The Trenton Tigers were an American

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team based in

Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.American Basketball League. In the 1946/47 season, the team made it to the championship playoffs where they were to meet the Baltimore Bullets. Trenton was declared champion when Baltimore decided to quit the playoffs to play in the

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. During the 1949/50 season, the team dropped out of the league on February 1, 1950.

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Defunct basketball teams in the United States Basketball teams in New Jersey 1941 establishments in New Jersey Sports in Trenton, New Jersey 1950 disestablishments in New Jersey Basketball teams established in 1941 Basketball teams disestablished in 1950 {{TrentonNJ-stub