player. Schulz attended Washington Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 1936–37 season but did not play on the varsity basketball team. A 6'2" forward/guard, Schulz played four seasons (1946–1950) in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Cleveland Rebels, Toronto Huskies, Baltimore Bullets, Washington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Sheboygan Red Skins The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–1950 season. History Overview The Redskins played in th .... He averaged 5.6 points per game in his BAA/NBA career and won a BAA championship with Baltimore in 1948. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Scharnus
Benedict Michael Scharnus (December 11, 1917 - March 19, 1982) was a professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels and the Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America (now known as the National Basketball Association). College career Ben played college basketball at Seton Hall University Professional career Ben played in 51 games for the Cleveland Rebels in the 1946–47 BAA season and one game for the Providence Steamrollers 1948–49 BAA season. In 1947, Ben was drafted by the Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ... in a dispersal draft. BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links 1917 births 1982 deaths Cleveland Rebels players Providence Steamrollers players S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irv Rothenberg
Irwin Paul Rothenberg (December 31, 1921 – July 18, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Rebels, Washington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets, St. Louis Bombers, and New York Knicks of the Basketball Association of America (now known as the National Basketball Association). Rothenberg also played in the American Basketball League for the Philadelphia Sphas, New York Gothams, and Paterson Crescents. College career Irv played college basketball at Long Island University where his team qualified for the 1942 NIT. Professional career American Basketball League career For the 1944-45 season, Irv played for the Philadelphia Sphas where they won the league title. For the 1945-46 season, Irv played for the New York Gothams. For the 1949–50 and 1950-51 seasons, Irv played for the Paterson Crescents. Basketball Association of America career For the 1946–47 BAA season, Irv played for the Cleveland Rebels. For the 1947–48 BAA sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Riebe
Melvin Russell Riebe (July 12, 1916 – July 25, 1977) was an American professional basketball player. A 5'11" guard-forward who also played minor league baseball in the Cleveland Indians' organization, Riebe played professionally in both the National Basketball League (1943–1945) and the Basketball Association of America (1946–1949), finishing his career with two seasons with the Boston Celtics. He led the NBL in scoring twice, averaging 17.9 points per game during the 1943–44 season and 20.2 points per game the following year as a member of the Cleveland Chase Brassmen and the Cleveland Allmen Transfers. From 1950 to 1954 he attended the College of Wooster, where he was ineligible to play basketball or baseball due to his professional experience but played on the golf team. He spent the rest of his life as a football and basketball coach, athletic director, and physical education teacher at Waynedale High School in Apple Creek, Ohio. Riebe's brother, Hank Riebe, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nostrand
George Thomas Nostrand (January 25, 1924 – November 8, 1981) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'8" (2.03 m) forward/center from High Point University (1941–1944) and the University of Wyoming (1944–1945), Nostrand played four seasons (1946–1950) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Toronto Huskies, Cleveland Rebels, Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Chicago Stags The Chicago Stags were a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago from 1946 to 1950. History 1946–47 season In the BAA's inaugural year, the Chicago Stags were placed in the Western Division, and after 60 games were tied with the .... He averaged 8.2 points per game in his professional career. Nostrand is perhaps best known for appearing in a series of Canadian newspaper advertisements to promote the first National Basketball Association game, a November 1, 1946 contest between Nostrand's Toronto Huskies and the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Mogus
Leo John Mogus (April 13, 1921 – May 31, 1971) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'4" forward/center, Mogus played at Youngstown State University from 1939 to 1943, where he scored 1,400 points. Mogus also played football at the school.Leo Mogus Youngstown State University. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. After college, he played professional basketball in the Basketball Association of America (later ) as a member of the |