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Oakland Oaks (ABL)
The Oakland Oaks were an American basketball team based in Oakland, California that was a member of the American Basketball League (1961–62). They played under this name in the 1962–1963 season, after having played as the San Francisco Saints in the 1961–1962 season. History The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961– 1962, and part of the next season until the league folded on December 31, 1962. The ABL was the first basketball league to have a three point shot for baskets scored far away from the goal. Other rules that set the league apart were a 30-second shooting clock and a wider free throw lane, 18 feet instead of the standard 12. League franchises were the Chicago Majors (1961–1962); Cleveland Pipers (1961-1962); Kansas City Steers (1961–63); Long Beach Chiefs (1961–1962), as Hawaii Chiefs in 1961–62; Los Angeles Jets (1961–62, disbanded during season); Oakland Oaks 1962–1962, as San Francisco Saints in 1961–1962; Philadelphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Basketball League (1961–62)
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American Basketball League is a name that has been used by four defunct basketball leagues in the US: *American Basketball League (1925–1955), the first major professional basketball league *American Basketball League (1961–1962), a league that only played a single full season *American Basketball League (1996–1998), a women's basketball league *American Basketball League (2013–2015), a semi-professional men's basketball league See also *American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii Chiefs
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state geographically located within the tropics. Hawaii comprises Midway Atoll, nearly the entire Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian archipelago, 137 High island, volcanic islands spanning that are physiography, physiographically and Ethnography, ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the list of U.S. states and territories by coastline, fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Niihau, Kauai, Kauai, Oahu, Oahu, Molokai, Molokai, Lanai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii (island), Hawaii—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitey Bell
William Hoyet "Whitey" Bell (born September 13, 1932) is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the North Carolina State University. Bell averaged 14.2 points per game as a senior for NC State during the 1957–58 season. He played for the New York Knicks (1959–61) in the NBA for 36 games. Bell then played with the San Francisco Saints (1961–62) of the American Basketball League and briefly in 1962 with the Pittsburgh Rens The Pittsburgh Rens were an American basketball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was a member of the American Basketball League from 1961–1963. History The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and pa ... of the ABL. On November 1, 1961, Bell scored 30 points in a game against the Kansas City Steers. External links * 1932 births Living people Basketball players from Kentucky NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players New York Knicks players People from Monticello, Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Hall Of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and preserving the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian-American physician James Naismith, who invented the sport in Springfield, the Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1959, before opening its first facility on February 17, 1968. As of the Class of 2019, the Hall has formally inducted 401 basketball individuals. The Boston Celtics have the most inductees, with 40. History of the Springfield building The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was established in 1959, without a physical location by Lee Williams, a former athletic director at Colby College. In the 1960s, the Hall of Fame struggled to raise enough money for the construction of its first facility. However, the necessary amount was soon raised, and the building ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermer Robinson
Ermer Robinson was a native of San Diego. He graduated from high school in 1942. Robinson was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. Robinson shot the game winning basket when the Globetrotters beat the Lakers. Robinson was Head Coach of the Oakland Oaks and the general manager for the Chicago Majors, both of the American Basketball League. He was a coach for Oakland in 1962. He joined the US Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ... and the Globetrotters when the war ended. He died from cancer in 1983. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Ermer Harlem Globetrotters players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Brightman
Horace Albert Brightman (September 22, 1923 – June 10, 1992) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Brightman played for the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America during the 1946–47 season. He served as a player-coach for the Seattle Athletics of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League during the 1947–48 season. Brightman was the head coach of the Seattle Redhawks from 1948 to 1956. He took the team to national prominence and attained a 180–68 record. Brightman unexpectedly left his role following an altercation with UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden during a 1956 game and struggled to return to the collegiate ranks. He had brief stints as a head coach in the American Basketball League and the American Basketball Association during the 1960s before retiring permanently from coaching. Brightman spent the rest of his life as an apartment manager until his death in 1992. Early life Brightman was born in Eureka, California. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin O'Shea (basketball)
Kevin Christopher O'Shea (July 10, 1925 – February 21, 2003) was an All-American college basketball player who later played professionally. He was born in San Francisco, California. A 6'2" guard from the University of Notre Dame, O'Shea was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers with the tenth pick of the 1950 NBA draft. He played three seasons in the NBA with the Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Baltimore Bullets, averaging 5.2 points per game Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by nu .... basketball-reference.com References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Woolpert
Philipp D. Woolpert (December 15, 1915 – May 5, 1987) was an American basketball coach, best known as the head coach of the University of San Francisco San Francisco Dons men's basketball, Dons in the 1950s. He led them to consecutive List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions, national championships in 1954–55 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, 1955 Biography Born in Danville, Kentucky, Woolpert was raised in Los Angeles, graduating from Manual Arts High School in 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression. Los Angeles City College, L.A. Junior College and Loyola Marymount University, Loyola University, where he played Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball, basketball for three years, was initiated into the Alpha Delta Gamma Fraternities and sororities, fraternity, and graduated in 1940 with a degree in In 1946, Woolpert was hired as basketball coach for St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco, where he posted a record in his four years as coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city's name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. The club plays its home games at the Chase Center. The Warriors won the inaugural Basketball Association of America (BAA) championship in 1947, and won again in 1956, led by Hall of Fame trio Paul Arizin, Tom Gola, and Neil Johnston. After the trade of star Wilt Chamberlain in January 1965, the team finished the 1964–65 season with the NBA's worst record (17–63). Their rebuilding period was brief due in large part to the Warriors' drafting of Rick Barry four months after the trade. In 1975, star players Barry and Jamaal Wilkes powered the Warriors to their third cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Rens
The Pittsburgh Rens were an American basketball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was a member of the American Basketball League from 1961–1963. History The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and part of the next season until the league folded on December 31, 1962. The founder of the ABL, Abe Saperstein, was the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, who had competed for many decades against the New York Rens and eventually bought the rights to the Rens' name. Because of the Pittsburgh Renaissance urban renewal project, it was convenient to coin the "Rens" as an instantly-recognizable name for this new version of a basketball team. When the official announcement of the league was made on April 21, 1960, the original plan was to begin play with six teams in the latter portion of 1960 and add two expansion teams the following year. However, in order to give more time for organizing the league and have all teams beginning at the same tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Tapers
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefront Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Tapers
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
