The Carbondale Aces were an American

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team based in

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, founded in the 1950–1951 season. The team began in the Allentown-Bethlehem area of Pennsylvania and moved to Carbondale in its inaugural campaign. It was a member of the American Basketball League. The team moved to

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part-way through the 1951–52 season. The team was coached by J. Birney Crum first 28 games of its existence (in Allentown). When the franchise moved to Carbondale, Jim Nolan took the reins, and continued in the role through the remainder of the team's two-year existence.

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