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The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1]
The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949. The histories of NBA franchises that were also members of the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), National Pro Basketball League (NPBL), and American Basketball Association (ABA) are also included.
Walter A. Brown was elected president of the Boston Athletic Association in 1940 and continued until his death in 1964. [17] [18] During this time, the B.A.A. was a commercial enterprise of the Boston Garden, which hosted its annual indoor meet. [19] For many years, the B.A.A. Games, not the Boston Marathon, was the Association's premier event.
4–1 Indiana Pacers: Warren Jabali G, Oakland 1969–70: Los Angeles Stars: 2–4 Indiana Pacers: Roger Brown F/G, Indiana 1970–71: Utah Stars: 4–3 Kentucky Colonels: Zelmo Beaty C, Utah 1971–72: Indiana Pacers: 4–2 New York Nets: Freddie Lewis G, Indiana 1972–73: Indiana Pacers: 4–3 Kentucky Colonels: George McGinnis F/C, Indiana ...
The St. Louis Bombers were originally part of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. Ken Loeffler , head coach at the University of Denver , was the team's first head coach. He left the team in 1948 due to a disagreement with team president C. D. Hamilton Jr. over a bonus.
During its early years, the quality of play in the BAA was not significantly better than in competing leagues or among leading independent clubs such as the Harlem Globetrotters. For instance, the 1947 ABL finalist Baltimore Bullets moved to the BAA and won that league's 1948 title, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] and the 1948 NBL champion Minneapolis Lakers won ...
The Oshkosh All-Stars appeared in the championship series for five consecutive years (1938–42). They won two titles, they were led by a rugged 6' 4" (1.93 m) center named Leroy "Cowboy" Edwards. Edwards was a consensus NCAA "All American" and Helms Foundation "College Player of the Year" as a member of the 1934–35 University of Kentucky ...
Walter A. Brown was the President of the Boston Athletic Association from 1941 to 1964. [13] During the height of the Korean War in 1951, Brown denied Koreans entry into the Boston Marathon. [ 14 ] He stated: "While American soldiers are fighting and dying in Korea, every Korean should be fighting to protect his country instead of training for ...